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Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building

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University City, Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building, Philadelphia (May 2010)
Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building, Philadelphia (May 2010)

Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building is a historic office building located in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927, and is a 14-story, brick and limestone building in the Classical Revival style. It consists of a four-story limestone and terra cotta base, topped by a 10-story E-shaped tower of buff-colored brick.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

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Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia

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Drexel University

Chestnut Street 3141
19104 Philadelphia
Pennsylvania, United States
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Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building, Philadelphia (May 2010)
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