Ben Franklin House
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The Ben Franklin House is an apartment building located at 834 Chestnut Street
in Center City
, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. Originally opened in 1925 as the Benjamin Franklin Hotel, it was designed by Horace Trumbauer
. In the mid-1980s the hotel was renovated and reopened as the Benjamin Franklin House. It is affectionately referred to as "The Ben" by many Philadelphians.
The building currently has 412 apartments, 120000 square feet (11,148.4 m²) of office space, and one of Philadelphia's largest ballrooms. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1982.
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia)
Chestnut Street is a major historic street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Originally named Wynne Street because Thomas Wynne's home was there. William Penn renamed it Chestnut Street in 1684. It runs east–west from the Delaware River waterfront in downtown Philadelphia through Center City and West...
in Center City
Center City, Philadelphia
Center City, or Downtown Philadelphia includes the central business district and central neighborhoods of the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2005, its population of over 88,000 made it the third most populous downtown in the United States, after New York City's and Chicago's...
, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. Originally opened in 1925 as the Benjamin Franklin Hotel, it was designed by Horace Trumbauer
Horace Trumbauer
Horace Trumbauer was a prominent American architect of the Gilded Age, known for designing residential manors for the wealthy. Later in his career he also designed hotels, office buildings, and much of the campus of Duke University...
. In the mid-1980s the hotel was renovated and reopened as the Benjamin Franklin House. It is affectionately referred to as "The Ben" by many Philadelphians.
The building currently has 412 apartments, 120000 square feet (11,148.4 m²) of office space, and one of Philadelphia's largest ballrooms. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1982.
External links
- Official website of Franklin Residences at Korman Communities
- Listing and images at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings