| 1616 Walnut Street Building |
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| The 1616 Walnut Street Building or 1616 Building is a historic high-rise building in the Center City area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A twenty-four-story building, it stands ninety-four meters tall. |
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| Listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places on January 7, 1982, it was then also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[2] |
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| History and features |
| In 1930, the architects received an award for the building's design at the 12th International Buildings Congress in Budapest. |
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| Its five-story parking garage on the Chancellor Street side, part of the original construction, was considered a novelty in 1929. |
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| It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places on January 7, 1982.[2] |
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| Residential conversion |
| In 2013, 1616 Walnut Street was renamed "Icon" as it underwent an extensive renovation, transforming it from commercial space to an apartment building.[3][4] |
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