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Creator Taylor, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton), 1846-1927
Title The Old Morris Brew House
Date ca. 1922
Description View of a large brick brew house on a street corner. A wagon on the street is being loaded with kegs.
Notes The original Morris brewery in Philadelphia was built by Anthony Morris, 2nd, the son of an English sea captain. He came to Philadelphia, in 1682, from Barbadoes, and, in 1687, erected his malt house and brewery on Front Street below Walnut Street. The business remained in the family and in 1745 Anthony Morris, 4th, built the structure here depicted. It was located at Dock and Pear Streets, where a good spring provided water which made the Morris beer the finest in town. The building was removed in 1900. The several generations of the Morris family figure honorably in the civil and military history of the city. The union of the Morris and the Perot families accurred through the marriage of Elizabeth M. Morris to Francis Perot in 1823. The malting concern continued by the descendants of this union is said to be the "oldest business house in America."
Taylor Catalog Number: 70
Is part of Frank H. Taylor Collection
Identifier Taylor - Case 8-14 [2717.F]