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26th District Police and Patrol Station

Coordinates: 39°58′51″N 75°7′47″W / 39.98083°N 75.12972°W / 39.98083; -75.12972
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26th District Police and Patrol Station
(2009 photograph)
26th District Police and Patrol Station is located in Philadelphia
26th District Police and Patrol Station
26th District Police and Patrol Station is located in Pennsylvania
26th District Police and Patrol Station
26th District Police and Patrol Station is located in the United States
26th District Police and Patrol Station
Location2136–2142 E. Dauphin St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°58′51″N 75°7′47″W / 39.98083°N 75.12972°W / 39.98083; -75.12972
Area<1 acre
Built1896 (1896)
ArchitectJohn T. Windrim; Doyle and Doak
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No.84003550[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 12, 1984

The 26th District Police and Patrol Station is a historic police station in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by architect John T. Windrim (1866-1934) and built in 1896. It and is a three-story, "L"-plan, brownstone and brick building in the Renaissance style. It features a monumental arched entrance with terra cotta decorative elements, curved corner, copper entablature, wide frieze, and pitched roof. It housed a police station until 1969.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

It currently (Sep 2017) houses a branch of The Philadelphia Federal Credit Union.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2012-07-04. Note: This includes Alice Kent Schooler (March 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: 26th District Police and Patrol Station" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  3. ^ Austin Nolen (2 November 2015). ""WTF is That?" 26th District Police Station". Spirit News. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
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