Designed by Horace Trumbauer in the Lombardic Romanesque style, 1928. 222 West Rittenhouse Square is a fully functioning and occupied twenty-seven story residential high rise building. It is steel framed and clad in yellow brick with aluminum windows throughout. At 320 feet above grade, the chateau boasts a green Spanish tile hipped roof topped with copper clad spires. Ornate terra cotta and limestone details decorate the façade.
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