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A.J. Holman and Company building

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NRHP Reference #
  
84003544

Year built
  
1881

Architect
  
Wilson Brothers & Company

Area
  
1,200 m²

Added to NRHP
  
17 May 1984

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Location
  
1222-26 Arch St.Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The A.J. Holman and Company at 1222-26 Arch Street between N. 12th and N. 13th Street in the Center City area of Philadelphia was built in 1881 and was designed by the Wilson Brothers, who also designed the nearby Reading Terminal. Andrew J. Holman founded the Bible-publishing concern in 1872 and had this building constructed when their original space became too small for the growing concern.

The front facade of the five-story, red brick building features cast iron piers on the first floor and a triangular pediment with Gothic arch at the roofline. It is one of the few commercial loft buildings from the period in Philadelphia which have not been extensively changed.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

References

A.J. Holman and Company building Wikipedia


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