Insurance Company of North America Building (Philadelphia)

Insurance Company of North America Building
Location 1600 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Coordinates 39°57′16″N 75°10′2″W / 39.95444°N 75.16722°W / 39.95444; -75.16722Coordinates: 39°57′16″N 75°10′2″W / 39.95444°N 75.16722°W / 39.95444; -75.16722
Built 1925
Architect Stone & Webster,Inc.; Stewardson & Page
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other
NRHP Reference # 78002449
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 2, 1978[1]
Designated NHL June 2, 1978[2]

Insurance Company of North America Building is a building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978.[2][3]

The building was designed by architects Stewardson & Page (formerly Cope & Stewardson) and built by Stone & Webster, Inc. It opened in 1925 as the home office of the Insurance Company of North America (INA), then one of the largest property insurance companies in the United States.[4] The company remained there until 1991.

The building has been developed into condominiums.

References

  1. National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Insurance Company of North America Building". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  3. George R. Adams (May 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Insurance Company of North America Building" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from c.1930 and 1977 (32 KB)
  4. Adams, p. 2.
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