Penn Mutual Tower

Item

Title
Penn Mutual Tower
Creator
John Haviland (English Architect and writer, 1792-1852)
Theophilus P. Chandler Jr.
Romaldo Giurgola (Italian Architect, 1920-2016)
City
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Address
510-530 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
GPS
39.94806644069409, -75.15120703282925
Country
United States
Date Created
1838
Destruction date
Now One Washington Square, a condominium complex.
Renovation Date
Restored in 1970s by Theophilus Chandler to feature what is seen in the photograph, incorporating the original egyptian revival façade.
Century
19th-20th Century
Classification
Architecture and City Planning
Building Type
skyscrapers
high-rise buildings
Style/Period
Art Deco
Cultural Context
American
Subject
Historic Preservation
Source
John P. White Collection Box 3 File 44
Photographer
John P. White
Rights Holder
The John P. White Estate
Access Rights
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, Creative Commons License Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Item sets
All Faculty Collections
John P. White Collection
Media
https://www.myweb.ttu.edu/saschuma/jpwhiteb3f44063.jpg

John Haviland (English Architect and writer, 1792-1852), Theophilus P. Chandler Jr., and Romaldo Giurgola (Italian Architect, 1920-2016), “Penn Mutual Tower”, Arch Design Images, accessed December 21, 2025, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/archlib/item/52940