Views of Old Philadelphia:
Watercolors by Benjamin R. Evans
fromTHE LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA
and the HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA

The greater Philadelphia area has been divided into 10 areas, defined in the table below. These divisions have been used to list Evans' paintings by area. The list is anchored and can be navigated with the help of the table below or through your browser's find function.


 CITYSCAPES
[overviews of the city]
NORTHWEST CENTER CITY
[Broad and west to the Schuykill; Market and north to Vine]
NORTHEAST CENTER CITY
[east of Broad to the Delaware, Market and north to Vine]
SOUTHEAST CENTER CITY
[south of Market to South; east of Broad to the Delaware]
SOUTHWEST CENTER CITY
[south of Market to South; Broad and west to the Schuykill]
SPRING GARDEN
[from the Delaware to the Schuykill; north of Vine to Girard]
NORTH PHILADELPHIA
[east of the Schuykill and north of Girard to the city limits]
WEST PHILADELPHIA
[west of the Schuykill to the city limits]
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA
[south of South to the city limits]
OTHER AREAS
[areas then in the suburbs and unspecified points in Fairmount Park]

CITYSCAPES [overviews of the city]

Cityscape of Philadelphia - ca. 1700s, HSP
south east prospect

Cityscape of Philadelphia - Looking East from State House, HSP

Cityscape of Philadelphia - Looking West from the State House, HSP

Cityscape of Philadelphia - Looking South from State House Steeple, HSP

Cityscape of Philadelphia - Looking North from State House Steeple, HSP


NORTHWEST CENTER CITY
[The area including Broad street west to the Schuykill River, including Market Street north to, and including, Vine Street]

Northwest corner of Broad and Filbert Street 1879, LCP

T. B. Barker & Son, Coach & Wagon Builder - General View 1878, HSP
east side of Broad Street above Race Street

Walter & Shain Commission Merchants - General View 1879, HSP
east side of Broad Street above Race Street

Broad Street above Race, 1878, LCP

Flour Shops - Broad Street General View, HSP
west side of Broad Street above Race Street

McLear & Kendall Carriage Manufacturers - General View, HSP
west side of Broad Street, above Race Street

City Armory - General View, HSP
southeast corner of Broad and Race

Broad Street Businesses - General View, HSP
northeast corner of Broad and Race Streets

Broad Street Businesses - General View 1878, HSP
northwest corner of Broad and Race Streets

Broad Street Businesses - General View, HSP
northwest corner of Broad and Race

First Ba[p]tist [sic] Church, LCP
Broad above Arch Street, west side.

Southeast corner Broad and Cherry Streets, Dec. 1878, LCP

Northeast corner Broad and Cherry Street, 1878, LCP

Southwest corner of Broad and Race Street June 1878, LCP

Southeast corner of Broad and Race Streets Dec. 1898, LCP

Northeast corner Broad and Race Street Nov. 1878, LCP

Northwest corner of Broad and Race Street 1878, LCP

East side of Broad Street from Vine running South. 1879, LCP

East side Broad above Race Street 1879, LCP

Edwin Hart Carriage Repository - General View 1879, HSP
east side of Broad Street above Race Street

Northwest corner Broad and Vine Street, LCP

Southwest corner Broad and Vine Street Nov. 1878, LCP

Ware Houses on Broad Street - General View 1871, HSP
southwest corner of Broad & Cherry Sts.

Fatty Stewart's Adelphia Theatre - General View, HSP
Broad above Cherry St., east side

McLear & Kendall Carriage Builders - General View, HSP
west side of Broad Street above Cherry

Old Reading Railroad Depot (General Hospital, U. S. Army) - General View, HSP
southeast corner of Broad and Cherry Sts., 1863

Offenbach's Concert Garden - General View, HSP
southeast corner of Broad & Cherry

H. Craig & Co. - General View, HSP
northwest corner of Broad & Cherry

Old Columbia Depot - General View, HSP
northeast corner of Broad & Vine

O'Donnell Wines & Liquors - General View, HSP
northwest corner of Broad & Vine

Southwest corner of Market and Merrick Street 1879, LCP

Northwest corner Market and Merrick Street or West Penn Square 1879, LCP

School of Design for Women - General View 1877, HSP
southwest corner of Merrick & Market Sts.

