1616 Walnut Street Building
United States historic place
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The 1616 Walnut Street Building or 1616 Building is a historic apartment community building in the Center City area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A twenty-four-story building, it stands ninety-four meters tall.[2]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1616 Walnut Street Building | |
The 1616 Walnut Street Building in Center City Philadelphia | |
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| Location | 1616 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56â²59â³N 75°10â²7â³W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architect | Tilden, Register & Pepper; Wark & Co. |
| NRHP reference No. | 83004247[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 17, 1983 |
Listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places on January 7, 1982, it was then also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[3]
History and features
In 1930, the architects received an award for the building's design at the 12th International Buildings Congress in Budapest.
Its five-story parking garage on the Chancellor Street side, part of the original construction, was considered a novelty in 1929.
Residential conversion
In 2013, 1616 Walnut Street was renamed "Icon" as it underwent an extensive renovation, transforming it from commercial space to an apartment building.[4][5]
