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Wesley Building (Philadelphia)

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as offices and a hotel for the Methodist Church. It was designed by Ballinger & Perot in the
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Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
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Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Center City, Philadelphia
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of the original building can still be seen above the sixth floor.
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Located directly across Arch Street from the fifty-eight-story
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Board of Home Missions of the United Methodist Church
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Wesley Building (Philadelphia) is located in Philadelphia
Wesley Building (Philadelphia) is located in Pennsylvania
Wesley Building (Philadelphia) is located in the United States
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
39°57′17″N 75°10′8″W / 39.95472°N 75.16889°W / 39.95472; -75.16889
Ballinger Co.
Gothic Revival
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office
hotel
Arch Street
Logan Square
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
cornice
National Register of Historic Places
Board of Home Missions of the United Methodist Church
Gothic Revival style
terra cotta
National Register of Historic Places
Comcast Center
tallest building in Pennsylvania
Entrance on Arch Street
The 17th Street facade
Philadelphia portal
National Register of Historic Places listings in Center City, Philadelphia

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