The Warwick Explained

The Warwick
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Location:1701 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates:39.9489°N -75.17°W
Built:1925
Architect:Baylinson & Hahn
Architecture:Late Victorian, Eclectic
Added:August 10, 1978
Refnum:78002460

The Warwick is a historic hotel located at 1701 Locust Street in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Originally constructed in 1925 in an English Renaissance style, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, and on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places on February 8, 1995.[1]

The hotel hosted the 1944 NFL draft, 1960 NFL draft, and 1961 NFL draft.[2]

The building has been divided into condominiums and a hotel that operated as the Radisson Blu Warwick Hotel in the past, but is now an independent hotel, the Warwick Rittenhouse Square Philadelphia.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lord. C. Craig. [{{NRHP-PA|H001496_01H.pdf}} The Warwick]. National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. January 8, 2014. 1978.
  2. Web site: NFL Draft Locations . . October 2, 2014 . www.footballgeography.com . 2016-07-08.
  3. Web site: Home . warwickrittenhouse.com.