Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Building

Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Building, May 2010

Location	3118-3198 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′13″N 75°11′56″W / 39.95361°N 75.19889°W / 39.95361; -75.19889Coordinates: 39°57′13″N 75°11′56″W / 39.95361°N 75.19889°W / 39.95361; -75.19889
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1929
Architect	United Engineers & Constructors
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP Reference #	99001291^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 28, 1999

Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Building is a historic freight station, warehouse and showroom building located in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1929, and is a six-story, flat roofed building in the Art Deco style. The first floor is clad in limestone and the upper stories are of buff colored brick. Each floor contains approximately 88,000 square feet.^[2] The building has been converted to residential use.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.^[1]

Gallery

SW corner
Walnut Street Entrance
Art Deco detail

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Cynthia Rose Hamilton (July 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-18.

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