Equitable Trust Building


The Equitable Trust Building, also known as the Broad and Locust Building, is a historic commercial skyscraper located at 1405 Locust Street in Philadelphia.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 3, 1986.

Description and history

Situated three blocks south of Philadelphia City Hall designed by Horace Trumbauer. Trumbauer designed the 21-story building in 1925 after completing a similarly styled residential building, the Chateau Crillon Apartment House on Rittenhouse Square for the owner of the Equitable Trust Company, Louis Cahan.