Equitable Trust Building

Equitable Trust Building
Location 1405 Locust St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°56′55″N 75°9′54″W / 39.94861°N 75.16500°W / 39.94861; -75.16500Coordinates: 39°56′55″N 75°9′54″W / 39.94861°N 75.16500°W / 39.94861; -75.16500
Area 0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built 1925
Architect Horace Trumbauer
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference # 86001405[1]
Added to NRHP July 3, 1986

The Equitable Trust Building (also known as the Broad and Locust Building) is a historic commercial skyscraper located at 1405 Locust Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Description and history

Situated three blocks south of Philadelphia City Hall designed by Horace Trumbauer. Trumbauer designed the 21-story building in 1925 after completing a similarly styled residential building, the Chateau Crillon Apartment House on Rittenhouse Square for the owner of the Equitable Trust Company, Louis Cahan.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 3, 1986.

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ George E. Thomas, NRHP Nomination Form Equitable Trust Building


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