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″N75°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 No.	10000403 [1]
Added to NRHP	June 28, 2010

Rebman Building (1903)

(left to right) U.S. Tire Company Building (1911), Overland Motor Company Building (1910, c. 1940), and the Packard Motor Corporation Building

Lasher Building (1927)

Philadelphia City Morgue (1928)

Smaltz Building (1912)

Terminal Commerce Building

Goodman Brothers and Hinlein Company

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 eleven 2+1⁄2-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]

In 2012 the Overland Motor Company Building was demolished by The Pennsylvania Ballet in order to make room for their planned Louise Reed Center for Dance. In 2018 the U.S. Tire Company Building met with the same fate. ^[3]

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

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/28/10 through 7/02/10. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Archived from the original on August 4, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
2. Sheryl Jaslow (November 2009). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Callowhill Industrial Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 5, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
3. Bixler, Michael (May 21, 2018). "PA Ballet Swings Wrecking Ball At North Broad Landmark". Hidden City Philadelphia. Archived from the original on June 5, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2019.