26th District Police and Patrol Station | |
Location | 2136–2142 E. Dauphin St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°58′51″N75°7′47″W / 39.98083°N 75.12972°W |
Area | <1 acre |
Built | 1896 |
Architect | John T. Windrim; Doyle and Doak |
Architectural style | Renaissance |
NRHP reference No. | 84003550 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 12, 1984 |
The 26th District Police and Patrol Station is a historic police station in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by architect John T. Windrim (1866-1934) and built in 1896. It and is a three-story, "L"-plan, brownstone and brick building in the Renaissance style. It features a monumental arched entrance with terra cotta decorative elements, curved corner, copper entablature, wide frieze, and pitched roof. It housed a police station until 1969. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]
It currently (Sep 2017) houses a branch of The Philadelphia Federal Credit Union. [3]
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