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1500 Walnut Street (First National Bank)
1927, Ritter and Shay. 1500 Walnut St.
Built of yellow brick with limestone trim, this Lombard Romanesque tower steps back in stages like a New York City skyscraper, even
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Location: Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaRegional Overviews:Architect:Styles:Materials:
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George E. Thomas, "1500 Walnut Street (First National Bank)", [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/PA-02-PH72.
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Buildings of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania, George E. Thomas, with Patricia Likos Ricci, Richard J. Webster, Lawrence M. Newman, Robert Janosov, and Bruce Thomas. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012, 95-96.
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