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Chestnut Street is a major historic street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was originally named Wynne Street because Thomas Wynne's home was there. William Penn renamed it Chestnut Street in 1684. It runs east–west from the Delaware River waterfront in downtown Philadelphia through Center City and West Philadelphia.
The United States Custom House is a historic United States federal government building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Built between 1932 and 1934 to the Art Deco designs of the architectural firm of Ritter & Shay, the building occupies an entire block between Second, Chestnut, and Sansom Streets and the former Exchange Place in the heart of the oldest section of the city.
February 1, 1972 (219 South 6th Street: Society Hill: John Notman, architect : 12: Oliver H. Bair Funeral Home: Oliver H. Bair Funeral Home: November 14, 1982 (1818–1820 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia's Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station – also known as the B & O station or Chestnut Street station [2] – was the main passenger station for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Designed by architect Frank Furness in 1886, [3] it stood at 24th Street and the Chestnut Street Bridge from 1888 to 1963. [4]
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-6707, "Victory Building, Tenth & Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA", 2 photos, 1 photo caption page HABS No. PA-1523, " New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building, 1001–1005 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA ", 3 photos, 1 photo caption page
The building is located in Center City Philadelphia on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) lot bounded by Market Street to the north, Ninth Street to the east, and Chestnut Street to the south, and an alley to the west. Its seven stories have a height of about 115 feet (35 m) above grade and include a basement, a mezzanine between the first and second floors ...
3118-3198 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Coordinates Area: 2 acres (0.81 ha) Built: 1929 ...
Along with Jacob Reed's Sons Store to the immediate west and the Packard Building on 15th Street, the building set the standard for commercial buildings on fashionable Chestnut Street. The Crozer Building included Griffith Hall, named for Dr. Benjamin Griffith, which was used as a place for public music concerts and other events from the 1890s ...