A.J. Holman and Company building

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A.J. Holman and Company
A. J. Holman and Company building.jpg
(May 2017)
A.J. Holman and Company building is located in Philadelphia
A.J. Holman and Company building
Location1222-26 Arch St.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′13″N 75°9′38″W / 39.95361°N 75.16056°W / 39.95361; -75.16056Coordinates: 39°57′13″N 75°9′38″W / 39.95361°N 75.16056°W / 39.95361; -75.16056
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1881
ArchitectWilson Brothers
NRHP reference No.84003544[1]
Added to NRHPMay 17, 1984

The A.J. Holman and Company at 1222-26 Arch Street between N. 12th and N. 13th Street in the Center City area of Philadelphia was built in 1881 and was designed by the Wilson Brothers, who also designed the nearby Reading Terminal. Andrew J. Holman founded the Bible-publishing business in 1872 and had this building constructed when their original space became too small for the growing company.[2][3]

The front facade of the five-story, red brick building features cast iron piers on the first floor and a triangular pediment with Gothic arch at the roofline.[4] It is one of the few commercial loft buildings from the period in Philadelphia which have not been extensively changed.[2][3]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

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  • Libertybell alone small.jpg Philadelphia portal

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Notes

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Gallery, John Andrew, ed. (2004), Philadelphia Architecture: A Guide to the City (2nd ed.), Philadelphia: Foundation for Architecture, ISBN 0962290815, p. 70
  3. ^ a b Teitelman, Edward & Longstreth, Richard W. (1981), Architecture in Philadelphia: A Guide, Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, ISBN 0262700212, p. 76
  4. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes George E. Thomas (August 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: A.J. Holman and Company" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

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