Terminal Commerce Building
Terminal Commerce Building | |
Terminal Commerce Building, May 2010 | |
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Location | 401 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°57′35″N 75°9′18″W / 39.95972°N 75.15500°WCoordinates: 39°57′35″N 75°9′18″W / 39.95972°N 75.15500°W |
Area | 2.7 acres (1.1 ha) |
Built | 1929 |
Architect | Steele, William & Sons Co. |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
NRHP Reference # | 96001203[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 24, 1996 |
Terminal Commerce Building, also known as the North American Building, is a historic building complex located in the Callowhill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1929 and 1931 by the Reading Company, and is a combined office, showroom, parking garage, warehouse and freight station totaling over 1.3 million square feet. It measures 528 feet by 225 feet. The front section houses offices, and is a 14-story, reinforced concrete, brick and terra cotta faced building in the Art Deco style. The front facade has a central tower with terra cotta ornamentation that houses water tanks. The rear warehouse section is 12-stories and is "H"-shaped.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] It is a contributing property to the Callowhill Industrial Historic District.
Today, the building serves as the largest telecommunications carrier hotel in the city of Philadelphia with 1.3 million square feet of space.[3]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Frederick L. Richards and Barbara Dertouzos (June 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Terminal Commerce Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ↑ http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/20 14/03/06/new-owners-philadelphia-carrier-hotel-401-north-broad/