Philadelphia City Hall
Built 1901 by John McArthur, Jr. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Penn Sq., Broad and Market Sts., Philadelphia, PA |
| County | Philadelphia County |
| Listed | Dec 8, 1976 |
| Listed for | Art, Politics and government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Public Buildings |
| Reference number | 76001666 |
| Built | 1901 · more from the 1900s |
| Architect | John McArthur, Jr. |
| Style | Second Empire style |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Historic Civil Engineering Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Penn Sq., Broad and Market Sts., Philadelphia, PA |
| Coordinates | 39.9522° N, 75.1639° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Philadelphia | 632 listed places in Philadelphia → · walking tours → |
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Questions people ask
When was Philadelphia City Hall listed on the National Register?
Dec 8, 1976. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Philadelphia City Hall built?
1901, designed by John McArthur, Jr., in the Second Empire style style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Philadelphia City Hall?
Penn Sq., Broad and Market Sts., Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Philadelphia City Hall?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76001666. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.