Details
Contributor J. Childs & Co., printer.
Title Fountain in Franklin Square Philad. [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia: Pub. by J. Childs & Co. No. 8, South 6th St
Date [ca. 1855]
Physical Description 1 print: lithograph, hand-colored; 31 x 39 cm.(7.75 x 10.75 in.)
Description View showing the working central marble fountain in the public square, originally known as the Northeast Square, laid out between Race, Vine, North Sixth, and North Franklin streets. Includes several well-dressed park visitors, including a woman with a child in a tram, strolling, in conversation, reading, seated on park stools, and feeding a squirrel. Also shows trees lining the plaza, a guard house, and partial views of buildings obstructed by the fountain in the background. Ornamental border surrounds the view. Built in 1837, the fountain was one of several improvements to the square following the relinquishment of the grounds by the German Reformed Church circa 1836. Square renamed in 1825. Stools lined the landscaped paths of the public space to prevent loitering.
Is referenced by Wainwright 133
Notes Philadelphia on Stone
POS 267
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 824 C 436
Subject Plazas -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Fountains -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Guardhouses -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Franklin Square (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Lithographs -- Hand-colored -- 1850-1860.
Location Historical Society of Pennsylvania | HSP Bb 824 C 436