26th_District_Police_and_Patrol_Station

26th District Police and Patrol Station

26th District Police and Patrol Station

United States historic place

The 26th District Police and Patrol Station is a historic police station in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by architect John T. Windrim (1866-1934) and built in 1896. It and is a three-story, "L"-plan, brownstone and brick building in the Renaissance style. It features a monumental arched entrance with terra cotta decorative elements, curved corner, copper entablature, wide frieze, and pitched roof. It housed a police station until 1969.[2]

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

It currently (Sep 2017) houses a branch of The Philadelphia Federal Credit Union.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. [2]
    "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2012-07-04. Note: This includes Alice Kent Schooler (March 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: 26th District Police and Patrol Station" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  3. [3]
    Austin Nolen (2 November 2015). ""WTF is That?" 26th District Police Station". Spirit News. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
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