West Penn Square and Filbert Street 1879, LCP

Old Dilapidated Bar - General View, HSP
15th and Race

Southwest corner Fifteenth and Race Street 1880, LCP

Northwest corner of Fifteenth and Race Street 1873, LCP

Market Street Markets - General View undated, HSP
Markets Street, above 16th Street.

Orthopaedic Hospital 1887, LCP
N. W. Cor. 17th & Summer St.

Orthopaedic Hospital - General View undated, HSP
northwest corner of 17th & Summer Sts

Fourth Reform Presbyterian Church - General View, HSP
northwest corner of Eighteenth & Filbert Street

Presbyterian Church - General View, HSP
southwest corner of 18th & Filbert Sts

Northwest corner Twenty first and Market Street 1881, LCP

North Side Market St. from 22nt St. Running East. 1881, LCP


NORTHEAST CENTER CITY
[The same north-south area, but east of Broad Street to the Delaware River]

First Christ Church - General View

German Reformed Church, Corner Hillsdale and Race Street 1883, LCP

Edward Pennington Mansion - General View 1859, PHS
northwest corner of Race & Crown Sts.

Edward Penington Mansion, 1890, LCP
Crown St., Philadelphia, Pa.

a. The Dwelling and Counting House of Stephen Girard and
b. Ground Plan; Water St., 1888, LCP

Girard, Stephen Residence - General View 1888, HSP

London Coffee House - General View undated, HSP
southwest corner of Market & Front Sts.

Northeast corner Second and Arch Street Dec. 1878, LCP

Old Court House, Town Hall & Market - General View Undated, LCP
High [Market] St. between 2nd & 3rd Sts

Stone Prison - Corner View, HSP
southwest corner of 3rd and Market Sts

Christ Church Hospital - General View, HSP
308 Cherry

Helltown House - General View, HSP
West side of Third Street from southeast corner of Race

Merchants Hotel Undated, LCP
[#28 to # 32] North Fourth St., Philada.

Saint Augustine's Church - General View, HSP
4th Street opposite New Street

The Old Academy Undated, LCP
West side of Fourth St. below Arch

Friends Meeting House - General View, HSP
Cherry Street above 4th Street

First Brick House in Philadelphia - General View, HSP
Apple Tree Alley below Fifth

Roussell Fancy Soap & Perfumery - General View, HSP
Prune Street above Fifth Street

Northwest corner of Race and Fifth Street 1888, LCP

Dr. Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills - General View, HSP
northwest corner of 5th & Race Streets

Residence of Lord Howe - General View 1889, HSP
Market St. above Fifth St

Lipp & Fulweiler Cigar Factory - General View, HSP
southwest corner of Sixth & Arch

Southwest corner of Sixth and Arch Street Mar 1879, LCP

Penn National Bank - General View 1883, HSP
northwest corner of 6th and Vine Sts.

Northwest corner of Sixth and Vine Streets 1883, LCP

Pennsylvania Hall - General View undated, HSP
southwest corner of Sixth & Haines Sts

Market Street Scene - General View, HSP
south side of Market Street, between Decatur & 7th

Enochs Varieties Theatre - General View, HSP
Seventh St. below Arch St., east side

East Side of Seventh Street below Arch 1879, LCP

Declaration of Independence (House it was Written In) - General View, HSP
southwest corner of 7th & Market

House Where Jefferson Wrote The Declaration of Independence 1889, LCP
S. W. Cor 7th & Market St.

Saint Cloud Hotel - General View, HSP
north side of Arch Street above Seventh Street

Saint James Church - General View, HSP
Seventh above Market St.

Arch Street Shops - General View, HSP
south side of Arch Street, between 7th and 8th Streets

Perot Residence, Market Street - General View 1859, HSP
Last dwelling on Market Street, east of 8th Street, No. 731

Wood's Popular Trimming Store - General View, HSP
northwest corner of 8th and Arch

Northwest corner of Eighth and Arch Street 1882, LCP

Parish Drug Store - General View 1872, HSP
southwest corner of Eighth & Arch Streets

First American Flag Building - General View 1859, HSP
No. 89 Arch Street

Trinity Methodist Church east side of Eighth above Race Street 1881, LCP

Trinity M. E. Church - General View, HSP
Eighth above Race Street

Market Street Hotels - General View, HSP
Market Street, above 8th

Market above Eighth Street, South Side March 1880, LCP

Cooper & Conrad Building - General View, HSP
southeast corner of Ninth & Market

Ninth Street Shops - General View, HSP
southeast corner of Ninth & Filbert

Southeast corner of Ninth and Filbert Streets 1880, LCP

Dutch Reformed Church, Northeast corner Tenth and Filbert Street 1881, LCP

Northeast corner Tenth and Race Street 1883, LCP

Bingham House - General View, HSP
11th and Market Sts.

