Talk:National Register of Historic Places listings in Center City, Philadelphia

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	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	Neighborhood	Description
1	1616 Walnut Street Building	1616 Walnut Street Building	October 17, 1983 (#83004247)	1616 Walnut Street 39°56′59″N 75°10′6.5″W Coordinates missing	Rittenhouse Square East
2	Arch Street Opera House	Arch Street Opera House	June 13, 1978 (#78002442)	1003–1005 Arch Street 39°57′13″N 75°9′25″W Coordinates missing	Chinatown	Edwin Forrest Durang, architect
3	Oliver H. Bair Funeral Home	Oliver H. Bair Funeral Home	November 14, 1982 (#82001542)	1818–1820 Chestnut Street 39°57′6″N 75°10′16″W Coordinates missing	Rittenhouse Square East
4	Belgravia Hotel	Belgravia Hotel	November 14, 1982 (#82001543)	1811 Chestnut Street 39°57′7″N 75°10′15″W Coordinates missing	Rittenhouse Square West	Samuel Webber, architect
23	Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul	Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul	June 24, 1971 (#71000720)	18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway 39°57′26″N 75°10′7″W Coordinates missing	Logan Square	Napoleon LeBrun, architect
24	Center City West Commercial Historic District	Center City West Commercial Historic District	January 7, 1988 (#87002203)	Roughly bounded by Chestnut, 15th, Walnut, Sansom, and 21st Streets; also roughly bounded by the Center City West Historic District, S. 15th, Locust St., and S. Sydenham St. 39°56′45″N 75°10′20″W Coordinates missing	Rittenhouse Square
28	Church of the Holy Trinity	Church of the Holy Trinity	February 6, 1973 (#73001660)	19th and Walnut Streets, facing Rittenhouse Square 39°57′1″N 75°10′23″W Coordinates missing	Rittenhouse Square	John Notman, architect
36	East Center City Commercial Historic District	East Center City Commercial Historic District	July 5, 1984 (#84003531)	Roughly bounded by 6th, Juniper, Market and Locust Streets 39°57′5″N 75°9′33″W Coordinates missing	Washington Square
44	First Unitarian Church	First Unitarian Church	May 27, 1971 (#71000724)	2121 Chestnut Street 39°57′9″N 75°10′35″W Coordinates missing	Rittenhouse Square West	Frank Furness, architect (1883-86).
50	Globe Ticket Company Building	Globe Ticket Company Building	November 1, 1984 (#84000268)	112 North 12th Street 39°57′11″N 75°9′28″W Coordinates missing	Chinatown	Destroyed to build the Pennsylvania Convention Center
53	Heywood Chair Factory	Heywood Chair Factory	August 23, 1984 (#84003541)	1010–1014 Race Street 39°57′19″N 75°9′23″W Coordinates missing	Chinatown	Willis G. Hale, architect (1892).
56	A.J. Holman and Company	A.J. Holman and Company	May 17, 1984 (#84003544)	1222–1226 Arch Street 39°57′14″N 75°9′38″W Coordinates missing	Chinatown
59	Insurance Company of North America Building	Insurance Company of North America Building	June 2, 1978 (#78002449)	1600 Arch Street 39°57′16″N 75°10′2″W Coordinates missing	Logan Square
63	Larkin-Belber Building	Larkin-Belber Building	February 27, 2003 (#03000077)	2200–2218 Arch Street 39°57′20.5″N 75°10′36″W Coordinates missing	Logan Square
67	Logan Square	Logan Square	September 14, 1981 (#81000555)	18th and Race Streets 39°57′28″N 75°10′15″W Coordinates missing	Logan Square	Eyre & McIlvaine, architects. Alexander Stirling Calder, sculptor
68	Mask and Wig Club of the University of Pennsylvania	Mask and Wig Club of the University of Pennsylvania	November 20, 1979 (#79002323)	310 South Quince Street 39°56′45.6″N 75°9′37.5″W Coordinates missing	Washington Square West	Wilson Eyre, architect
73	Clarence B. Moore House	Clarence B. Moore House	May 8, 1973 (#73001664)	1321 Locust Street 39°56′53.5″N 75°9′52.5″W Coordinates missing	Washington Square West	Wilson Eyre, architect
75	Musical Fund Hall	Musical Fund Hall	March 11, 1971 (#71000730)	808 Locust Street 39°56′49″N 75°9′18″W Coordinates missing	Washington Square West	William Strickland, architect of alterations into concert hall.
79	New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building	New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building	June 6, 1980 (#80003615)	1001–1005 Chestnut Street 39°57′1″N 75°9′26″W Coordinates missing	Market East	Henry Fernbach, architect (1873-75).
