26th District Police and Patrol Station

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26th District Police and Patrol Station
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Location2136–2142 E. Dauphin St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′51″N75°7′47″W / 39.98083°N 75.12972°W / 39.98083; -75.12972
Area<1 acre
Built1896 (1896)
Architect John T. Windrim; Doyle and Doak
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No. 84003550 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 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]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ Alice Kent Schooler (March 1984). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP 26th District Police and Patrol Station. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 6, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
  3. ↑ Austin Nolen (November 2, 2015). ""WTF is That?" 26th District Police Station". Spirit News. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
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