North American Building
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StatusCompleted
TypeCommercial offices
Architectural styleChicago school
Location121 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| North American Building | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Architectural style | Chicago school |
| Location | 121 S. Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39°57′01″N 75°09′49″W / 39.9503°N 75.1637°W |
| Construction started | 1900 |
| Completed | 1900 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 21 |
| Floor area | 142,084 sq ft (13,200.0 m2)[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | James H. Windrim |
| Developer | Thomas B. Wanamaker |
| References | |
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The North American Building is an 81 m (266 ft), 21-story, historic high-rise building at 121 South Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The building was designed by Philadelphia architect James H. Windrim (1840–1919) as the headquarters of the newspaper The North American and commissioned by Thomas B. Wanamaker, the newspaper's publisher and son of John Wanamaker, the department store founder.
