Chestnut Hall

Hotel Pennsylvania
Hotel Pennsylvania
	Pennsylvania Hotel. September 2013.
Location	3900 Chestnut St; Philadelphia, PA 19104
Coordinates	39°57′18″N 75°12′2″W / 39.95500°N 75.20056°W
Built	1922
Architect	Clarence Edmond Wunder
Architectural style(s)	Renaissance Revival
Governing body	AIMCO
	Hotel Pennsylvania
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP reference No.	12001097
Added to NRHP	December 26, 2012
	Location of Hotel Pennsylvania in Philadelphia Chestnut Hall (Pennsylvania) Chestnut Hall (the United States)

Chestnut Hall, formerly known as Hotel Pennsylvania, was designed by Clarence E. Wunder, and built in 1922.^[2] Wunder is also responsible for designing Bonwit Teller at 1700 Walnut St (in 1927) and the Neuweiler Brewery (in 1913).^[3] The 10-story building's architectural style is Renaissance revival. The building consists of a steel structure, a cement and brick facade, and an entablature with accompanying cornice along the top. Once built, the building served as the Hotel Pennsylvania. In the 1940s it became known as the Hotel Philadelphian.^[4] It was sold to Sheraton Hotels in December 1946,^[5] and was renamed the Penn-Sheraton Hotel. Sheraton sold the hotel to Hertfield Hotels in October 1953,^[6] and they renamed the Penn-Sheraton very slightly,^[7] changing it to the Penn Sherwood Hotel.^[2] In 1962, the hotel rejoined Sheraton as a franchise, operating as the Sheraton Motor Inn until 1966. In June 2006 Apartment Investment and Management Company (Aimco) bought a majority stake of the property.

Chestnut Hall Apartments

Today, Chestnut Hall is located in University City in the heart of Philadelphia – next to the Wharton School of Business and the Institute of Contemporary Art. Nearly 90% of Chestnut Hall's 315 apartment homes are occupied by students (who attend the nearby Drexel University or University of Pennsylvania). Young professionals and school administrators occupy the remaining 10%.

Tenants

In addition to the residential apartment homes at Chestnut Hall, there are also five commercial spaces, totaling 38,385 square feet (3,566.1 m²) of retail space - three of which are currently occupied by the University of Pennsylvania Treatment Research Center, the University of Pennsylvania Federal Credit Union Archived 2017-09-25 at the Wayback Machine, and Drinkers West Archived 2023-02-24 at the Wayback Machine.

Gallery

Vintage Hotel Pennsylvania information card.
Vintage Hotel Pennsylvania advertisement.
A vintage safe deposit slip from the Hotel Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
A vintage Penn Sherwood Hotel reservation slip.
A vintage Penn Sherwood room card.
A vintage Hotel Philadelphian Employee card.
Chestnut Hall's facade and entryway
Chestnut Hall's interior hallway

References

^ "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 12/26/12 through 12/28/12". National Park Service. January 4, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Chestnut Hall, Philadelphia, U.S.A." Emporis.com. 2011-06-04. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
^ "Clarence Edmond Wunder | Companies". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
^ "Chestnut Hall, Philadelphia | 227154". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
^ "Sheraton Gets Philadelphian". The New York Times. 1946-12-10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (1953-10-25). "Penn Sheraton Hotel Is Sold". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
^ Cobb, WM (1956). "Transition: a time for intellectual marines". J Natl Med Assoc. 48 (3): 153–8. PMC 2641094. PMID 13320127.

External links

UPenn Treatment Research Center Archived 2010-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
UPenn Federal Credit Union Archived 2017-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
Drinker's West Archived 2023-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
Aimco
Chestnut Hall Apartments
- Photos and video tour Archived 2016-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
Aimco Apartments Archived 2009-08-31 at the Wayback Machine

[weekly-1] "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 12/26/12 through 12/28/12". National Park Service. January 4, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2014.

[Emporis-2] "Chestnut Hall, Philadelphia, U.S.A." Emporis.com. 2011-06-04. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2023-01-31.

[3] "Clarence Edmond Wunder | Companies". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved 2022-05-03.

[4] "Chestnut Hall, Philadelphia | 227154". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved 2022-05-03.

[5] "Sheraton Gets Philadelphian". The New York Times. 1946-12-10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-31.

[6] TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (1953-10-25). "Penn Sheraton Hotel Is Sold". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-31.

[7] Cobb, WM (1956). "Transition: a time for intellectual marines". J Natl Med Assoc. 48 (3): 153–8. PMC 2641094. PMID 13320127.

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