Callowhill Industrial Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Callowhill Industrial Historic District

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Listed
June 27, 2010
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
10000403

About this property

Callowhill Industrial Historic District is a national historic district located in the Callowhill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 31 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure. The commercial and industrial buildings were mostly built from the 1890s through the 1930s. They range from 4 to 14 stories in height and the exteriors are of brick, concrete, terra cotta, and stone. Most of the buildings are characterized as box-shaped, mid-rise loft buildings with flat roofs. Also in the district are eleven 2+1⁄2-story brick rowhouses, with the earliest dated to the 1830s. Notable buildings include the Rebman Building (1903), Stewart Cracker Building (c. 1900), U.S. Tire Company Building (1911), Lasher Building (1927), Philadelphia City Morgue (1928), and Overland Motor Company Building (1910, c. 1940). Located in the district and listed separately are the Smaltz Building (1912), Terminal Commerce Building, Goodman Brothers and Hinlein Company, and the Packard Motor Corporation Building. In 2012 the Overland Motor Company Building was demolished by The Pennsylvania Ballet in order to make room for their planned Louise Reed Center for Dance. In 2018 the U.S. Tire Company Building met with the same fate. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

Location

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
39.96147, -75.15923

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTUREENGINEERINGCOMMERCETRANSPORTATION
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Stevens, Thaddeus, School of Observation
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0.1 mi
Fleischer, Helen, Vocational School
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0.1 mi
Smaltz Building
Industrial
0.1 mi
Goodman Brothers and Hinlein Company
Industrial
0.2 mi
The Elverson Building
Industrial
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Germantown Oct 4 1777
1777Revolutionary War
3.3 mi
Battle of Barren Hill
1778Revolutionary War
4.9 mi
Battle of Gloucester (NJ) 1777
1777Revolutionary War
5.2 mi

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When was Callowhill Industrial Historic District listed on the National Register?

Callowhill Industrial Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 27, 2010.

What type of historic resource is Callowhill Industrial Historic District?

Callowhill Industrial Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Callowhill Industrial Historic District?

The period of significance for Callowhill Industrial Historic District is recorded as the industrial era.

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