Terminal Commerce Building

Terminal Commerce Building, also known as the North American Building, is a historic building complex located in the Callowhill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1929 and 1931 by the Reading Company, and is a combined office, showroom, parking garage, warehouse and freight station totaling over 1.3 million square feet. It measures 528 feet by 225 feet. The front section houses offices, and is a 14-story, reinforced concrete, brick and terra cotta faced building in the Art Deco style. The front facade has a central tower with terra cotta ornamentation that houses water tanks. The rear warehouse section is 12-stories and is "H"-shaped.[2]

Terminal Commerce Building
Terminal Commerce Building, May 2010
Location401 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′35″N 75°9′18″W
Area2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1929
ArchitectSteele, William & Sons Co.
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.96001203[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 24, 1996

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] It is a contributing property to the Callowhill Industrial Historic District.

Today, the building serves as one of the largest interconnection and colocation facilities on the east coast of the United States with 11 stories and 1.3 million square feet of space.[3] The property was acquired by Netrality Properties in March 2014, and is considered the most fiber-dense, network neutral facility between New York and Virginia.[4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Frederick L. Richards and Barbara Dertouzos (June 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Terminal Commerce Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. "New Owners for Philadelphia Carrier Hotel at 401 North Broad". Data Center Knowledge. 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  4. "401 North Broad, Philadelphia | Netrality". Netrality Data Centers. Retrieved 2018-12-27.


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