Boekel Building

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Boekel Building
Boekel Building 505-515 Vine Street from west.jpg
(2013)
Boekel Building is located in Philadelphia
Boekel Building
Location505–515 Vine St.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′23″N 75°8′54″W / 39.95639°N 75.14833°W / 39.95639; -75.14833Coordinates: 39°57′23″N 75°8′54″W / 39.95639°N 75.14833°W / 39.95639; -75.14833
Built1922–23
ArchitectClarence Wunder
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No.03000078[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 20, 2003

The Boekel Building is a historic factory building located in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at 505–515 Vine Street, west of North 5th Street. It was built in 1922–23, and is a six-story, reinforced concrete building clad in brick with terra cotta details. It features massive brick piers and broad banks of windows; the windows were replaced in 1992.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Dominic Vitello and George E. Thomas (October 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Boekel Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

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