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Creator Taylor, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton), 1846-1927
Title On the Edge of Society Hill
Date ca. 1915
Description Depicts the corner of a well-kept residential street. The building on the corner is identified as St. Peter's House, an Episcopal charity.
Notes Standing here at the intersection of Pine and Front Streets we are upon the border of a once exclusive residential section. St. Peter's House, a beneficent outpost of the Episcopal Church, is one of comparatively modern build, dating from the centennial period. On this corner formerly stood the home of Bishop White. The houses beyond were, in the time of the Revolution, popular quarters for discriminating British officers of high degree, and more than one of them have been heard and seen even near to the present time, clad in brilliant uniforms, stalking in upper rooms and clanking down dark stairways to the affright of children and servants. This is, however, a matter to be whispered and not asserted when skeptics are near.
Taylor Catalog Number: 41
Is part of Frank H. Taylor Collection
Identifier Taylor - Case 2-10 [2717.F]