Creator |
Taylor, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton), 1846-1927 |
Title |
Horticultural Hall |
Date |
ca. 1917 |
Description |
Reproduction of a drawing depicting a building on a busy street. Pedestrians gather on the sidewalk in front of the entrance,
and automobiles and a figure on horseback are on the street in the foreground.
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Notes |
In the autumn of 1917 this building, located south of the Academy of Music upon Broad street and one of the most beautiful
structures in Philadelphia, was destroyed to make room for a theatre. The fact directs attention to the long and noteworthy
record of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society which, formed in 1827, was the successor of the first American Agricultural
Society, organized in 1785. The original Horticultural Hall was built in 1865. The Hall was burned out in 1881 and again in
1893. The structure lately removed was the fourth owned by the society. The repeated rebuilding of the property was due to
the liberality of Mr. William A. Schaeffer, who held the position of President seventeen years. In 1884 his widow placed the
building in the hands of trustees "for the benefit and use of the Society forever." Many eminent citizens have been identified
with the Society in the course of its existence.
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Taylor Catalog Number: 112 |
Is part of |
Frank H. Taylor Collection |
Identifier |
Taylor - Case 12-10 [2717.F] |