1616 Walnut Street Building

January 2025 January 2025 1616 Walnut Street Building nrhp Philadelphia Register of Historic Places 1616 Walnut.JPG The 1616 Walnut Street Building in Center City Philadelphia 1616 Walnut Street,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 39 56 59 N 75 10 7 W inline,title Philadelphia#Pennsylvania#USA 1929 Tilden, Register & Pepper; Wark & Co. October 17, 1983 1 acre 830042472009a The 1616 Walnut Street Building or 1616 Building is a historic apartment community building in the Center City area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A twenty-four-story building, it stands ninety-four meters tall.none https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997056 National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP 1616 Building National Archives and Records Administration George E. Thomas March 1980 January 4, 2026 () Listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places on January 7, 1982, it was then also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.PRHP: List of properties with OPA-compliant addresses http://www.phila.gov/historical/pdf/Phila%20Reg%20Hist%20Places%204-9-2012.pdf Philadelphia Historical Commission 2013-03-07 History and features thumb|right|Entrance, 1616 Building In 1930, the architects received an award for the building's design at the 12th International Buildings Congress in Budapest. Its five-story parking garage on the Chancellor Street side, part of the original construction, was considered a novelty in 1929. Residential conversion In 2013, 1616 Walnut Street was renamed "Icon" as it underwent an extensive renovation, transforming it from commercial space to an apartment building.Icon 1616 ApartmentsBadger Emily Buchanan Larry Here’s How to Solve a 25-Story Rubik’s Cube https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/11/upshot/office-conversions.html 17 March 2023 The New York Times 11 March 2023 See also List of tallest buildings in Philadelphia References Philadelphia External links 1616 Walnut Street at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Icon Apartments Icon Apartments Philadelphia Category:Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia Category:Office buildings completed in 1929 Category:Philadelphia Register of Historic Places Category:Residential skyscrapers in Philadelphia Category:Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia Category:Walnut Street (Philadelphia)