[The Fisher House. Formerly No. 110 now 226 South Front Street. [graphic] : The residence of Saml. R. Fisher - where he deceased. His son (only) Thomas then occupied the house where he died, on Tuesday morning, Feby 12th 1856. The house is remarkable from the "pent" roof over the front door - where the second or upper door appears in the picture there was a window similar to that remaining. S.R.F's counting house* no. 27 (old) Dock St. and storehouses were in the rear of this, on Dock Street. The houses northerly in view are to the N.W. cor. of Front and Granite Street.] | Library Company of Philadelphia Digital Collections

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Creator	Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg) photographer.
Contributor	McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title	[The Fisher House. Formerly No. 110 now 226 South Front Street. [graphic] : The residence of Saml. R. Fisher - where he deceased. His son (only) Thomas then occupied the house where he died, on Tuesday morning, Feby 12th 1856. The house is remarkable from the "pent" roof over the front door - where the second or upper door appears in the picture there was a window similar to that remaining. S.R.F's counting house* no. 27 (old) Dock St. and storehouses were in the rear of this, on Dock Street. The houses northerly in view are to the N.W. cor. of Front and Granite Street.]
Publisher	PA. Philadelphia. 1859
Date	May 1859
Physical Description	1 photographic print: salted paper print; 22 x 16 cm. (8.75 x 6.25 in.)
Description	View looking east showing the 200 block of Front Street, including the former residence of merchants Samuel Rowland Fisher and his son Thomas Fisher. Also shows adjacent businesses including Kirkpatrick, DeHaven & Co., liquor dealers (228-230 S. Front) and the Pennsylvania Railroad Emigrant Line office (224 S. Front). Also shows barrels lining the sidewalk and a parked horse-drawn dray.
Notes	Date inscribed on negative.
	Title from duplicate.
	Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
	Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Subject	Fisher, Samuel Rowland, 1745-1834 -- Homes and haunts.
	Fisher, Thomas, 1801-1856 -- Homes and haunts.
	Kirkpatrick, DeHaven & Co.
	Pennsylvania Railroad -- Buildings.
	Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
	Liquor industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
	Ticket offices -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
	Carts & wagons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject	Front Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- South -- 226.
Genre	Salted paper prints -- 1850-1860.
	Reproductions -- 1850-1860.
Provenance	McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location	Library Company of Philadelphia\| Print Department\| photo - Richards - Residences - F [(7)1322.F.27d]
Accession number	(7)1322.F.27d