Equitable Trust Building
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| Location | 1405 Locust St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′55″N 75°9′54″W / 39.94861°N 75.16500°WCoordinates: 39°56′55″N 75°9′54″W / 39.94861°N 75.16500°W |
| Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | Horace Trumbauer |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001405[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 3, 1986 |
The Equitable Trust Building (also known as the Broad and Locust Building) is a historic commercial skyscraper located at 1405 Locust Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Description and history[]
Situated three blocks south of Philadelphia City Hall designed by Horace Trumbauer. Trumbauer designed the 21-story building in 1925 after completing a similarly styled residential building, the Chateau Crillon Apartment House on Rittenhouse Square for the owner of the Equitable Trust Company, Louis Cahan.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 3, 1986.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ George E. Thomas, NRHP Nomination Form Equitable Trust Building
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- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Commercial buildings completed in 1925
- Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- Skyscraper office buildings in Philadelphia
- Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia
- National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Horace Trumbauer buildings