Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Freight Shed
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Freight Shed is a historic freight station located in the Southwest Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania along Broad Street. It was built by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad in 1878, and is a large 1 1/2-story brick and stone building in the Late Gothic Revival style. It measures 99 feet, 5 inches, wide and 235 feet long. It has a long, sloping roof supported by a Fink truss system, with glazed monitors.[2]
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Freight Shed | |
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Freight Shed, October 2011 | |
Location | 1001 South 15th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°56′21″N 75°10′04″W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1876 |
Built by | Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad |
Architect | Fuller, Sidney T. |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 11000649[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 8, 2011 |
Following President Abraham Lincoln's 1865 assassination, his body was brought to the shed for a public viewing.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
In 2016, developer Alterra Property Group proposed a $100 million mixed-use development that would restore and make use of the train site in what would be called Lincoln Square.[3]
References
- "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/06/11 through 9/09/11. National Park Service. 2011-09-16.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Shelby Weaver Splain and Eric DeLony (February 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Freight Shed" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- Adelman, Jacob. "Lincoln Square project calls for apartments, retail at Broad and Washington". Philly.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1611, "Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Freight Station, Fifteenth & Carpenter Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA", 10 photos, 2 photo caption pages