Boekel Building Explained

Boekel Building
Location:505–515 Vine St.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9564°N -75.1483°W
Built:1922–23
Architect:Clarence Wunder
Architecture:Early Commercial
Added:February 20, 2003
Refnum:03000078

The Boekel Building is a historic factory building located in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at 505–515 Vine Street, west of North 5th Street. It was built in 1922–23, and is a six-story, reinforced concrete building clad in brick with terra cotta details. It features massive brick piers and broad banks of windows; the windows were replaced in 1992.[1]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

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  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania . CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System . Searchable database . 2012-06-16 . 2007-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp . dead . Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H119245.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Boekel Building ]. 2012-06-16 . Dominic Vitello and George E. Thomas . PDF . October 2002 .