Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia
- Architect
- Frank Furness
- City
- Philadelphia, PA
- Collection
- furness's gilded city
The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia occupies three adjoining buildings anchored by the 1907 Girard Trust Company headquarters at Broad and Chestnut Streets, built for a trust company founded in 1811. Architect Frank Furness conceived the Beaux Arts building as a version of the Pantheon in Rome, sharing the commission between his own Philadelphia firm, Furness, Evans & Company, and the New York firm McKim, Mead & White.
the building
The Main Banking Room. Girard Trust's domed Main Banking Room, the heart of Furness's Pantheon-inspired design, now serves as the hotel's restaurant and ballroom.
A trio of buildings. The complex joins the 1907 Girard Trust Company bank with the 394-foot, thirty-story Girard Trust Building skyscraper facing City Hall and the Residences at 1414 South Penn Square into one hotel and residential property.
the style
Furness modeled the original Girard Trust building on the Pantheon in Rome, giving the bank a domed, temple-like Beaux Arts form suited to its role as a monument to finance.
the architect
Frank Furness was a prominent Philadelphia architect who conceived the Girard Trust Company building, sharing the commission with the New York firm McKim, Mead & White.
nearby
- One South Broad
- Land Title Building
- Philadelphia City Hall
- North American Building
- Church of The Epiphany
- Wanamaker’s