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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.
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.
Roughly bounded by Chestnut, 15th, Walnut, Sansom, and 21st Streets; also roughly bounded by the Center City West Historic District, S. 15th, Locust St., and S. Sydenham St. 39°56′45″N 75°10′20″W / 39.9458°N 75.1722°W / 39.9458; -75.1722 ( Center City West Commercial Historic
Philadelphia: Chestnut Street and Fifth Street: U.S. 1791-1800 Continued as Philadelphia City Hall until 1854. Now part of the Independence Hall complex of Independence National Historical Park in Center City, Philadelphia. Historical: n/a U.S. Post Office & Courthouse: Philadelphia: Chestnut Street: E.D. Pa. 3d Cir. 1884–1937 Razed ca. 1942 ...
The Crozer Building is a historic building at 1420–1422 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built as the headquarters of the American Baptist Publication Society, and is sometimes called the American Baptist Publication Society building. [1] [2]
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 interior of the theatre. The Chestnut Street Theatre (originally named the New Theatre) was the brainchild of Thomas Wignell and Alexander Reinagle who in 1791 convinced a group of Philadelphia investors to build a theater suitable for Wignell's company to perform in. Wignell had not yet formed his company when the New Theatre was being set up to be built, but as the New Theater was being ...
The Boyd was designed by Philadelphia architecture firm Hoffman-Henon and built for Alexander R. Boyd. [1] It opened on Christmas Day 1928. Boasting an opulent Art Deco lobby, extravagant marquee and ticket booth and a 2,450 seat auditorium that featured a screen advertised as 'the largest in Philadelphia', the theater became well known among several others along Chestnut Street.