Witherspoon Building

Witherspoon Building is a historic office building located in the Market East neighborhood of , . It was designed by architect Joseph M.
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  • Type: Commercial building
  • Description: building in Pennsylvania, United States
  • Address: 1319-1323 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Academy of Music and Library Company of Philadelphia.

Theater building
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The , also known as American , is a concert hall and opera house located at 240 S. Broad Street in , . is situated 800 feet southwest of Witherspoon Building.

Museum
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The is a non-profit organization located on Locust Street in . Founded as a library in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin, the has accumulated one of the most significant collections of historically valuable manuscripts and printed material in the United States. is situated 640 feet south of Witherspoon Building.

Historic building
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The is a historic home located at 1321 Locust Street at the corner of S. Juniper Street between S. 13th and S. Broad Streets in the Washington Square West section of , . is situated 500 feet south of Witherspoon Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Center City East and Rittenhouse Square.

City Center East is the most dense section of , home to City Hall, the Convention Center, Chinatown, Washington Square West, and Gayborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a public park in , that is the center of the eponymous Rittenhouse neighborhood. The square is one of the five original open-space parks planned by William Penn and his surveyor Thomas Holme during the late 17th century.

Neighborhood
Philadelphia is a predominantly Asian American neighborhood in , , . The Philadelphia Development Corporation supports the area.

Witherspoon Building

Latitude
39.94963° or 39° 56′ 59″ north
Longitude
-75.16324° or 75° 9′ 48″ west
Levels
11
Height
166 feet (51 metres)
Open location code
87F6WRXP+VP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 334239483
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Wiki­data ID
Q8028170
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  • Turkish: Witherspoon Binası

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