National Register of Historic Places
Harris Building
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
The record
- Listed
- August 31, 2001
- Type
- Building
- Address
- 2121-41 Market St., Philadelphia
- County
- Philadelphia
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Period of significance
- 1900 to 1949
- Contributing resources
- 1 building
- Coordinates
- 39.95270, -75.17862
- Reference number
- 01000928
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The story
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The Harris Building is an 8-story industrial building at 2121-41 Market St. in Philadelphia, built in 1914 and 1915 in the Neo-Classical style. It has an L-shaped footprint and covers about 3.5 acres.
Why it's listed
It was listed in the National Register in 2001 under criteria A and C, with local-level significance in engineering, industry, and politics and government.
Physical character
The walls are brick and terra cotta on a granite foundation, with other elements of concrete. Its windows are double-hung wood, some with 3-over-3 sash. Brick and white terra cotta pilasters line the exterior above a painted granite ashlar watertable. Loading bays with a metal roll-up door and a fire tower reflect its industrial use, and an iron gate remains at the site. Stucco panels cover part of the facade, and the roof is fiberglass. A terra cotta cornice and a terra cotta pedimented hood, both removed in the 1980s, once ornamented the building.
Historical context
The building was used as a manufacturing facility, which the nomination associates with Laird, Schober & Co., and it also served as a post office. At the time of its 2001 listing, it was vacant and not in use.