The Warwick is a historic hotel located at 1701 Locust Street in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Warwick
The Warwick in April 2010
The Warwick is located in Philadelphia
The Warwick
The Warwick is located in Pennsylvania
The Warwick
The Warwick is located in the United States
The Warwick
Location1701 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates39°56′56″N 75°10′12″W / 39.94889°N 75.17000°W / 39.94889; -75.17000
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built1925
ArchitectBaylinson & Hahn
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Eclectic
NRHP reference No.78002460[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 10, 1978

Originally constructed in 1925[2] in an English Renaissance style, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, and on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places on February 8, 1995.[2]

The hotel hosted the 1944 NFL draft, 1960 NFL draft, and 1961 NFL draft.[3]

The building has been divided into condominiums and a hotel that operated as the Radisson Blu Warwick Hotel in the past, but is now an independent hotel, the Warwick Rittenhouse Square Philadelphia.[4]

A 1938 display advertisement for The Warwick

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Lord, C. Craig (1978). "The Warwick" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  4. ^ "Home". warwickrittenhouse.com.
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