Equitable Trust Building

The Equitable Trust Building (also known as the Broad and Locust Building) is a historic commercial skyscraper located at 1405 Locust Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Equitable Trust Building
Location1405 Locust St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′55″N 75°9′54″W
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built1925
ArchitectHorace Trumbauer
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.86001405[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 1986

Description and history

Situated three blocks south of Philadelphia City Hall designed by Horace Trumbauer. Trumbauer designed the 21-story building in 1925 after completing a similarly styled residential building, the Chateau Crillon Apartment House on Rittenhouse Square for the owner of the Equitable Trust Company, Louis Cahan.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 3, 1986.

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