Marine Corps Depot of Supplies, Schuykill Warehouse

The story

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The Marine Corps Depot of Supplies, Schuykill Warehouse is a warehouse building at 700-734 Schuykill Ave. in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, built from 1941 to 1943 in the Moderne style. Eugene A. Stopper was its architect.

Why it's listed

It was listed in the National Register in 2004 under criteria A and C, with local significance in military and architecture; its period of significance runs from 1941 to 1945, when it served as a Marine Corps warehouse and motor transport facility.

Physical character

Brick walls rise from a brick foundation under a flat synthetic roof with an unornamented parapet, and the L-shaped building has bands of steel windows and loading bays. Inside, concrete columns carry the structure, painted brick fire walls divide the interior, and floors are vinyl tile. A wartime addition went up in 1943, and a one-story brick addition was added around 1970; office partitions were added during the 1970s and 1980s, and replacement doors went in around 1980.

Historical context

Plans were announced in 1940, and the Marine Corps used the building as a warehouse from 1941 to 1945. The building was declared surplus in 1964 and reopened that year as a vocational school; the School District of Philadelphia later used it for offices.