Mulford Building

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Mulford Building, August 2010
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Location640 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°57′57″N75°10′26″W / 39.96583°N 75.17389°W / 39.96583; -75.17389 Coordinates: 39°57′57″N75°10′26″W / 39.96583°N 75.17389°W / 39.96583; -75.17389
Arealess than one acre
Built1912–1913
Architect Charles Balderston
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference # 04000882 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 20, 2004

Mulford Building is a historic light manufacturing loft building located in the Spring Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1912–1913, and is a nine-story, steel frame building clad in brick in the Classical Revival style. It measures 400 by 100 feet (122 by 30 m). A four-story addition was built in 1934. It originally housed clothing manufacturers, until purchased by the H. K. Mulford Company, pharmaceutical manufacturers, in 1918. They occupied the building until 1963, after which it again housed clothing manufacturers. [2]

Loft near-roof part of a building

A loft can be an upper storey or attic in a building, directly under the roof or just a storage space under the roof usually accessed by a ladder. A loft apartment refers to large adaptable open space, often converted for residential use from some other use, often light industrial. Adding to the confusion, some converted lofts include upper open loft areas. Within certain upper loft areas exist even further lofts, which may contain loft areas of their own, and so forth.

The H. K. Mulford Company was a pharmaceutical company founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company was founded in the late 1880s by Henry K. Mulford after his purchase of the Old Simes drugstore at 18th and Market Streets. The company was purchased by Sharp & Dohme Corp in 1929.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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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 Sheryl Jaslow (September 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Mulford Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.