Bell Telephone Company Building (Philadelphia)
The Bell Telephone Company Building is a historic 17 story skyscraper located at 1835 Arch Street in the Logan Square neighborhood on the edge of downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which was used as a long distance telephone exchange by the Bell Telephone Company. Its construction in 1925 marked the beginning of the era of long distance trunk lines in telephone communication. The building was listed by the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
Bell Telephone Company Building | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Bell Telephone Company Building in Philadelphia | |
| Location | 1835 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 39.9557°N 75.1708°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | Stopper, Eugene; Zantzinger and Borie |
| Architectural style | Moderne |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000849 |
| Added to NRHP | August 07, 2000 |
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