New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building

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New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building
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New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building, HABS photo, 1975
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Location1003 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°57′00″N75°09′27″W / 39.9500°N 75.1575°W / 39.9500; -75.1575
Arealess than an acre
Built1873, 1890–1891
Architect Henry Fernbach; Phillip W. Roos
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No. 80003615 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 6, 1980

The New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building, also known as the Victory Building, is a historic office building that is located in the Market East neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, [1] it is part of the East Center City Commercial Historic District.

History and architectural features

Henry Fernbach and Phillip W. Roos are credited as the building's architects. It was built in 1873, and is a seven-story, brick building, faced with granite, and measuring 58 feet by 176 feet. Its three lowest stories feature engaged columns, pilasters, balustrades, and arcades. The top three stories were added between 1890 and 1891. It is topped by a mansard roof in the Second Empire style. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Richard J. Webster (March 1979). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 4, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
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