{"nrhp_refnum":"78002460","name":"Warwick, The","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1701 Locust St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.949016992000054,"lon":-75.16959513499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-08-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"The Warwick is a 20-story L-shaped hotel building in Philadelphia, with frontages on 17th Street, Locust Street and Chancellor Street. The original section was constructed in 1925, with a Locust Street extension added around 1928.","why_significant":"The building is significant for its architecture, with an outstanding use of materials, detailed limestone and terra cotta ornament, and monumental lobby and facade spaces. Its association with Philadelphia commerce, politics and social life is also cited, including hosting political conventions and campaign headquarters and its role in labor disputes and financial history.","narrative":"Built in 1925 by the architectural firm Baylinson and Hahn, the 20-story Warwick occupies an L-shaped site in central Philadelphia, with frontages on 17th, Locust and Chancellor Streets. A Locust Street extension followed about 1928 and matches the original building in style and height. The exterior combines brick with a two-story limestone base and a terra cotta top floor, along with carved limestone heads, gargoyle corners and bas-relief panels over the doorways. The two-story lobby, reached under a marquee from 17th Street, once held well-known restaurants and cocktail lounges, and the mezzanine held meeting rooms and a large ballroom. The building is regarded as an excellent example of the eclectic, classically and Renaissance-influenced design of its era. It also hosted the 1936 Democratic National Convention, the 1948 Republican and Democratic conventions, and in 1976 the Philadelphia headquarters of two presidential campaigns.","period_of_significance":"1925-1928","architect_builder":"Frank Hahn and S. Brian Baylinson","architectural_style":"Eclectic, with classical and Renaissance features","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The interior is being remodeled to preserve original features while keeping the building in use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.520962-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/78002460.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002460/7f9b84732b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002460/7f9b84732b-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warwick.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warwick.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"87002203","name":"Center City West Commercial Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/center-city-west-commercial-historic-district-87002203/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997128","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Warwick","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7773621"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/warwick-the-78002460/"}