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Equitable Trust Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Equitable Trust Building in April 2010
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Location	1405 Locust St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′55″N 75°9′54″W / 39.94861°N 75.16500°W / 39.94861; -75.16500
Area	0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built	1925
Architect	Horace Trumbauer
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	86001405
Added to NRHP	July 3, 1986

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

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.

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

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Center City, Philadelphia

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. George E. Thomas, NRHP Nomination Form Equitable Trust Building

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