{"nrhp_refnum":"05000759","name":"Smaltz Building","other_names":["Smaltz-Goodwin Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"315 N. 12th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Phiadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.959953437000024,"lon":-75.15804243099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-07-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 10-story reinforced concrete factory building at the southeast corner of N. 12th and Wood Streets in North Philadelphia, completed in 1911. It was designed by Ballinger & Perrot with Turner Concrete Steel Construction as builder.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant for its association with the Smaltz-Goodwin Company, a manufacturer of fine women's shoes there from 1911 to 1933, reflecting Philadelphia's shoe industry. It also holds architectural significance as an early reinforced-concrete industrial building in the Commercial Style with Classical Revival layout.","narrative":"Completed in 1911 at the southeast corner of North 12th and Wood Streets in Philadelphia, this ten-story factory is built entirely of reinforced concrete. Ballinger & Perrot designed it in the Commercial Style with a Classical Revival layout, and Turner Concrete Steel Construction built it. The building was constructed for the Smaltz-Goodwin Company, a manufacturer of fine women's welted and turned shoes, which occupied it from 1912 until closing in 1933. The company was regarded as the largest exclusive maker of such shoes in Philadelphia during the 1910s and 1920s, with a reported workforce of about 300 in 1919. The building is significant for its ties to the city's shoe industry and as an early example of reinforced-concrete factory design. Its concrete framing, scored quoin-like verticals, molded belt courses and large window bays remain largely intact. The building is currently vacant.","period_of_significance":"1911-1933","architect_builder":"Ballinger & Perrot (architect); Turner Concrete Steel Construction (builder)","architectural_style":"Commercial Style with Classical Revival elements","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Vacant; planned for rehabilitation as rental housing, according to the document.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:10:27.142182-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/05000759.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000759/8ad15a91fd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000759/8ad15a91fd-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Smaltz_blg_Philly.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Smaltz_blg_Philly.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"10000403","name":"Callowhill Industrial Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/callowhill-industrial-historic-district-10000403/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997300","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smaltz_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7543726"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/smaltz-building-05000759/"}