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Philadelphia Wholesale Drug Company Building

Coordinates: 39°57′41″N 75°9′21″W / 39.96139°N 75.15583°W / 39.96139; -75.15583
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Philadelphia Wholesales Drug Company Building
Philadelphia Wholesale Drug Company Building, August 2010
Philadelphia Wholesale Drug Company Building is located in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Wholesale Drug Company Building
Philadelphia Wholesale Drug Company Building is located in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Wholesale Drug Company Building
Philadelphia Wholesale Drug Company Building is located in the United States
Philadelphia Wholesale Drug Company Building
Location513-525 N. Tenth St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′41″N 75°9′21″W / 39.96139°N 75.15583°W / 39.96139; -75.15583
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1927
ArchitectKellog, Thomas; Rankin, John Hall
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.90001410[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1990

The Philadelphia Wholesale Drug Company Building is an historic, American warehouse building that is located in the Callowhill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

History and architectural features

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Built in 1927, this historic structure is a seven-story, seven-bay by five-bay, reinforced concrete building with brick and cast stone facing. It measures approximately 190 feet by 112 feet, and was built by the Philadelphia Wholesale Drug Company Building, one of the first druggist cooperatives in the United States.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Diane Newbury and Patrick O'Bannon (April 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Philadelphia Wholesale Drug Company Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.