Drake Hotel is a hotel in Philadelphia, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania”. It stands about 0.7 km from the centre of Philadelphia.[3]

Overview

The Drake Hotel, a historic 375-foot-tall, 33-story luxury hotel located at 1512–1514 Spruce Street at the corner of S. Hicks Street between S. 15th and S. 16th Streets in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was built in 1928–29 by the Murphy, Quigley Company and was designed by the architectural firm of Ritter and Shay in the Art Deco style with Spanish Baroque terra cotta ornamentation on themes surrounding Sir Francis Drake, including "dolphins, shells, sailing vessels and globes." The building is topped by a terra cotta dome.

From “Drake Hotel (Philadelphia)” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

Its architecture is described as Art Deco architecture. It is listed as a National Register of Historic Places listed place. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.7 km from the centre of Philadelphia. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), about 11 km from the centre of Philadelphia.[4]

It is one of 40 hotels in and around Philadelphia recorded in Wikidata, 17 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 4 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Divine Lorraine Hotel, opened in 1900. See Hotels in Philadelphia.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

See also

References

  1. ^ Drake Hotel (Q5305605). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Drake Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-05.
  3. ^ Philadelphia (Q1345). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Philadelphia. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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