Globe Ticket Company Building
Why it's listed
Built on the northwest corner of 12th and Appletree Streets in Philadelphia, this eight-story brick loft building was erected in two stages. Harry J. Peale, Jr. designed the original section in 1899, using steel framing with brick cladding, granite base and terra cotta detailing. In 1922 the Ballinger Company extended it by four bays, matching the earlier work in a simpler, streamlined manner. The building housed the Globe Ticket Company, which Walter Hering founded after starting his printing career in his father's house nearby. Globe became a leading producer of theatre and entertainment tickets, supplying reserve-seat tickets for theatres and later for other entertainment. The building's interior has open floors of about 20,000 square feet each, supported by Belgian block flooring to carry heavy printing presses. It is significant for its connection to Philadelphia's printing trade and for its engineered industrial design.
Significance in brief: The building is linked to Philadelphia's prominence in printing, particularly through the Globe Ticket Company, which the nomination describes as the country's largest ticket printer and as a pioneer of ticket printing. Its design is argued to reflect advanced twentieth-century industrial architecture, with steel framing, reinforced floor loads and a stylistically unified addition by the Ballinger Company.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 84000268, listed November 1, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 112 N. 12th St., Philadelphia |
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| County | Philadelphia |
| Listed | November 1, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84000268 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1899-1922 |
| Architect / builder | Harry J. Peale, Jr. (architect, original section); Ballinger Company (architect, 1922 addition) |
| Architectural style | Commercial mode; described in the significance statement as Classical style loft structure |
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| Areas of significance | Commerce, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Acreage | 0.5 |
| Within district | East Center City Commercial Historic District |
| Coordinates | 39.95309, -75.15743 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 84000268.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5571012
- This listing as JSON
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