NRHP Reference # 84003531 Year built 1799 | Area 36 ha Added to NRHP 5 July 1984 | |
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Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Other, Federal | ||
East Center City Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located in the Washington Square neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 287 contributing buildings that includes a mix of large and small commercial buildings, banks, hotels, newspapers, clubs, and restaurants. Notable buildings include the Curtis Publishing Co. (1907), Lits Department Store (1891), Strawbridge and Clothier (1868), Gimbels (1894), Benjamin Franklin Hotel (1922), New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building (1872, 1890), Aldelphia Hotel (1912), Blum Store (1927), Keystone National Bank (1884), Beck Engraving and "The Press" (1896), Integrity Trust (1923), Quaker City Bank (1892), Philadelphia Club, the Old Federal Reserve Bank (1932), U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Walnut Street Theatre, and Forrest Theater. It also includes a set of 3 1/2-story townhouses designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe for William Sansom.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.