Built 1898 Added to NRHP December 15, 1978 Floors 15 Area 800 m² | NRHP Reference # 78002450 Height 105 m Opened 1898 Phone +1 215-563-5305 | |
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Architectural styles Chicago school, Neoclassical architecture Similar North American Building, The St James, Ben Franklin House, One South Broad, Loews Philadelphia Hotel | ||
The Land Title Building and Annex is a historic early skyscraper located at 1400 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
It was built for the oldest title insurance company in the world, the Land Title Bank and Trust Company. The two-building complex, joined at the first floor, was built in two phases. The earlier, northern one of the building's two towers, erected in 1898 of 15 stories, was designed by Chicago-based architect Daniel Burnham, who was an early pioneer in the development of tall buildings. The southern, 22-story, 331-ft tower, added in 1902, was also designed by Burnham in collaboration with Philadelphia architect Horace Trumbauer; it was built on the site of the former Lafayette Hotel.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.