Construction begins on a new Drexel & Co. office at the southeast corner of Fifth and Chestnut in Philadelphia. By 1888, a second Drexel Building was established on the same block in 1888. The building was the tallest in the city at the time at eleven stories, and essentially forced the movement of the third street financial district into this block.
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Construction begins on a new Drexel & Co. office at the southeast corner of Fifth and Chestnut in Philadelphia. By 1888, a second Drexel Building was established on the same block in 1888. The building was the tallest in the city at the time at eleven stories, and essentially forced the movement of the third street financial district into this block.
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1885
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“Construction begins on a new Drexel & Co. office at the southeast corner of Fifth and Chestnut in Philadelphia. By 1888, a second Drexel Building was established on the same block in 1888. The building was the tallest in the city at the time at eleven stories, and essentially forced the movement of the third street financial district into this block.,” Drexel Exhibits, accessed April 26, 2024, https://drexelexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/283.