Details
Creator McAllister, W. Y. (William Young), 1812-1896.
Contributor McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Smith, Robert, 1722-1777, architect.
Title [Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic]
Publisher Philadelphia: W. Y. McAllister, optician, 728 & 1314 Chestnut St
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1873
Date [ca. 1873]
Physical Description 1 photographic print: albumen on stereograph mount; 9 x 18 cm. (3.5 x 7 in.)
Description View of the front facade of the hall built 1770-1774 by the builders association, Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, after designs by member Robert Smith. Shows five men in suits standing and seated on the front steps of the building across from the foundation for the Guarantee Trust Company building (built 1873-1875) under construction at 318-320 Chestnut Street. Also shows a small garden lot and the side of the adjacent building at 324 Chestnut Street. Hall served as the meeting place for the First Continental Congress in 1774. The Carpenter's Company, organized 1724, was formed to provide instruction in the science of architecture and financial assistance to members and members' families in need.
Notes Orange mount with rounded corners.
Title supplied by cataloguer.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject Carpenters' Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Guildhalls -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Construction -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 320-322.
Genre Albumen prints -- 1870-1880.
Stereographs -- 1870-1880.
Associated name Smith, Robert, 1722-1777, architect.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister) 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - McAllister, W. Y. - Associations [(8)1322.F.7i]
Accession number (8)1322.F.7i