80	Old City Historic District	Old City Historic District	May 5, 1972 (#72000093)	Old city area including parts of Washington Square East Development Area and Franklin Square East Development Area 39°56′58″N 75°8′44″W Coordinates missing	Old City
89	Philadelphia Racquet Club	Philadelphia Racquet Club	August 1, 1979 (#79002326)	213–225 South 16th Street 39°56′56″N 75°10′5″W Coordinates missing	Rittenhouse Square East	Horace Trumbauer, architect
92	Philadelphia Stock Exchange	Philadelphia Stock Exchange	August 31, 1982 (#82003812)	1409–1411 Walnut Street 39°56′58.5″N 75°9′54″W Coordinates missing	Rittenhouse Square East	Horace Trumbauer, architects
93	Physicians and Dentists Building	Physicians and Dentists Building	November 5, 1987 (#87001968)	1831–1833 Chestnut Street 39°57′7″N 75°10′17.5″W Coordinates missing	Rittenhouse Square West	Wilson Brothers & Company, architects
94	Pitcairn Building	Pitcairn Building	January 7, 1988 (#87002209)	1027 Arch Street 39°57′14″N 75°9′27″W Coordinates missing	Chinatown	G. W. & W. D. Hewitt, architects
104	Ringgold Place	Ringgold Place	August 29, 1978 (#78002453)	1900 block of Waverly Street 39°56′46″N 75°10′28″W Coordinates missing	Rittenhouse Square West
105	Rittenhouse Historic District	Rittenhouse Historic District	August 25, 1983 (#83002277)	Roughly bounded by Waverly, 15th, Sanson, Ludlow, 23rd, and 25th Streets; also roughly bounded by the Center City West Historic District, South Twenty-first Street, the original Rittenhouse Historic District, and South Seventeenth Street 39°56′54″N 75°10′15″W Coordinates missing	Rittenhouse Square	Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of December 27, 2010
106	Rittenhouse Square	Rittenhouse Square	September 14, 1981 (#81000557)	Rittenhouse Square and 18th Street 39°56′57″N 75°10′20″W Coordinates missing	Rittenhouse Square
110	St. Clement's Protestant Episcopal Church	St. Clement's Protestant Episcopal Church	November 20, 1970 (#70000555)	Southwestern corner of 20th and Cherry Streets 39°57′23″N 75°10′23″W Coordinates missing	Logan Square	John Notman, architect
113	St. Mark's Episcopal Church	St. Mark's Episcopal Church	April 19, 1982 (#82003815)	1607–1627 Locust Street 39°56′56″N 75°10′7″W Coordinates missing	Rittenhouse Square East	John Notman, architect
143	Smyth Young Field Company Building	Smyth Young Field Company Building	December 24, 1992 (#92001720)	1216–1220 Arch Street 39°57′14″N 75°9′37″W Coordinates missing	Chinatown
117	Social Service Building	Social Service Building	February 20, 2002 (#02000063)	311 South Juniper Street 39°56′46″N 75°9′49″W Coordinates missing	Washington Square West	Horace Trumbauer, architect
118	Society Hill Historic District	Society Hill Historic District	June 23, 1971 (#71000065)	Bounded on the north by Walnut St., on the south by Lombard St., on the east by the pier line of the Delaware River, and on the west by 8th 39°56′42″N 75°8′58″W Coordinates missing	Society Hill
121	William Strickland Row	William Strickland Row	September 14, 1977 (#77001192)	215–227 South 9th Street 39°56′50.5″N 75°9′21″W Coordinates missing	Washington Square West	William Strickland, architect
123	Thomas Sully Residence	Thomas Sully Residence	October 15, 1966 (#66000691)	530 Spruce Street 39°56′42″N 75°9′5″W Coordinates missing	Society Hill
124	Sun Oil Building	Sun Oil Building	August 25, 1983 (#83002280)	1608–1610 Walnut Street 39°56′59″N 75°10′5″W Coordinates missing	Rittenhouse Square East
135	The Warwick	The Warwick	August 10, 1978 (#78002460)	1701 Locust Street 39°56′56″N 75°10′10″W Coordinates missing	Rittenhouse Square East
137	Washington Square West Historic District	Washington Square West Historic District	September 20, 1984 (#84003563)	Roughly bounded by 8th, Locust, Broad, and Lombard Streets 39°56′44″N 75°9′40″W Coordinates missing	Washington Square West
138	WCAU Studios	WCAU Studios	January 27, 1983 (#83002281)	1618–1622 Chestnut Street 39°57′4″N 75°10′5″W Coordinates missing	Rittenhouse Square East
140	Wesley Building	Wesley Building	May 10, 1984 (#84003581)	1701–1709 Arch Street 39°57′18″N 75°10′5.5″W Coordinates missing	Logan Square
141	Witherspoon Building	Witherspoon Building	September 18, 1978 (#78002462)	1319–1323 Walnut Street 39°56′58″N 75°9′48″W Coordinates missing	Market East	Joseph Miller Huston, architect (1895-97).

