Social Service Building
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Social Service Building | |
| File:Social Services Building Philly.JPG Social Service Building, April 2014 | |
| Location | 311 S. Juniper Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′45″N 75°9′48″W / 39.94583°N 75.16333°W |
| Area | less than an acre |
| Built | 1923–1924 |
| Architect | Horace Trumbauer |
| Architectural style | Federal Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000063[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 20, 2002 |
Social Service Building is a historic office building located in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect Horace Trumbauer (1868-1938) and built in 1923–1924. It is a 10-story, steel frame brick clad building with limestone and terra cotta ornament in a Federal Revival style. The main entrance features an oversized door with fanlight, framed by Ionic order columns.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes George E. Thomas and Dominic Vitiello (August 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Social Service Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
