26th District Police and Patrol Station

26th District Police and Patrol Station
(2009 photograph)
Location 2136–2142 E. Dauphin St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′51″N 75°7′47″W / 39.98083°N 75.12972°W / 39.98083; -75.12972Coordinates: 39°58′51″N 75°7′47″W / 39.98083°N 75.12972°W / 39.98083; -75.12972
Area <1 acre
Built 1896 (1896)
Architect John T. Windrim; Doyle and Doak
Architectural style Renaissance
NRHP reference # 84003550[1]
Added to NRHP July 12, 1984

The 26th District Police and Patrol Station is a historic police station in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by architect John T. Windrim (1866-1934) and built in 1896. It and is a three-story, "L"-plan, brownstone and brick building in the Renaissance style. It features a monumental arched entrance with terra cotta decorative elements, curved corner, copper entablature, wide frieze, and pitched roof. It housed a police station until 1969.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

It currently (Sep 2017) houses a branch of The Philadelphia Federal Credit Union.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Alice Kent Schooler (March 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: 26th District Police and Patrol Station" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  3. ↑ Austin Nolen (2 November 2015). ""WTF is That?" 26th District Police Station". Spirit News. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  • Listing at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings


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