Wachovia Building (Philadelphia)

Wachovia Building (Philadelphia)

Infobox_nrhp | name =Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company Building
nrhp_type =


caption = Wachovia Building
location= 123-151 S. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 56
lat_seconds = 57.71
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 75
long_minutes = 9
long_seconds = 51.68
long_direction = W
locmapin = Pennsylvania
area =
built =1926
architect= Simon & Simon; Piccirilli Bros.
architecture= Beaux Arts, Skyscraper
added = November 27, 1978
governing_body = Private
refnum=78002447cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
The Wachovia Building, originally the "Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company Building" is a skyscraper located on 123 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This beaux arts [ [http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/phmc_display.cfm?KeyNo=001367 PHMC Cultural Resources Database ] ] office building was completed in 1927 [http://www.arch.state.pa.us/display.asp] , but was remodelled in 1996. The Wachovia building was designed by Cope Linder Architects [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=9221] and is 29 stories tall. It was featured in the 1983 movie Trading Places as the headquarters of Duke & Duke.

External links

*http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/pj_display.cfm/84896

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