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Pennsylvania State Office Building

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Built
  
1957-1958

NRHP Reference #
  
09001216

Floors
  
19

Area
  
7,700 m²

Architectural style
  
Modern movement

Height
  
107 m

Opened
  
1958

Added to NRHP
  
7 January 2010

Pennsylvania State Office Building

Location
  
1400 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Architect
  
Carroll, Grisdale, & Van Alen; Harbison, Hough, Livingston , and Larson; Nolen & Swinburne; McHarg, Ian

Similar
  
Citizens Bank Park, Tower Theater, Liacouras Center, Mütter Museum, National Museum of American

Pennsylvania State Office Building is a historic office building located in the Hahnemann neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1957-1958, and is an 18-story, steel frame and reinforced concrete building. It is clad in white marble exterior panels and measures 63 feet by 259 feet. Its style is reflective of the Modern movement. The building is surrounded by a group of formal concrete plazas. At one end is a black granite fountain with a double concave shape.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

References

Pennsylvania State Office Building Wikipedia


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