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An important architectural resource at BG&E, the Beury Building was designed by Architect William L. Lee and is named for Charles Ezra Beury, a prominent former leader of banks and businesses. The Beury Building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, as well as the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places.
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Grace Sweetman/Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development.
Photo: Jon Falk. Courtesy of Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA.
Advertisement for Space in the Beury Building, 3701 North Broad Street. Philadelphia Historical Commission Archive.
Grace Sweetman/Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development.
Above: Advertisement for Space in the Beury Building, 3701 North Broad Street. Philadelphia Historical Commission Archive.
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“In an area characterized by elegant rowhouses, the Beury Building stands as an important North Philadelphia landmark, unusual in its scale and character. Towering fourteen stories above its neighbors, this imposing Art Deco office tower displays a sophistication in styling rarely seen in this location, comparable to that of the most progressive center city office buildings. Constructed in 1926, the Beury Building, originally known as the National Bank of North Philadelphia, embodies an era of local pride which gave rise to numerous business ventures, continued northward residential development and the expansion of Temple University, all focused along the North Broad Street corridor.”
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- Elizabeth R. Mintz, “Beury Building,” National Register of Historic Places Nomination, Nov. 20, 1984.
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