Ben Franklin House

Ben Franklin House

The Ben Franklin House is an apartment building located at 834 Chestnut Street in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (39°56'57"N 75°9'18"W). 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, convert|120000|sqft|m2 of office space, and one of Philadelphia's largest ballrooms.


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