Land Title Building

United States historic place


Land Title Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


39°57′2″N 75°9′52″W / 39.95056°N 75.16444°W / 39.95056; -75.16444
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1898
Architect	Daniel H. Burnham & Co.; Daniel H. Burnham & Horace Trumbauer
Architectural style	Chicago, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	78002450^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 15, 1978

The Land Title Building and Annex is an American early skyscraper located at 1400 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

History and architectural features

This historic structure was built for the oldest title insurance company in the world, the Land Title Bank and Trust Company. The two-building complex, joined at the first floor, was built in two phases. The earlier, northern one of the building's two towers was erected in 1898 and was fifteen stories tall. It was designed by Chicago-based architect Daniel Burnham, who was an early pioneer in the development of tall buildings.

The southern, 22-story, 331-foot tower, added in 1902, was also designed by Burnham in collaboration with Philadelphia architect Horace Trumbauer; it was built on the site of the former Lafayette Hotel.^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

A Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission historical marker outside the building commemorates Anne Brancato Wood, a state legislator and entrepreneur whose offices were located in the building.^[3]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Thomas, George E. (1978). "Land Title Building" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
^ "PHMC Marker Search: Anne Brancato Wood (1903-1972)". share.phmc.pa.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-05.

External links

Media related to Land Title Building (1902) at Wikimedia Commons
Land Title & Trust Building^{[dead link]} at emporis.com
Land Title Building data from the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings (PAB) project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1514, "Land Title Bank and Trust Company, 100–118 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA", 2 photos, 1 data page, 1 photo caption page
Land Title & Trust Block at SkyScraperPage.com