Sun Oil Building
Sun Oil Building | |
 Sun Oil Building in Center City Philadelphia in April 2010 | |
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| Location | 1608-1610 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′58″N 75°10′7″W / 39.94944°N 75.16861°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Tilden, Register & Pepper |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 83002280[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 25, 1983 |
| Designated PRHP | February 2, 1984[2] |
The Sun Oil Building is a historic building in the Center City area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 19-story Art Deco high-rise stands 230 feet (70 m) tall. It served as the headquarters of the Sun Oil Company from its erection in 1928 until Sun relocated in 1971.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places on February 2, 1984.[2]
References
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- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "PRHP: List of properties with OPA-compliant addresses" (PDF). Philadelphia Historical Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-07. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
External links
[edit]- The Sun Oil Building at emporis.com
- Listing at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
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- 1928 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Art Deco architecture in Pennsylvania
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Office buildings completed in 1928
- Philadelphia Register of Historic Places
- Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia
- Skyscraper office buildings in Philadelphia
- Sunoco LP
- Walnut Street (Philadelphia)
- Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs