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The Old Bank Edifice at the Southwest Corner of Fourth and Chestnut Streets
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Creator
Taylor, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton), 1846-1927
Title
The Old Bank Edifice at the Southwest Corner of Fourth and Chestnut Streets
Date
ca. 1922
Description
Depicts the building at the corner of Fourth and Chestnut Streets. A sign labels a business in the building as "Wells, Fargo, & Co. Mail & Express."
Notes
From long before the Revolution a tavern, the "Death of the Fox," was located at the southwest corner of Fourth and Chestnut Streets. It was owned, in 1740, by Thomas Sober, whose patrons were doubtless often otherwise. Under a succession of names a proprietors it continued to dispense liquid cheer to 1708. It projected beyond the building line some feet, necessitating a detour upon the part of pedestrians, which speaks well for the political pull of the saloon of those festive days. The site was bought in the year mentioned by Philadelphia Bank Corporation, which erected a gothic structure upon Fourth Street, below the corner. In 1836 the Philadelphia and the Western banks joined in the purchase of a house formerly occupied by Joseph Hopkinson (who here wrote the patriotic song, "Hail Columbia"), adjoining the tavern site on the west, and on the acquired sites erected the building shown in this drawing. The Philadelphia Bank occupied the second floor at the corner. In later years this building was a hive of varied agencies and small industries. Among the tenants at one time were the Commonwealth Bank and the Girard Life Insurance and Trust Company.
Taylor Catalog Number: 151
Is part of
Frank H. Taylor Collection
Identifier
Taylor - Case 8-1 [2717.F]
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Frank H. Taylor Illustration Collection
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