Wesley Building (Philadelphia)

The Wesley Building, also known as the Robert Morris Hotel, is an historic, American office building and hotel located at 1701-09 Arch Street, at the corner of N. 17th Street in the Logan Square neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The original six-story section was built between 1914 and 1915, with an eight-story addition erected between 1921 and 1922. The cornice of the original building can still be seen above the sixth floor.[1]

Wesley Building
(Robert Morris Hotel)
(2015)
Wesley Building (Philadelphia) is located in Philadelphia
Wesley Building (Philadelphia)
Wesley Building (Philadelphia) is located in Pennsylvania
Wesley Building (Philadelphia)
Wesley Building (Philadelphia) is located in the United States
Wesley Building (Philadelphia)
Location1701-1709 Arch St.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′17″N 75°10′8″W
Built1914-15, 1921-22[1]
ArchitectBallinger & Perot; Ballinger Co.[1]
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.84003581[2]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1984

The Wesley Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[2]

History and architectural features

This building was commissioned by the Board of Home Missions of the United Methodist Church as offices and a hotel for the Methodist Church.[1] It was designed by Ballinger & Perot in the Gothic Revival style[1] and features intricate terra cotta detailing.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[2]

Located directly across Arch Street from the fifty-eight-story Comcast Center, the tallest building in Pennsylvania, the now century-old structure was converted in 2012 to a 111-unit rental apartment building called "The Arch Luxury Apartments".[4]

  • Entrance on Arch Street
    Entrance on Arch Street
  • The 17th Street facade
    The 17th Street facade

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.98
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-06-16. Note: This includes Elizabeth R. Mintz (February 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wesley Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  4. Rooney, Shannon "First Look: The Arch, Where History Meets Amenities" Curbed.com, July 17, 2012
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