Contributor |
Gries, John M., 1827-1862, architect. |
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Hutton, Addison, 1834-1916, architect. |
Title |
Farmers & Mechanics Bank, Chestnut Street. [graphic]. |
Publisher |
Philadelphia |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1873 |
Date |
[1873] |
Physical Description |
1 photographic print: albumen on stereograph mount; 9 x 17 cm. (3.25 x 6.75 in.) |
Description |
Exterior view of bank located at 425-429 Chestnut Street, built 1854-5, designed by John M. Gries. Also depicts the Pennsylvania
Company for Insurances on Lives & Granting Annuities at 431 Chestnut, built 1871-3, designed by Addison Hutton. Buildings
form part of Bank Row.
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Is part of |
Fairmount Park. Philadelphia. 91 |
Notes |
Title printed on mount. |
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Yellow mount with rounded corners. |
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Reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the
19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 93.
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Arcadia caption text: This photograph focuses on two of the extant banks located on Bank Row shown above. When John Gries’
design for the building was completed in 1855, the Farmers’ & Mechanics’ Bank, on the right, was the largest bank in the city.
Its smaller neighbor to the left, the Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives & Granting Annuities was completed in 1873
after designs by Addison Hutton. The building complemented the architectural style of the Farmers’ & Mechanics’ Bank while
using contrasting gray granite rather than white marble for its façade.
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Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
Subject |
Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank in the City of Philadelphia. |
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Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities. |
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Banks -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Insurance companies -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 400 block. |
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Bank Row (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880. |
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Stereographs -- 1870-1880. |
Associated name |
Gries, John M., 1827-1862, architect. |
Associated name |
Hutton, Addison, 1834-1916, architect. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - unidentified - banks [P.9079.3] |
Accession number |
P.9079.3 |