About: Chestnut Hall

Chestnut Hall, formerly known as Hotel Pennsylvania, was designed by Clarence E. Wunder, and built in 1922. Wunder is also responsible for designing Bonwit Teller at 1700 Walnut St (in 1927) and the Neuweiler Brewery (in 1913). The 10-story building's architectural style is Renaissance revival. The building consists of a steel structure, a cement and brick facade, and an entablature with accompanying cornice along the top. Once built, the building served as the Hotel Pennsylvania. In the 1940s it became known as the Hotel Philadelphia. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, it was known as the Penn Sherwood Hotel. In June 2006 Apartment Investment and Management Company (Aimco) bought a majority stake of the property.