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Creator Taylor, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton), 1846-1927
Title Where Franklin Sleeps
Date ca. 1922
Notes View of Benjamin Franklin's grave, looking from the graveyard to the row of buildings across the street.
The graves of Benjamin and Deborah, his wife, are covered by a marble slab close to the railed opening in the wall of Christ Church Cemetery at Arch and Fifth streets. The larger building shown in the drawing, located on the north side of Arch street, at the present number 429, was erected by Benjamin Franklin upon ground bought by him in 1741, and which extended northward to Appletree alley. In Franklin's written instructions, preserved by the Philosophical Society, he states that he intended this building to serve as a model for a type of home suitable for families of moderate means. The fact that the plan included an office below the main floor suggests the possibility that the rear building may have been used as a printery, although no evidence of such use has been discovered by the writer.
Taylor Catalog Number: 89
Is part of Frank H. Taylor Collection
Identifier Taylor - Case 6-16 [2717.F]
Call number Taylor - Case 6-16 [2717.F]
Image file Taylor-6-16.tif