Rohm and Haas Corporate Headquarters | |
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| Location | 100 South Independence Mall West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°57′1″N 75°9′5″W / 39.95028°N 75.15139°W |
| Built | 1964 |
| Architect | Pietro Belluschi Alexander Ewing for George M. Ewing Co. |
| Architectural style | International style |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000031[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 9, 2007 |
The Rohm and Haas Corporate Headquarters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States was built as the headquarters for the former chemical manufacturing company Rohm and Haas. Completed in 1964, the building was the first private investment for the urban renewal of the Independence Mall area. Only two blocks from Independence Hall the building, designed by Pietro Belluschi and George M. Ewing Co., was lauded for its respect to the nearby park and historical buildings. Philadelphia's city planners praised the Rohm and Haas Corporate Headquarters as a standard for all redevelopment buildings.[2]
The nine-story building's most notable feature is its translucent, corrugated sunscreens. Supported by aluminum lattices throughout the building's facade, the sunscreens are made of Rohm and Haas's principal product, Plexiglas.[3] In 2007 the Rohm and Haas Corporate Headquarters was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and today is considered one of the best examples of the International style.[4]
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#07000031)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Clausen, Meredith L. (1999). Pietro Belluschi: Modern American Architect. MIT Press. pp. Pages 313, 316. ISBN 0-262-53167-4.
- ^ Livingston, Heather (2008-03-07). "Iconic Belluschi Structure Receives Landmark Status and a Renovation". AIArchitect This Week. The American Institute of Architects. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- ^ Kostelni, Natalie (February 24, 2006). "Rohm and Haas plans $25M makeover". Philadelphia Business Journal.