The Nugent Senior Apartments is located in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia and was built by philanthropist, George Nugent, as a retirement home for Baptist ministers. Designed in the Chateauesque style by architect J. Franklin Stuckert, the ornate exterior features projecting bays, tall brick chimneys and clay tile roofing. The rehabilitation converted the building into […]
Philadelphia Hotel Monaco
April 2014
Constructed in 1907 by the estate of philanthropist and banker, Stephen Girard, the Lafayette Building was designed by noted architect, James Windrim and named for the Marquis de Lafayette. The rehabilitation transformed the vacant office building into a Kimpton Hotel Monaco. Located across from Independence Hall, the rooms overlook the adjacent mall and the rooftop […]
Rohm and Haas Corporate Headquarters Building
April 2012
Prominently sited on Independence Mall, the nine-story building was designed by internationally renowned architect, Pietro Belluschi, in the Modern Movement style of architecture. Constructed in 1965 as the headquarters of Rohm and Haas, a specialty materials company perhaps best known for their development of Plexiglas, the building was rehabilitated to continue to serve as the […]
