Terminal Commerce Building

Terminal Commerce Building

Terminal Commerce Building, May 2010
Location 401 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°57′35″N 75°9′18″W / 39.95972°N 75.15500°W / 39.95972; -75.15500Coordinates: 39°57′35″N 75°9′18″W / 39.95972°N 75.15500°W / 39.95972; -75.15500
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. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "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.
  3. http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/20 14/03/06/new-owners-philadelphia-carrier-hotel-401-north-broad/


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