Market Street Shops - General View, HSP
southwest corner of Eleventh & Market

E. Mullen Hardware - General View, HSP
northwest corner of 11th & Market

S. W. Corner 11th & Market St. 1885, LCP

Homeopathic Medical College - General View, HSP
north side of Filbert St., above 11th St

Southwest corner of Eleventh and Race Street 1883, LCP

Above the Northwest corner of Eleventh and Race Street May 1883, LCP

Lippincott's Express - General View, HSP
northwest corner of Eleventh & Race

Northwest corner of Eleventh and Race Streets, 1883, LCP

Market Street Scene - General View, HSP
southeast corner of Market & 12th Streets

Eleventh Baptist Church Nov. 1882, LCP
Twelfth at Race Street, West side

Southeast corner Twelfth and Race Street 1883, LCP

Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Depot - General View 1873, HSP
southwest corner of 13th and Market Streets.

Southeast corner of Thirteenth and Filbert Street 1880, LCP

Old Bricklayers Company's Hall - General View, HSP
northeast corner of 13th and Race

Bar and Liquor Store on 13th Street - General View, HSP
west side of 13th Street below Race Street

Guyger's Tobacco and Segar Merchant - General View, HSP
southwest corner of 13th & Race

Northeast corner Thirteenth and Race Undated, LCP

Market Street Scene - General View, HSP
north side of Market Street, above 13th

North side of Market Street between Juniper and Thirteenth Street 1880, LCP

Old Horse Market - General View, HSP
southeast corner of Market & Juniper

Northeast Corner of Juniper and Market Street 1879, LCP

Southeast Corner Filbert and Juniper Street 1879, LCP

Juniper Street Scene - Row Houses, HSP
southeast corner of Juniper and Filbert Streets


SOUTHEAST CENTER CITY
[East of Broad to the Delaware, and south of Market, down to, and including, South Street]

Old Tabernacle Church, Ranstead Court - General View, HSP
Ranstead Court

The Old Tabernacle or Assembly Church Undated, LCP
Ranstead Court

Second Presbyterian Church - General View undated, HSP

United States Hotel, Bloodgood's - General View 1870, HSP
southwest corner of Delaware Avenue and Walnut St.

United States Hotel, Bloodgood's - Side View 1870, HSP
southwest corner of Delaware Avenue and Walnut St.

Bank Meeting House - General View undated, PHS
Bank Meeting House, Front Street.

John Crump, Carpenter & Builder - General View, HSP
east side of 2nd Street, below Chestnut

Bank of Pennsylvania - General View, HSP
South Second St., below Chestnut St

City Tavern - General View, HSP
2nd Street, below Chestnut Street.

2nd below Chestnut St. Undated, LCP

Bank of Pennsylvania Undated, LCP
2nd below Chestnut

Pennsylvania Bank Building - General View 1858, HSP
2nd & Gold Sts.

Number 324 3rd Street - General View, HSP
northwest corner of Third & Union Sts

Third Street west side from Union to Cypress 1883, LCP

South Side Chestnut St. From 3rd to Hudsons Alley 1883 , LCP

Fort Wilson, Residence of Jas. Wilson - General View 1779, HSP
Third & Walnut Sts.

Petry's Restaurant - General View 1852, HSP
north side of Walnut Street above 3rd Street,.

North side of Union Street east from Fourth Street 1881, LCP

No. 15 South 4th St Undated, LCP

Indian Queen Hotel - General View, HSP
Number 15 South 4th Street

Horace Binney [townhouses on 4th St.] Undated, LCP
241 -- 245 South 4th St.

