The Franklin Residences

This article is about the historic hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For Benjamin Franklin's residence in Philadelphia, see Franklin Court. For his London residence, see Benjamin Franklin House.

Benjamin Franklin Hotel
The Franklin Residences in June 2012
Location822–840 Chestnut St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates39°56′58.9″N 75°9′18.45″W / 39.949694°N 75.1551250°W / 39.949694; -75.1551250
Built1925
ArchitectHorace Trumbauer, John N. Gill
Architectural styleLate 18th-century Anglo-American
NRHP reference No.82003808
Added to NRHPMarch 2, 1982

The Franklin Residences is a historic apartment building located at 834 Chestnut Street in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It opened on January 14, 1925, as the Benjamin Franklin Hotel and was named after United States Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.

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