PPL Building

PPL Building
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Alternative namesPennsylvania Power and Light Building
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeCommercial offices
Architectural styleArt Deco / Art Moderne
Location2 North 9th Street
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°36′05″N 75°28′33″W / 40.6014°N 75.4758°W / 40.6014; -75.4758
Construction started1926
Completed1928
Height
Roof98.02 m (321.6 ft)
Technical details
Floor count24
Floor area19,094 m2 (205,530 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators6
Design and construction
Architect(s)Helmle, Corbett & Harrison
References
[1][2][3]

The PPL Building, formerly the Pennsylvania Power and Light Building, is a 24-story office building in Allentown, Pennsylvania. At 98.02 m (321.6 ft) in height, it is the tallest building in the city and the surrounding Lehigh Valley metropolitan area. The building is the headquarters for PPL Corporation, the main electricity provider for the Lehigh Valley, Northeastern Pennsylvania, and other regions of Pennsylvania and the United States.

The PPL Building is often uniquely illuminated at night, especially during the Christmas season, with a candle on one face of the building, and a Christmas tree on the other.[4]

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  2. ^ "Emporis building ID 125767". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "PPL Building". SkyscraperPage.
  4. ^ "Christmas lights on PPL building date to the 1950s". The Morning Call. 13 December 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2013.