Callowhill Industrial Historic District


Callowhill Industrial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Wood and 12th, Callowhill Industrial Historic District, August 2010
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Location	Roughly bounded by Pearl St., North Broad St., Hamilton St., and the Reading Railroad Viaduct, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′35″N 75°09′43″W / 39.95972°N 75.16194°W / 39.95972; -75.16194Coordinates: 39°57′35″N 75°09′43″W / 39.95972°N 75.16194°W / 39.95972; -75.16194
Area	5.7 acres (2.3 ha)
Architect	William Steele & Sons; Ballinger & Perrot; Tyre, Philip; Wilson, Joseph; Wilson Brothers & Co.; Kahn, Albert; Stuckert & Co.; Johnson, Philip; Stearns & Castor
NRHP Reference #	10000403^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 28, 2010

Callowhill Industrial Historic District is a national historic district located in the Callowhill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 31 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure. The commercial and industrial buildings were mostly built from the 1890s through the 1930s. They range from 4 to 14-stories in height and the exteriors are of brick, concrete, terra cotta, and stone. Most of the buildings are characterized as box-shaped, mid-rise loft buildings with flat roofs. Also in the district are 11, 2 12-story brick rowhouses, with the earliest dated to the 1830s. Notable buildings include the Rebman Building (1903), Stewart Cracker Building (c. 1900), U.S. Tire Company Building (1911), Lasher Building (1927), Philadelphia City Morgue (1928), and Overland Motor Company Building (1910, c. 1940). Located in the district and listed separately are the Smaltz Building (1912), Terminal Commerce Building, Goodman Brothers and Hinlein Company, and the Packard Motor Corporation Building.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/28/10 through 7/02/10. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Sheryl Jaslow (November 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Callowhill Industrial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

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