The Globe Ticket Company Building was completed at 112 North 12th Street in Philadelphia in 1900 as a printing and warehouse facility for the Globe Ticket Company[1], which exclusively printed tickets. The building was liquidated and demolished in 1988 to make way for the convention center.[2]
Globe Ticket Company Building | |
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| Location | 112 N. 12th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°57′11″N 75°9′28″W / 39.95306°N 75.15778°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1899 |
| Architect | Peale, Henry, Jr.; Ballinger Co. |
| Architectural style | Commercial |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000268[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 01, 1984 |
The Pennsylvania Convention Center now occupies the site and all nearby land. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, and has not been delisted.[3]
The building was also known as the Hering building and featured an inscription to Constantine Hering, a homeopathic physician, in Latin.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Opening soon: a warehouse to sell off salvage". Philadelphia Inquirer. April 3, 1988.
- ^ Elizabeth R. Mintz, NRHP Nomination Form Globe Ticket Company Building
- ^ "Tickets and Medicine: Tribute on 12th Street". Philadelphia Inquirer. April 20, 1985.
External links edit
- 'Globe Ticket Company Building Archived 2016-11-29 at the Wayback Machine