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]
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| Location | 505–515 Vine St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°57′23″N 75°8′54″W / 39.95639°N 75.14833°W |
| Built | 1922–23 |
| Architect | Clarence Wunder |
| Architectural style | Early Commercial |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000078[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 20, 2003 |
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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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