Auction House of James A. Freeman - General View, HSP
south side of Walnut Street above 4th Street

Northwest Corner of 4th & Prune Sts. - General View 1873, HSP
northwest corner of 4th & Prune Sts

From Willings Alley to Spruce Street Undated, LCP
East side of Fourth Street

Philadelphia Bank/Western Bank - General View, HSP
southwest corner of 4th & Chestnut Sts.

Emory Coal, No. 213, 4th Street - General View, HSP
general view of 4th Street below Walnut Street

Friends' School House - General View, HSP
Fourth Street below Chestnut

South Side Chestnut St. from Carpenters Court to 4th St. 1883, LCP

Military Hall - General View, HSP
south side of Library Street, above Fourth Street

Old Walnut Street Prison - General View, HSP
[between fourth and fifth streets]

Northeast corner Fifth and Chestnut Street. 1851, LCP
Northeast corner Fifth and Chestnut Street

Smith's Brewery - General View 1859, HSP
northwest corner of Fifth & Minor Sts.

Philadelphia Dispensary 1882, LCP
Fifth St.

Interior of Phila. Library 1878, LCP
Fifth and Library Streets

Hurst Mansion - General View, HSP
east side of 5th Street above South Street

Fifth Street Scene - Stores and Shops, HSP
east side of Fifth Street below Walnut Street

Philadelphia Library - General View 1884, HSP
northeast corner of Fifth & Library Sts.

Old Indian Queen Tavern - General View, HSP
Fifth Street above Chestnut Street, east side

Norris Mansion - General View, HSP
southeast corner of 5th & Chestnut

Northeast corner of Fifth and South Streets 1883, LCP

George W. Watson Carriage Builder - General View, HSP
east side of 6th Street, near Chestnut Street

Old Wetherill House - General View, HSP
Sansom above Sixth St

Falstaff Hotel - General View undated, PHS
northwest corner of Sixth and Jayne Sts

Northwest corner of Jane and Sixth Street 1880, LCP

North Side of Chestnut St 1851, LCP
Extending from Sixth to Seventh St.

St. James Church Undated, LCP
Seventh Above Market St.

Barnum's Museum, LCP
Southeast Corner of Seventh & Chestnut Sts.

S. E. Corner Chestnut & Seventh St. Undated, LCP
No. 2

S. W. Corner 7th & Chestnut St. 1851, LCP

Northwest corner of Seventh and Chestnut Street. 1882, LCP

Row Houses on Seventh Street - General View, HSP
southwest corner of 7th & Sansom Streets

Episcopal Rooms 1882, LCP
708 Walnut St.

North Side Chestnut Between Seventh & Eighth Street Undated, LCP

York Row - General View, HSP
south side of Walnut Street between Seventh and Eighth Streets

International Theatre Comique - General View, HSP
Sansom St. above 8th

S. W. Corner 8th & Chestnut Street, 1851, LCP
facing Chestnut St.

Butler House - General View, HSP
northwest corner of Eighth and Chestnut Sts

Bell Hotel - General View, HSP
8th Street below Chestnut Street

Southwest corner Eighth and [Sansom] Street 1882, LCP

North side Walnut Street near Eighth Jan. 1882, LCP

Ninth & Spruce Dwellings - General View, HSP
northwest corner of Ninth & Spruce

Ninth & Spruce House - Side View, HSP
northwest corner of Ninth & Spruce

Old Market House - General View, HSP
8th [should be 2nd] and Pine Sts

Historical Society Rooms 1882, LCP
South side Spruce Street between Eighth and Ninth St.

National Theatre - General View, HSP
South side of Chestnut St. near Ninth

Bird [Burd] Mansion - General View , HSP
Ninth and Chestnut Sts.

University of Pennsylvania - General View, HSP
west side of Ninth St. between Chestnut & Market Sts.

Welchs National Circus - Front Elevation, HSP
southeast corner of Ninth & Chestnut Sts.

University Buildings and Stores 1873, LCP
Ninth above Chestnut Street, West Side

Ruins of Chinese Museum - General View, HSP
northeast corner of 9th and Sansom Sts

Grand Central Variety Theatre - General View, HSP
Walnut St. above Eighth St.