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Philadelphia Mint

The third Philadelphia Mint building, at 17th and Spring Garden, was recently added to this article. This building is not located in Center City (which, according to the Center City, Philadelphia, article, is bounded to the north by Vine Street). The listing belongs in the National Register of Historic Places listings in North Philadelphia article, like other buildings on the south side of Spring Garden, such as the Northern Saving Fund and Safe Deposit Company building (a.k.a. "Banca") and the Pennsylvania State Office Building. TypoBoy (talk) 21:03, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

I reverted this addition, removing the mint building from the article. I hesitate to add it to the National Register of Historic Places listings in North Philadelphia article, because the cite link didn't work. TypoBoy (talk) 12:35, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

Neighborhood Boundaries

I've just finished a series of edits fixing some of the neighborhood listings that were off or inconsistent with surrounding buildings. Some remaining edge cases for the neighborhood boundaries:

• Washington Square is listed as Independence Mall, but the Athenaeum (building on the square) is listed as Society Hill. Should we list both as Society Hill (which seems to be often taken to extend to around 8th street) or both as Independence Mall?

• The two listings in Callowhill are not actually in Center City, same with the Juvenile and Domestic Branches of the Municipal Court and Park Towne Place next to Logan Square, as these buildings are all north of Vine Street. I think the thought including them was that they are adjacent to Vine Street, but I would prefer to remove out of consistency (the other Center City district boundaries are respected strictly, including the South Street boundary without any buildings on the other side). Any input on that?

• Broad street is now a clear boundary between Washington Square West and Rittenhouse Square East, but Market East is a little funny -- it includes City Hall and three buildings (Land Title, Witherspoon, and Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust) that are south of Chestnut, while not also including American Baptist Publication Society which is on the same block as Land Title. An alternative is to designate all of these to Rittenhouse Square East or Washington Square West, leaving only City Hall and Broad Street Historic District part of Market East.

• Finally, we need a clear boundary between West/East Rittenhouse Square, currently I used 20th street, placing the square itself in East. Some maps place the boundary around 18th instead, which instead places the square in West. There are 13 buildings on the list on the blocks between 18th and 20th streets.

• Actually, we could rename Rittenhouse Square East to just Rittenhouse Square, and Rittenhouse Square West to Fitler Square? That's more consistent with current usage, in my experience. The only problem is it leaves out the few northern buildings from around Chestnut to Market west of 21st (e.g. First Troop Philadelphia Cavalry Armory), I'm not sure if there is a common name for that neighborhood.

Please post any thoughts here! Cheers Cstanford.math (talk) 06:06, 20 September 2021 (UTC)