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Girard Group

Coordinates: 39°57′4″N 75°8′36″W / 39.95111°N 75.14333°W / 39.95111; -75.14333
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Girard Group
Girard Group is located in Philadelphia
Girard Group
Girard Group is located in Pennsylvania
Girard Group
Girard Group is located in the United States
Girard Group
LocationDelaware Avenue and Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′4″N 75°8′36″W / 39.95111°N 75.14333°W / 39.95111; -75.14333
Area15.2 acres (6.2 ha)
Built1923
ArchitectHavens, Fred; Sinkler, John P.
NRHP reference No.83002269[1]
Added to NRHPMay 6, 1983

Piers 3 and 5 North known as the Girard Group on Philadelphia's Delaware River waterfront were built by the City of Philadelphia and named in honor of Stephen Girard who built wharfs in this area in the early nineteenth century. Each of the two piers contains warehouse space of about 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2). The Benjamin Franklin Bridge is one block north of the northern pier.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ George E. Thomas, NRHP Nomination - Girard Group