Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building

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Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building
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Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building, May 2010
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Location3175 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°57′21″N75°11′16″W / 39.95583°N 75.18778°W / 39.95583; -75.18778 Coordinates: 39°57′21″N75°11′16″W / 39.95583°N 75.18778°W / 39.95583; -75.18778
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1927
ArchitectGraham, Anderson, Probst & White
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 03000071 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 2003

The Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building is an historic, American office building that is located in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1]

History and architectural features

Built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927, this historic structure is a fourteen-story, brick and limestone building that was designed in the Classical Revival style. It consists of a four-story, limestone and terra cotta base, topped by a ten-story, E-shaped tower of buff-colored brick. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1]

The building is currently known as University Crossings [3] and provides student housing and office space for Drexel University.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Cynthia Rose Hamilton (February 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  3. "Drexel Off-Campus Housing - University Crossings". American Campus Communities. Retrieved 2022-12-13.