Who designed the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society building?
The first headquarters of the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society building was located at 306 Walnut Street, and it was designed by Thomas U. Walter with construction from 1839 to 1840. The second headquarters was designed by the firm of Sloan and Hutton 1868-69, and it was located at 700-710 Walnut Street. It was expanded by Hutton from 1885 to 1886, and again by Furness from 1897 to 1898. The new headquarters was constructed from 1930-1932, and it is located at 12 South 12th Street. George Howe and William Lescaze designed the first International style skyscraper in the country. Source: Philadelphia Architecture: A Guide to the City, 1994, p.50,62,108, John Andrew Gallery, 720.
