Social Service Building

Social Service Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Social Service Building, April 2014
Location	311 S. Juniper St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′45″N 75°9′48″W / 39.94583°N 75.16333°WCoordinates: 39°56′45″N 75°9′48″W / 39.94583°N 75.16333°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1923-1924
Architect	Trumbauer, Horace; et al.
Architectural style	Other, Federal Revival
NRHP Reference #	02000063[1]
Added to NRHP	February 20, 2002

Social Service Building is a historic office building located in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect Horace Trumbauer (1868-1938) and built in 1923-1924. It is a 10-story, steel frame brick clad building with limestone and terra cotta ornament in a Federal Revival style. The main entrance features an oversized door with fanlight, framed by Ionic order columns.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes George E. Thomas and Dominic Vitiello (August 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Social Service Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.