Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building Explained

Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building
Location:3175 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9558°N -75.1878°W
Built:1927
Architect:Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:February 27, 2003
Refnum:03000071

The Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building is an historic, American office building that is located in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

Built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927, this historic structure is a fourteen-story, brick and limestone building that was designed in the Classical Revival style. It consists of a four-story, limestone and terra cotta base, topped by a ten-story, E-shaped tower of buff-colored brick.[1]

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

The building is currently known as University Crossings[2] and provides student housing and office space for Drexel University.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H054435.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building]. 2012-07-18. Cynthia Rose Hamilton. PDF. February 2002.
  2. Web site: Drexel Off-Campus Housing - University Crossings. American Campus Communities. 2022-12-13.