{"nrhp_refnum":"05000416","name":"Walnut Park Plaza Hotel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6232-6250 Walnut St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.95923941800004,"lon":-75.24689595599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-05-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A nine-story red brick apartment hotel at the southeast corner of Walnut Street and Cobbs Creek Parkway in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood of West Philadelphia, completed in 1928.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a well-preserved example of a 1920s apartment hotel and a locally significant example of the Classical Revival style. It is also presented as a representative work of the architectural firm Stetler & Deysher. Its later role as a Jewish community landmark and a senior residence is noted in the history.","narrative":"Completed in 1928 at the southeast corner of Walnut Street and Cobbs Creek Parkway in West Philadelphia, this nine-story red brick apartment hotel was designed by the firm Stetler & Deysher in the Classical Revival style. Its E-shaped plan, cast stone trim, and base, shaft and capital organization make it a representative example of the apartment hotel type, which combined the private apartment with hotel services such as a dining room and lounge. Built for developer Louis M. Lifter on the site of a former Strawbridge & Clothier warehouse, it opened as a rental building with furnished and unfurnished units available by night, week, month or year. It is regarded as a locally significant example of the style and a representative work of its architects. The building later gained a reputation as a Jewish community landmark and housed professional athletes in the late 1950s. It was converted to senior residences in 1963, and the nomination notes its original form remains largely intact.","period_of_significance":"1928","architect_builder":"Stetler & Deysher, architects; Massiah, Frederick McDonald, contracting engineer","architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The nomination describes the building as in good condition and retaining its integrity.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:10:27.094876-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/05000416.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000416/59c5eeea37-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000416/59c5eeea37-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walnut_Park_Plaza_A.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walnut_Park_Plaza_A.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"72001151","name":"Fairmount Park","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/fairmount-park-72001151/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996982","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut_Park_Plaza_Hotel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7963643"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/walnut-park-plaza-hotel-05000416/"}