Niessen Building, 1209 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. [graphic]

Format:

Image

Contributor:

Fleming, Ferdinand D.

Niessen, Leo.

Niessen, Arthur.

Ballinger & Perrot.

Ballinger Company.

Milton & Radley Company.

Starr Sales Co.

Visual Materials Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

office buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

1209 Arch St. (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Niessen Building (1209 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.).

Local Subjects:

1209 Arch St. (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Niessen Building (1209 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.).

Physical Description:

3 photoprints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Contained In:

Ballinger Company. Architectural photographs of the work of Ballinger & Perrot, and the successor Ballinger Company.

Place of Publication:

Nov. 1, 1917.

Notes:

Ballinger log book 2, p. 114 lists photo numbers 2639-2641 for the Niessen Building at 1209 Arch St. Log book 1, p. 112 has the entry "Leo &Arthur A. Niessen, 12th & Race Sts." Cataloged separately, the photos in Log book 1 are for a new 9-story structure, which may also be called the "Niessen Building". Photo no. 1325 of that record shows a sign "For rent ... Ready Aug. 1st, 1911. Apply to Niessen, 1209 Arch St.", indicating the the Niessen organization occupied the building illustrated in this record at the time the 9-story building was in construction. The Arch St. building, in Nov. 1917, shows the names of occupants: [1] Milton & Radley Company and [2] Starr Sales Co., along with a rental sign "This modern building, all conveniences, for rent, ...divide [Ferdi(?)]nand D. Fleming, ... Broad & Chestnut Sts."

Forms part of: Ballinger Company. Architectural photographs of the work of Ballinger & Perrot, and the successor Ballinger Company.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gift of the Ballinger Co.,