The Beury Building is an 112,000-square foot; 14-story building located at the intersection of Broad Street, Germantown and Erie Avenues in North Philadelphia. It dominates the skyline of the heavily traveled intersection known as Broad and Erie, and is listed on the National Historic Register and previously opened underground directly into the subway. It is in need of extensive renovation as it has been vacant for nearly 20 years. Originally, the National Bank of North Philadelphia, the building was constructed in 1926 and the National Register calls the building one of Philadelphia's more sophisticated examples of the Art-Deco style. In fact, it is the only Art-Deco building in Philadelphia outside of downtown.
The Beury Building was developed on land bordering the sections of North Philadelphia and Germantown. At the time it was built, the area was booming with upscale businesses and residential havens.
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