Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building

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Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building
Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building, Philadelphia (May 2010).jpg
Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building, May 2010
Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building is located in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building
Location3175 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′21″N 75°11′16″W / 39.95583°N 75.18778°W / 39.95583; -75.18778Coordinates: 39°57′21″N 75°11′16″W / 39.95583°N 75.18778°W / 39.95583; -75.18778
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1927
ArchitectGraham, Anderson, Probst & White
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.03000071[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 2003

Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building is a historic office building located in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927, and is a 14-story, brick and limestone building in the Classical Revival style. It consists of a four-story limestone and terra cotta base, topped by a 10-story E-shaped tower of buff-colored brick.[2]

It 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 Cynthia Rose Hamilton (February 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-18.


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