Miss Keene's Mansion - General View, HSP
northwest corner of 10th & Chestnut

Jefferson College 1881, LCP
Tenth St. at Sansom

Unitarian Church 1885, LCP
Northeast corner Tenth and Locust Streets

Western Savings Bank - General View, HSP
southwest corner of 10th and Walnut

Locust Street Scene - General View, HSP
southeast corner of 11th & Locust

Savage House - General View, HSP
corner of 11th & Spruce Sts.

Northwest corner of Eleventh and Pine Streets 1883, LCP

Concert Hall and Theatre 1879, LCP
Chestnut Street at Twelfth [north side]

South-east corner of Twelfth and Locust Streets 1883, LCP

Gen. Patterson's House S. W. Cor 13th & Locust St. Oct. 1882, LCP

Northeast corner of Twelfth and Spruce Street 1883, LCP

Desaville Painting Store - General View 1878, LCP
northeast corner of 12th & Spruce Streets

Patterson Mansion [present H. S. P. location] - General View, HSP
southwest corner of 13th & Locust Sts.

Southwest corner Thirteenth and Locust Street Oct. 1882, LCP


SOUTHWEST CENTER CITY
[Broad street and west to the Schuykill, south of Market and including South Street]

Southwest corner Broad Street and Penn Square 1879, LCP

Southeast corner of Broad Street and South Penn Square 1881, LCP

Lords Church - General View, HSP
southeast corner of Broad St. & South Penn Square

General Telegraph Office - General View, HSP
northeast corner of Broad & Chestnut

Northeast corner Broad and Chestnut Streets 1879, LCP

Northwest corner of Broad and Chestnut Street 1879, LCP

Academy Natural Science and La Pierre House - General View, HSP
west side of Broad Street between Chestnut amd Sansom Sts.

Broadway Hotel - General View, HSP
northwest corner of Broad and Chestnut Sts

Broad Street Scene - Above Spruce, 1872, HSP
Broad Street, above Spruce Street, east side

Chestnut Street north side, LCP
commencing first house west of Broad Street 1879

John Chamber's Church, Broad and Sansom Street. 1868, LCP

Paris by Night & Day - View of Broad & Locust, HSP
southeast corner of Broad and Locust Streets, 1876.

Penn Square - Southwest Corner 1878, HSP
southwest corner of Broad & Penn Square

S.E. Corner of Broad and Chestnut Sts. - General View 1875, HSP
southeast corner of Broad and Chestnut Sts.

Clinton Square - General View, HSP
southeast corner of 15th and Chestnut

Colonnade Row - General View, HSP
southwest corner of 15th & Chestnut

Colonade Row, LCP
southwest corner of Fifteenth and Chestnut Street

West side of Seventeenth above Chestnut Street 1883, LCP

Edwin Greble, LCP
South side of Chestnut, West of Seventeenth Street

Skating Rink, Chestnut St. west of 23rd St 1884, LCP


SPRING GARDEN
[The area from the Delaware to the Schuykill, north of Vine street up to and including Girard]

Gaul's Old Brewery - General View, HSP
northeast corner of New Market & Callowhill

Front and Master Streets, Kennsington [sic], 1879 LCP

Brown St. Above 4th, 1884, LCP
North Side Three Doors West of Fourth

Washington Circus 1830, LCP
N. E. Cor. 5th & Buttonwood St.

Silver Heels Hotel 1830, LCP
N. W. Cor. Fifth & Buttonwood St.

Friends Meeting, Southwest Cor. Sixth and Noble Streets. 1883, LCP

Seventh Street Scene - General View 1883, HSP
southeast corner of Seventh & Callowhill Streets

Southeast corner of Seventh and Callowhill Streets 1883, LCP

Eighth Street Scene - General View, HSP
southwest corner of Eighth & Callowhill

Southwest corner Eighth and Callowhill, 1873, LCP

Old Railroad House Hotel - General View, HSP
9th & Green Streets

Dallet's Soap Factory - General View, HSP
northeast corner of 10th & Callowhill

Dallett's old Soap Manufactory 1884, LCP
Northeast corner Tenth and Callowhill Streets

Philadelphia Circus - General View 1860, HSP
southwest corner of 10th & Callowhill Sts.

Salvation Army Headquarters - General View 1881, HSP
northwest corner of 11th & Wood Sts.

