Jayne Estate Building

Jayne Estate Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Ben Franklin Bridge viewed from the corner of Water and Vine, Philadelphia. The lot in the foreground, at 2-16 Vine Street, Penn's Landing, was the site of the Jayne Estate Building
Location	2–16 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′19″N 75°8′23″W / 39.95528°N 75.13972°WCoordinates: 39°57′19″N 75°8′23″W / 39.95528°N 75.13972°W
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1870
Architect	John McArthur, Jr.
NRHP Reference #	87000648[1]
Added to NRHP	April 30, 1987

The Jayne Estate Building, near the Delaware River waterfront in Old City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was built in 1870 to house eight stores by the estate of Dr. David Jayne (1799-1866), who became a millionaire by selling patent medicine. The architect was John McArthur, Jr. who is best known as the designer of Philadelphia's City Hall.^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.^[1] Plans fell through that year to develop the four-story warehouse into a hotel and the property was sold at auction. The building was torn down soon afterward and the property has been an empty lot ever since. The Jayne Estate Building was the last example of the 19th-century commercial character of North Delaware Avenue (now, Columbus Boulevard), other such structures having been demolished due to the construction of Interstate 95 and other development.

The building was delisted by the National Register of Historic Places on January 18, 2011.

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Elizabeth R. Mintz, NRHP Nomination - Jayne Estate Building, 1986