The North American Building is an , 21-story, historic high-rise building at 121 South Broad Street in
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since ...
,
Pennsylvania
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. The building was designed by Philadelphia architect
James H. Windrim
James Hamilton Windrim (January 4, 1840 – April 26, 1919) was a Philadelphia architect who specialized in public buildings, including the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia and the U.S. Treasury.
A number the buildings he designed are on the ...
(1840–1919) as the headquarters of the newspaper ''
The North American'' and commissioned by Thomas B. Wanamaker, the newspaper's publisher and son of
John Wanamaker
John Wanamaker (July 11, 1838December 12, 1922) was an American merchant and religious, civic and political figure, considered by some to be a proponent of advertising and a "pioneer in marketing". He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a ...
, the department store founder.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, the largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, is home to more than 300 completed high-rise buildings up to , and 58 completed skyscrapers of or taller,
References
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External links
"A Brief History of the Illuminated Buildings Along the Avenue of the Arts", by Fatima Adamu, Project Coordinator, Center City District.Listing and photographs
at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
Skyscraper office buildings in Philadelphia
Art Nouveau architecture in Pennsylvania
Art Nouveau commercial buildings
Office buildings completed in 1900
Chicago school architecture in Pennsylvania