New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building

The New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building, also known as the Victory Building, is an historic, American office building that is located in the Market East neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building, HABS photo, 1975
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Location	1003 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39.9500°N 75.1575°W / 39.9500; -75.1575
Area	less than an acre
Built	1873, 1890–1891
Architect	Henry Fernbach; Phillip W. Roos
Architectural style	Second Empire
NRHP reference No.	80003615[1]
Added to NRHP	June 6, 1980

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980,^[1] it is part of the East Center City Commercial Historic District.

History and architectural features

Henry Fernbach and Phillip W. Roos are credited as the building's architects. It was built in 1873, and is a seven-story, brick building, faced with granite, and measuring 58 feet by 176 feet. Its three lowest stories feature engaged columns, pilasters, balustrades, and arcades. The top three stories were added between 1890 and 1891. It is topped by a mansard roof in the Second Empire style.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1] It is located on the East Center City Commercial Historic District.