Bell Telephone Exchange Building (Powelton Village, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Bell Telephone Exchange Building, also known as the Preston Telephone Exchange, is a historic telephone exchange located in the Powelton Village neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1900, by the Bell Telephone Company. It is a three-story, five-bay, brick building on a raised basement and once set within a set of rowhouses. It is in the Georgian Revival style. It features an arched entrance and decorative cornice above the second story. It was used as a telephone exchange until 1928.[2]

Bell Telephone Exchange Building
Bell Telephone Exchange Building detail, May 2010
Bell Telephone Exchange Building (Powelton Village, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is located in Philadelphia
Bell Telephone Exchange Building (Powelton Village, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Bell Telephone Exchange Building (Powelton Village, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Bell Telephone Exchange Building (Powelton Village, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Bell Telephone Exchange Building (Powelton Village, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
Bell Telephone Exchange Building (Powelton Village, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Location8-12 N. Preston St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′28″N 75°12′15″W / 39.95778°N 75.20417°W / 39.95778; -75.20417
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1900
Architectural styleGeorgian Revival
NRHP reference No.02000227[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 2002

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-07-18. Note: This includes Jean K. Wolf (July 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bell Telephone Exchange Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-18.