National Register of Historic Places

Park Towne Place

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Listed
December 15, 2011
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
11000926

About this property

Park Towne Place is a historic apartment complex located in the Logan Square neighborhood of Philadelphia. The complex consists of four eighteen-story buildings (with floors numbered one through nineteen with no thirteen), a one-story office area, an underground parking garage, and a pool and spa complex. It was designed by Milton Schwartz in the International style, using reinforced concrete with limestone-tan brick, white marble, and bright aluminum trim and glass. It was constructed in 1958. The apartment buildings are in the shape of rectangular cuboids. Park Towne Place is owned by AIR Communities, a real estate investment trust. In 2014, Tryba Architects of Denver was selected to renovate the complex. Park Towne Place was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011, and receives a significant tax abatement as a consequence. Park Towne Place hosts an art program with rotational exhibitions curated by InLiquid throughout the year. It also hosts a permanent art collection of more than 150 artworks from over 110 artists. Art can be seen and experienced throughout the four towers, and property grounds. In September 2021, all four towers were evacuated following flooding caused by Tropical Storm Ida.

Location

2200 Park Towne Place
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
39.96266, -75.17621

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Park Towne Place listed on the National Register?

Park Towne Place was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 15, 2011.

What type of historic resource is Park Towne Place?

Park Towne Place is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Park Towne Place is recorded as the industrial era.

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