Old Church northwest corner Eleventh and Wood Streets 1881, LCP

Moravian Church & Moravian Burying Ground - General View, HSP
Franklin & Wood Sts; Franklin & Vine

Townhouses - Eleventh & Girard Sts. 1888, HSP
northwest corner of Eleventh & Girard Streets

N. W. Cor. 11th & Girard St., 1885, LCP

S. E. Cor. Franklin & Girard Avenue, 1884, LCP

Girard Street Scene - Stores and Shops, HSP
southeast corner of Franklin & Girard Avenue

Franklin & Spring Garden - General View, HSP

Girard Street Townhouses - General View, HSP
northeast corner of 12th and Girard

N.E. Corner 12th & Spring Garden St 1884, LCP
12th & Spring Garden Sts.

South Side of Callowhill St. above Thirteenth, 1881, LCP

East Side of Thirteenth above Callowhill 1881, LCP

Nazareth M. E. Church Oct. 1882, LCP
Thirteenth Street below Vine

Bars on Callowhill Street - General View, HSP
southwest corner of Thirteenth and Callowhill Streets

N. W. Cor. 13th & Callowhill St. 1844, LCP

Northwest corner Thirteenth and Callowhill Street 1880, LCP

East side of Broad Street between Vine and Wood, LCP

West side Broad Street between Vine and Wood, LCP

Penn Museum School - Industrial Art - General View 1878, HSP
southwest corner of Broad & Wood Streets

Wenzler Carriage Factory - General View 1878, HSP
northeast corner of Broad & Wood Street.

East side Broad Street, LCP
Callowhill to Wood

Southwest corner Broad and Callowhill Street, LCP

Northwest corner Broad and Callowhill Streets, LCP

Prichett Flour Merchant - General View 1878, HSP
The northeast corner of Broad & Pearl Streets

Nelson House Restaurant - General View, HSP
northwest corner of Broad & Callowhill

Broad Street Businesses - General View 1878, HSP
southwest corner of Broad and Callowhill Streets,.

N. E. Cor. Broad & Fairmount Ave 1872, LCP

Coal Yards on Callowhill Street - General View, HSP
north side of Callowhill Street above Broad

Northeast corner Fifteenth and Callowhill Streets 1880, LCP

Southeast corner Fifteenth and Callowhill Sts. 1883, LCP

The Three Oaks - General View 1881, HSP
southeast corner of 15th Street & Girard Avenue

The Late Residence of Wm. B. Mann 1882, LCP
South East Corner of Girard Avenue and Fifteenth St.

Farrell Safe Works - General View, HSP
southeast corner of 15th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue

Southwest corner of Fifteenth Street and Penna Ave 1880, LCP

Southeast corner Sixteenth Street and Girard Ave 1883, LCP

Candy Row, Pennsylvania Ave., above Twenty-fourth Street 1874, LCP

Pagoda and Labyrinth Garden - General View undated, PHS
Coates Street near Fairmount

Old Mechanic Fire Company - General View, HSP
northwest corner of Ridge Avenue and Chestnut [should be Coates]

Old Mechanic Fire Co. & House of Refuge Wall 1891, LCP
N. W. Ridge Ave & Coates St.


NORTH PHILADELPHIA
[The area north of Girard, including both 'arms' of the city]

Old Rising Sun Hotel - General View, HSP
intersection of Germantown Turnpike, York Road and Rising Sun Lane

Commissioners Hall - General View, HSP
northeast corner of Front &Master

Southwest corner Seventh and Norris Street 1883, LCP

Broad Street and Germantown Road, 1875, LCP

Centennial Concert Garden - General View, HSP
southwest corner of Broad and Master

Southeast corner Broad and Master Streets 1878, LCP
Southeast corner Broad and Master Streets

Old Hotel, Broad & Montgomery - General Views, HSP
west side of Broad Street above Montgomery


WEST PHILADELPHIA
[Both banks of the Schuykill, as well as the area west of that river]

Grays Ferry Public Tavern 1870, LCP

Temporary Bridge Over Schuylkill River at Market St. 1881, LCP

Old Market Street Bridge - General View, HSP
east shore looking west [this would have been between 23st and 31st]

No. 2 to 3 Market St. Bridge. Oct. 18, 1879, LCP

No. 3 to 4, P. R. R. Grain Depot, Oct. 1879, LCP
shoreline of the Schuylkill River

No. 4 Abator [Abattoir] Oct. 1879 , LCP
Schuylkill River

Westside of Schuylkill near Girard Ave. Bridge. , LCP
Girard Ave.

