The 1616 Walnut Street Building or 1616 Building is a historic high-rise building in the Center City area of

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. A twenty-four-story building, it stands ninety-four meters tall. Listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places on January 7, 1982, it was then also listed on the

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in 1983.

History and features

In 1930, the architects received an award for the building's design at the 12th International Buildings Congress in

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. Its five-story parking garage on the Chancellor Street side, part of the original construction, was considered a novelty in 1929. It was listed on the

in 1983, and the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places on January 7, 1982.

Residential conversion

In 2013, 1616 Walnut Street was renamed "Icon" as it underwent an extensive renovation, transforming it from commercial space to an apartment building.

References

External links

1616 Walnut Street
at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings

Icon Apartment
Icon Apartments Philadelphia
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