Quick Facts
City | Philadelphia, PA |
Country | United States of America |
Year | 1871 - 1901 |
Floors | 8 |
Height | 167.0 m / 548 ft |
Surface | 58 529 m² / 630 000 ft² |
Realization
Architect |
John McArthur, Jr. Thomas U. Walter John Ord W. Bleddyn Powell |
Developer |
Commission for the Erection of Public Buildings |
Building Info
Address | Penn Square, Broad and Market streets |
Materials |
marble granite limestone brick concrete |
Style |
Second Empire |
Status | Completed |
Notes
- 695 rooms
- 20 elevators
- 14 entrances
- Total height includes the 37-ft-tall statue.
- Tallest building in Philadelphia until the construction of One Liberty Place in 1987.