Columbia Bridge 1872 , LCP
Schuylkill River

Old Girard Avenue Bridge and Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge 1874 , LCP
Girard Avenue at Schuylkill River

Old Wooden Bridge at Girard Avenue - General View, HSP
bank of the Schuylkill

No. 1 to 2. New Bulkhead Wharf West Side Schuylkill River 1892, LCP
extending North From Chestnut St.

J. Hare Powel Mansion - General View, HSP
northwest corner of 32nd & Race

Thirty-Second and Race Streets1884, LCP

Northwest corner of Thirty-Third and Chestnut Streets 1880, LCP

Northeast corner Thirty-third and Chestnut Street1880, LCP

Darby Road and Baltimore Pike 1880, LCP


SOUTH PHILADELPHIA
[The area south of South Street]

Old Navy Yard - View from the Water
Delaware River

Philadelphia Navy Yard
Delaware River

Commissioners Hall - Front Elevation 1873, HSP
2nd and Christian Sts., Southwark

First African Presbyterian Church - General View, HSP
east side of Seventh below Bainbridge St

First Old Presbyterian Church 1884, LCP
East side of Seventh Street, A few doors below Bainbridge formerly Shippen Street

Moyamensing Botanic Gardens - General View, HSP
southwest corner of 10th & Carpenter

Solitude (Henry Morris Estate) - General View 1890, HSP
Fifth to Sixth and Tasker to Mountain Sts.

SouthEast Corner Broad and Carpenter Streets 1884, LCP
opposite old Baltimore R. R. Depot

Broad St.- Continuation, 1884, LCP
Broad Street, near Washington Ave

United States Laboratory 1800, Arsenal Grays Ferry Road 1882, LCP

Greys Ferry Arsenal - General View 1882, HSP


OTHER AREAS
[Sites in what were then suburbs (some are now incorporated) or in unspecified areas of Fairmount Park]

Peales Museum, Germantown - General View undated, HSP
Germantown

Interior, St. Davids Church 1890, LCP
Radnor

Saint David's Church - General View 1890, HSP
Radnor

Saint David's Church - Interior View 1890, HSP
Radnor

Germantown, Corner of Main and Mill Sts. - General View, HSP

Laniganville, Girard Ave. West of 37th St.,1884, LCP

Mower Hospital - Aerial View, HSP
Chestnut Hill

Mower U. S. A. General Hospital 1865, LCP
Ches[t]nut [sic] Hill

Roberts Mill - General View, undated, HSP

Town Hall and Market sheds 1883, LCP
intersection of Second and Coats Sts., Northern Liberties

Town Hall & Market House, Northern Liberties - General View 1887, HSP
intersection of 2nd & Coates Sts.

Blue Bell Hotel - General View 1880, HSP
Paschalville

Blue Bell Tavern May 1880, LCP
Paschalville-Darby Road

Buttonwood Hotel at Darby, LCP

Solitude (Residence of Governor Penn) - General View undated, HSP
now included in the Zoological Garden

Lemon Hill Mansion, 1857, LCP
Fairmount Park

Lemon Hill - General View 1852, HSP
Fairmount Park

Sweet Brier [sic], Fillmyre's Beer Garden 1867, LCP
Fairmount Park

Old Floating Boat Houses at Fairmount 1881, LCP
Fairmount, Schuylkill River

SEDGELEY, LCP
On the Schuylkill River.

Sedgeley (Seat of William Cramond) - General View undated, HSP
Schuylkill River, northern part of old Fairmount Park

Valley Green, LCP
Wissahickon above Red Bridge, Fairmount Park

Lippen or Lippman, LCP
Wissahickon Hall, Fairmount Park

Indian Rock Hotel 1873, LCP
Wissahickon Creek

Indian Rock Hotel - General View 1889, HSP
along the Wissahickon Creek

Old Log Cabin on the Wissahickon 1874, LCP

Old Log Cabin Hotel - General View 1868, HSP
Wissahickon Creek

Smith's Maple Spring Hotel 1879, LCP
Wissahickon Creek

 

 


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