Chestnut Hall

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Hotel Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania Hotel. September 2013.
Location3900 Chestnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Coordinates 39°57′18″N75°12′2″W / 39.95500°N 75.20056°W / 39.95500; -75.20056
Built1922
ArchitectClarence Edmond Wunder
Architectural style(s)Renaissance Revival
Governing body AIMCO
Hotel Pennsylvania
NRHP reference No. 12001097 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 26, 2012
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Chestnut Hall (Pennsylvania)
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Chestnut Hall (the United States)

Chestnut Hall, formerly known as Hotel Pennsylvania, was designed by Clarence E. Wunder, and built in 1922. [2] Wunder is also responsible for designing Bonwit Teller at 1700 Walnut St (in 1927) and the Neuweiler Brewery (in 1913). [3] The 10-story building's architectural style is Renaissance revival. The building consists of a steel structure, a cement and brick facade, and an entablature with accompanying cornice along the top. Once built, the building served as the Hotel Pennsylvania. In the 1940s it became known as the Hotel Philadelphian. [4] It was sold to Sheraton Hotels in December 1946, [5] and was renamed the Penn-Sheraton Hotel. Sheraton sold the hotel to Hertfield Hotels in October 1953, [6] and they renamed the Penn-Sheraton very slightly, [7] changing it to the Penn Sherwood Hotel. [2] In 1962, the hotel rejoined Sheraton as a franchise, operating as the Sheraton Motor Inn until 1966. In June 2006 Apartment Investment and Management Company (Aimco) bought a majority stake of the property.

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Chestnut Hall Apartments

Today, Chestnut Hall is located in University City in the heart of Philadelphia – next to the Wharton School of Business and the Institute of Contemporary Art. Nearly 90% of Chestnut Hall's 315 apartment homes are occupied by students (who attend the nearby Drexel University or University of Pennsylvania). Young professionals and school administrators occupy the remaining 10%.

Tenants

In addition to the residential apartment homes at Chestnut Hall, there are also five commercial spaces, totaling 38,385 square feet (3,566.1 m2) of retail space - three of which are currently occupied by the University of Pennsylvania Treatment Research Center, the University of Pennsylvania Federal Credit Union Archived 2017-09-25 at the Wayback Machine , and Drinkers West Archived 2023-02-24 at the Wayback Machine .

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  1. ↑ "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 12/26/12 through 12/28/12". National Park Service. January 4, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Chestnut Hall, Philadelphia, U.S.A." Emporis.com. 2011-06-04. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2023-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ↑ "Clarence Edmond Wunder | Companies". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved 2022-05-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ↑ "Chestnut Hall, Philadelphia | 227154". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved 2022-05-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ↑ "Sheraton Gets Philadelphian". The New York Times. 1946-12-10. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  6. ↑ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (1953-10-25). "Penn Sheraton Hotel Is Sold". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  7. ↑ Cobb, WM (1956). "Transition: a time for intellectual marines". J Natl Med Assoc. 48 (3): 153–8. PMC   2641094 . PMID   13320127.
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