Curtis Publishing Company Building
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The Curtis Publishing Company Building is a historic early 20th-century office structure in Philadelphia that once housed the influential publisher of magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post and Ladies' Home Journal.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
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office building ⓘ |
| address | 601 Walnut Street ⓘ |
| architect | Edgar Viguers Seeler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
ⓘ
Neoclassical ⓘ |
| artworkArtist | Maxfield Parrish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artworkFabricator | Louis Comfort Tiffany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artworkLocation | lobby ⓘ |
| artworkMedium | glass mosaic ⓘ |
| artworkTitle | Dream Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ladies' Home Journal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Country Gentleman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Saturday Evening Post NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1910 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1909 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
mixed commercial use
ⓘ
office space ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| formerOccupant | Curtis Publishing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerUse |
magazine offices
ⓘ
publishing headquarters ⓘ |
| function | corporate headquarters ⓘ |
| hasArtwork | Dream Garden mosaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large central light court
ⓘ
ornamental façade ⓘ steel-frame construction ⓘ |
| hasLobby | grand lobby with mosaic mural ⓘ |
| location |
Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| material |
brick
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ |
| near |
Independence Hall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Independence National Historical Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Washington Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | association with mass-circulation magazines in the United States ⓘ |
| occupiesBlock | between South 6th Street and South 7th Street along Walnut Street ⓘ |
| overlooks | Washington Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownerHistory | originally owned by Curtis Publishing Company ⓘ |
| significance |
example of early 20th-century steel-frame office construction in Philadelphia
ⓘ
headquarters of a major early 20th-century American magazine publisher ⓘ |
| stories | 12 ⓘ |
| yearOpened | 1910 ⓘ |
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