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Equitable Trust Building

Coordinates: 39°56′55″N 75°9′54″W / 39.94861°N 75.16500°W / 39.94861; -75.16500
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Equitable Trust Building
The Equitable Trust Building in April 2010
Equitable Trust Building is located in Philadelphia
Equitable Trust Building
Equitable Trust Building is located in Pennsylvania
Equitable Trust Building
Equitable Trust Building is located in the United States
Equitable Trust Building
Location1405 Locust St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′55″N 75°9′54″W / 39.94861°N 75.16500°W / 39.94861; -75.16500
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built1925
ArchitectHorace Trumbauer
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.86001405[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 1986

The Equitable Trust Building, also known as the Broad and Locust Building, is a historic commercial skyscraper located at 1405 Locust Street in Philadelphia.

Description and history

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Situated three blocks south of Philadelphia City Hall designed by Horace Trumbauer. Trumbauer designed the 21-story building in 1925 after completing a similarly styled residential building, the Chateau Crillon Apartment House on Rittenhouse Square for the owner of the Equitable Trust Company, Louis Cahan.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 3, 1986.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ George E. Thomas, NRHP Nomination Form Equitable Trust Building