Old Federal Reserve Bank Building (Philadelphia)

The Old Federal Reserve Bank Building is an historic, American bank building that is located at 925 Chestnut Street, on the corner of South 10th Street, in the Market East neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Old Federal Reserve Bank
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Old Federal Reserve Bank Building (Philadelphia) is located in Philadelphia
Old Federal Reserve Bank Building (Philadelphia)
Old Federal Reserve Bank Building (Philadelphia) is located in Pennsylvania
Old Federal Reserve Bank Building (Philadelphia)
Old Federal Reserve Bank Building (Philadelphia) is located in the United States
Old Federal Reserve Bank Building (Philadelphia)
Location925 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′0″N 75°9′26″W
Built1931–1935 (1935)[1]
ArchitectPaul Philippe Cret, Harbeson, Hough, Livingston & Larson
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.79002325[2]
Added to NRHPJune 28, 1979

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[2]

History and architectural features

The main section of this building, which was designed by architect Paul Philippe Cret in the Classical Revival style with influences of the Beaux-Arts style,[3] was built between 1931 and 1935. It incorporated the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Building, that was erected in 1889, with additions made in 1918 and 1925. Cret also designed the formal gardens, which were added in 1941.[1]

Between 1952 and 1953, a recessed seventh story was added. It was designed by Harbeson, Hough, Livingston & Larson, the successor firm to Cret.[1]

The building, which features sculptures of the goddess Athena that were created by Alfred-Alphonse Bottiau, is eleven bays wide and measures 170 feet wide and 113 feet deep. It has a steel-frame structure that is faced with Vermont marble and has engaged piers.[4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[2] It is located on the East Center City Commercial Historic District. The building is now part of the Center City campus of the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

  • Bottiau's sculpture on the west side of the main entrance
    Bottiau's sculpture on the west side of the main entrance
  • The center of the Chestnut Street facade
    The center of the Chestnut Street facade
  • Bottiau's sculpture on the east side of the main entrance
    Bottiau's sculpture on the east side of the main entrance

See also

References

Notes

  1. Gallery, John Andrew, ed. (2004), Philadelphia Architecture: A Guide to the City (2nd ed.), Philadelphia: Foundation for Architecture, ISBN 0962290815, p.109
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. Teitelman, Edward & Longstreth, Richard W. (1981), Architecture in Philadelphia: A Guide, Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, ISBN 0262700212, p.73
  4. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Constance M. Bille (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Federal Reserve Bank" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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