Wesley Building (Philadelphia)

Wesley Building
(Robert Morris Hotel)

(2015)
Location 1701-1709 Arch St.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°57′17″N 75°10′8″W / 39.95472°N 75.16889°W / 39.95472; -75.16889Coordinates: 39°57′17″N 75°10′8″W / 39.95472°N 75.16889°W / 39.95472; -75.16889
Built 1914-15, 1921-22[1]
Architect Ballinger & Perot; Ballinger Co.[1]
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 84003581[2]
Added to NRHP May 10, 1984

The Wesley Building, also known as the Robert Morris Hotel, is a historic office building and hotel located at 1701-09 Arch Street at the corner of N. 17th Street in the Logan Square neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The original 6-story section was built in 1914-15, with an 8-story addition in 1921-22; the cornice of the original building can still be seen above the sixth floor.[1]

The building was commissioned by the Board of Home Missions of the United Methodist Church as offices and a hotel for the Methodist Church.[1] It was designed by Ballinger & Perot in the Gothic Revival style[1] and features intricate terra cotta detailing.[3] Located directly across Arch Street from the 58-story Comcast Center, the tallest building in Pennsylvania, the now century old structure was converted in 2012 to a 111-unit rental apartment building called "The Arch Luxury Apartments".[4]

The Wesley Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[2]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Gallery, John Andrew, ed. (2004), Philadelphia Architecture: A Guide to the City (2nd ed.), Philadelphia: Foundation for Architecture, ISBN 0962290815, p.98
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Elizabeth R. Mintz (February 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wesley Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  4. ↑ Rooney, Shannon "First Look: The Arch, Where History Meets Amenities" Curbed.com, July 17, 2012


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