Boekel Building

Coordinates: 39°57′23″N 75°8′54″W / 39.95639°N 75.14833°W / 39.95639; -75.14833
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Boekel Building
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Boekel Building is located in Philadelphia
Boekel Building
Boekel Building is located in Pennsylvania
Boekel Building
Boekel Building is located in the United States
Boekel Building
Location505–515 Vine St.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′23″N 75°8′54″W / 39.95639°N 75.14833°W / 39.95639; -75.14833
Built1922–23
ArchitectClarence Wunder
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No.03000078[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 20, 2003

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.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-06-16. Note: This includes Dominic Vitello and George E. Thomas (October 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Boekel Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

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