Pennsylvania State Office Building

Pennsylvania State Office Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
From the southwest
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Location	1400 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′43.2″N75°9′44″W / 39.962000°N 75.16222°W / 39.962000; -75.16222
Area	1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built	1957-1958
Architect	Carroll, Grisdale & Van Alen; Harbeson, Hough, Livingston & Larson; Nolen & Swinburne; Ian McHarg
Architectural style	Modern movement
NRHP reference No.	09001216 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 7, 2010

The Pennsylvania State Office Building is a historic office building located in the Hahnemann neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1957 and 1958, and is an 18-story, steel frame and reinforced concrete building. ^[2]

History

Philadelphia's application to place the Pennsylvania State Office Building on the National Register of Historic Places was reviewed by the Historic Preservation Board of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission at its meeting on October 6, 2009, along with applications for: the Hamburg Historic District in Hamburg, Pennsylvania, the Hamnett Historic District in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, the Newville Historic District in Newville, Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot in Philadelphia, the Experimental and Safety Research Coal Mines in Allegheny County's South Park Township, and the Cheney Farm, Hopewell Farm, and Chandler Mill Road Bridge in Chester County. ^{[3] [4]}

The Pennsylvania State Office Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places later in 2010. ^[1]

Architectural features

The historic Pennsylvania State Office Building is clad in white marble exterior panels and measures 63 feet by 259 feet. Its style is reflective of the Modern movement. The building is surrounded by a group of formal concrete plazas. At one end is a black granite fountain with a double concave shape. ^[2]

Gallery

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  From the northwest

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/04/10 through 1/08/10. National Park Service. January 15, 2010.
2. Sheryl Jaslow (September 2008). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Pennsylvania State Office Building. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 5, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
3. Franco, Barbara. "Historical and Museum Commission," in Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 39, pp. 5681-5682. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, retrieved online September 18, 2019.
4. "National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions," in Federal Register, June 8, 2010, pp. 32502-32503. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, retrieved online September 30, 2019.