Packard Motor Corporation Building
Packard Motor Corporation Building
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Location | 317-321 N. Broad St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Built | 1910-1911 |
Architect | Albert Kahn |
Architectural style | Chicago, skyscraper |
NRHP Reference # | 80003616[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 8, 1980 |
The Packard Motor Corporation Building, also known as the Press Building, is a historic office building located at 317-32 N. Broad Street between Pearl and Wood Streets in the Callowhill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was built in 1910-11 and was designed by Albert Kahn of the noted Detroit architectural firm of Kahn & Wilby. It is a seven-story, steel framed, reinforced concrete building – one of the first uses of that material in a commercial building. Clad in terra cotta and featuring an ornamented canopy and a prominent overhanging roof, the building housed a showroom and new car inventory space for the Packard Motor Car Company.[2][3] The showroom was remodeled in 1927 by Philip Tyre.[4] In November 1928, the building became the headquarters of the Philadelphia Record newspaper, which it remained until the Record folded in a 1947 strike.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It is a contributing property to the Callowhill Industrial Historic District. The building was renovated into condominiums in 1986 by Bower Lewis Thrower and John Milner Associates.[3]
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See also
- Philadelphia portal
- Packard Motor Car Dealership (Buffalo, New York)
- Packard Motor Car Dealership (Dayton, Ohio)
References
Notes
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External links
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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- Historic district contributing properties in Philadelphia
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