Walnut Park Plaza Hotel

Walnut Park Plaza Hotel

Walnut Park Plaza, September 2010
Location 6232-6250 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°57′33″N 75°14′50″W / 39.95917°N 75.24722°W / 39.95917; -75.24722Coordinates: 39°57′33″N 75°14′50″W / 39.95917°N 75.24722°W / 39.95917; -75.24722
Area less than one acre
Built 1928
Architect Stetler & Deysher; Massiah, Frederick McDonald
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 05000416[1]
Added to NRHP May 10, 2005

Walnut Park Plaza Hotel is a historic apartment hotel located in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1928, and is a nine-story, red brick building in the Classical Revival-style. The tower takes an "E" shape above the second story. The building was remodeled in 1955. The building has 224 residential units, ranging in size from 539 to 836 square feet (50 – 78 m²). Also on the property are two outbuildings that once provided access to underground storage. It as operated as a residence for senior citizens since 1963.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes John Tess and Cynthia Rose Hamilton (December 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Walnut Park Plaza Hotel" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.


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