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New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building, HABS photo, 1975
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Location	1003 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′00″N 75°09′27″W / 39.9500°N 75.1575°W / 39.9500; -75.1575
Area	less than an acre
Built	1873, 1890–1891
Architect	Henry Fernbach; Phillip W. Roos
Architectural style	Second Empire
NRHP reference No.	80003615
Added to NRHP	June 6, 1980

The New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building, also known as the Victory Building, is an historic, American office building that is located in the Market East neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, it is part of the East Center City Commercial Historic District.

History and architectural features

Henry Fernbach and Phillip W. Roos are credited as the building's architects. It was built in 1873, and is a seven-story, brick building, faced with granite, and measuring 58 feet by 176 feet. Its three lowest stories feature engaged columns, pilasters, balustrades, and arcades. The top three stories were added between 1890 and 1891. It is topped by a mansard roof in the Second Empire style.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is located on the East Center City Commercial Historic District.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Richard J. Webster (March 1979). 01H.pdf "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-6707, "Victory Building, Tenth & Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA", 2 photos, 1 photo caption page
• HABS No. PA-1523, "New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building, 1001–1005 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA", 3 photos, 1 photo caption page

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