Equitable Trust Building

United States historic place


Equitable Trust Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The Equitable Trust Building in April 2010
39°56′55″N 75°9′54″W / 39.94861°N 75.16500°W / 39.94861; -75.16500
Area	0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built	1925
Architect	Horace Trumbauer
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	86001405^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 3, 1986

The Equitable Trust Building, also known as the Broad and Locust Building, is a historic commercial skyscraper located at 1405 Locust Street in Philadelphia.

Description and history

Situated three blocks south of Philadelphia City Hall designed by Horace Trumbauer. Trumbauer designed the 21-story building in 1925 after completing a similarly styled residential building, the Chateau Crillon Apartment House on Rittenhouse Square for the owner of the Equitable Trust Company, Louis Cahan.^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 3, 1986.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ George E. Thomas, NRHP Nomination Form Equitable Trust Building