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The Old Structure at Fifth and Chestnut Streets and Philosophical Hall
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Frank H. Taylor Illustration Collection
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Creator
Taylor, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton), 1846-1927
Title
The Old Structure at Fifth and Chestnut Streets and Philosophical Hall
Date
ca. 1922
Description
Reproduction of a drawing depicting a two story building at a busy intersection. Independence Hall is visible in the background, and pedestrians, a horse-drawn carriage, and a horse-drawn streetcar are in the foreground.
Notes
Through a period of more than seventy-five years, for want of a better place, the old Hall of Independence, with its flanking structures, were the seat of local government. So recent has grown the sentiment of national veneration for the group, compelling restoration and safeguarding, that the worn-out old Supreme Court building at the corner of Fifth Street, has not, as yet, in 1919, been put into good order. Thie building was completed in 1791. During nearly ten years it was occupied by the U.S. Supreme and other Federal Courts. City Councils met there through more than half a century. Prior to the completion of the Public Buildings the Central Police Station was housed here, the Mayor and his staff having the second floor. The library building of the Philosophical Society south of the old City Hall is shown in this drawing as it originally appeared. It was erected in 1787 upon ground granted by the State.
Taylor Catalog Number: 190
Is part of
Frank H. Taylor Collection
Identifier
Taylor - Case 12-17 [2717.F]
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Frank H. Taylor Illustration Collection
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