117 South 17th Street Philadelphia PA United States
Status:
built
Construction Dates
Finished
1931
Floor Count
24
Building Uses
- hotel
Structural Types
- highrise
Heights
Value
Source / Comments
Former antenna
558 ft
Unconfirmed
It was used for communication, now removed. The diagram shows the old version of the building.
Roof
312 ft
Unconfirmed
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Description • Home to the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
• The Architects Building will be converted into a hotel between 2008 and 2009.
• The building used to have a 170 meters high antenna on top of its roof, dismantled during the period of the begin earlier 2008 and completed in middle same year, probably June.
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