PSFS Building, one of the first International Style skyscrapers in the U.S.

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International Style building historic building landmark modernist building office building skyscraper

The PSFS Building is a landmark modernist skyscraper in Philadelphia renowned for pioneering the International Style in American high-rise architecture.

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instanceOf International Style building ⓘ
historic building ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
modernist building ⓘ
office building ⓘ
skyscraper ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Loews Philadelphia Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ
architect George Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ
William Lescaze NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle International Style ⓘ
Modernism ⓘ
builtFor Philadelphia Savings Fund Society NERFINISHED ⓘ
completionDate 1932 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1929 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
era early 20th century ⓘ
floorCount approximately 36 ⓘ
function office use ⓘ
hasNeonSign PSFS rooftop sign NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSignificantFeature asymmetrical composition ⓘ
ground-floor banking hall ⓘ
horizontal strip windows ⓘ
large rooftop PSFS neon sign ⓘ
separate elevator and service cores ⓘ
setback massing ⓘ
height approximately 150 meters ⓘ
approximately 491 feet ⓘ
heritageStatus National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ
laterUse hotel ⓘ
locatedIn Pennsylvania ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
material brick ⓘ
glass ⓘ
limestone cladding ⓘ
steel frame ⓘ
namedAfter Philadelphia Savings Fund Society NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationYear 1976 ⓘ
nationalRegisterStatus listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
openingDate 1932 ⓘ
originalOwner Philadelphia Savings Fund Society NERFINISHED ⓘ
pioneered International Style in American skyscraper design NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Center City Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ
roofFeature PSFS sign ⓘ
significance influential precedent for modern high-rise design in America ⓘ
one of the first International Style skyscrapers in the United States ⓘ

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