Metropolitan Edison Building
Metropolitan Edison Building | |
Location | 412 Washington St., Reading, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°20′11″N 75°55′46″W / 40.33639°N 75.92944°WCoordinates: 40°20′11″N 75°55′46″W / 40.33639°N 75.92944°W |
Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
Built | 1926-1927, 1956 |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Chicago |
NRHP reference No. | 83004192[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 28, 1983 |
Metropolitan Edison Building is a historic office building located at Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1926–1927, and is a 12-story, "L"-shaped, steel frame building faced with Indiana limestone, brick, and terra cotta reflective of the Chicago style. It stands 150 feet tall. A five-story addition was completed in 1956. The building measures 119 feet, 8 inches, by 169 feet, 6 inches. It was the original home of the Metropolitan Edison Company, Gilbert-Commonwealth, and the CNA Insurance Company.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Robert E. Bartmann (August 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Metropolitan Edison Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-08.
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Reading, Pennsylvania
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Office buildings completed in 1927
- Office buildings completed in 1956
- Chicago school architecture in Pennsylvania
- FirstEnergy
- National Register of Historic Places in Reading, Pennsylvania
- Berks County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs