| Creator |
W. Birch & Son. |
| Contributor |
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834. |
|
Birch, Thomas, 1779-1851, artist. |
|
Seymour, Samuel, 1796-1823, engraver. |
| Title |
The house intended for the President of the United States, in Ninth Street Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn & engraved by W.
Birch & Son.
|
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : Published by R. Campbell & Co. No. 30 Chesnut [sic] Street |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1799 |
| Date |
1799 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : hand-colored engraving ; sheet 33 x 41 cm (13 x 16.5 in.) |
| Description |
View showing the executive mansion, originally built for President Washington, on Ninth Street below Market Street. Erected
between 1792 and 1797 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the residence (completed after Washington's term in office), never
housed a president, and was later purchased by the University of Pennsylvania. In the foreground, a horse-drawn cart travels
the street; an African American man rides on horseback; and a white woman with a basket, possibly a peddler, sits across the
street. Views of the Alms House and House of Employment are visible in the background.
|
| Is part of |
City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, North America, as it appeared in the year 1800. |
| Is referenced by |
Snyder, City of Independence 210 |
|
Snyder, "William Birch: His Views" 13 |
| Notes |
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited. |
|
Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982,
rev. 2000), pl. 13.
|
|
Accessioned 1979. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
|
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
|
| Subject |
African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Carts & wagons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Horseback riding -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Peddlers and peddling -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Presidents -- Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Ninth Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- South -- 000 block. |
| Genre |
Engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1790-1800. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Birch's views [Sn 13/P.2276.25] |
| Accession number |
Sn 13/P.2276.25 |
|
P.2276.25 |
