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Identification
Name
Wanamaker Building
Alternative name
Lord & Taylor Department Store, John Wanamaker Department Store
Emporis Building ID
117888
Location
Main address
1300-1326 Market Street
Side address
1301-1325 Chestnut Street
Side address
2-40 South 13th Street
Virtual address
3-39 South Juniper Street
Address as text
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ZIP
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Neighborhood
Center City East
District
Center City
City
Philadelphia
State
Pennsylvania
Country
U.S.A.
Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
82.30 m
Height (roof)
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Length
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Width
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Floors (above ground)
15
Floors (underground)
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Construction start
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Construction end
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Gross floor area
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Parking places
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Structure in General
Construction type
high-rise building
Current status
existing [completed]
Structural material
steel
Facade material
granite
limestone
Architectural style
renaissance revival
Usages
Main usages
commercial office
Side usages
commercial
Features and Amenities
City landmark
National landmark
One of the city's famous buildings
Facts
The building has an Italian Renaissance design, built around a "Great Court".
One of the world's largest organs is in the building, with recitals given three times daily.
The seventh floor holds an art gallery displaying paintings from several of the major European schools of art. There are also "objets d'art" placed throughout the store.
Companies involved in this building

architect: D.H. Burnham & Company, Burt Hill Kosar Rittelmann Associates

Other companies:
Behringer Harvard, Amerimar Enterprises, Inc., Thompson-Starrett & Co., O'Donnell & Naccarato, Inc., John Wanamaker, Inc., D'Ascenzo Studios, Gilbane Building Company
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