[1][2] On February 2, 1896, a disastrous fire razed the headquarters of the American Baptist Publication Society (ABPS) at 1420–1422 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

[3] In the same year of that fire, the ABPS began construction of a new headquarters building on the same site.

One member of the family, Samuel Aldrich Crozer, served a term as the ABPS's president.

[4] The Crozer Building was designed by the architectural firm of Frank Miles Day & Brother.

[2] Part of the building was occupied earlier, with the ABHS moving into the new facility on November 17, 1897 before construction had been completed.