Details
Creator Andrews, W. S., artist.
Contributor Watson, John Frampton, printer.
McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect.
Title Mower U.S.A. General Hospital, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. [graphic] / J. McArthur, archt.; W. S. Andrews, delt.
Publisher Philadelphia: J. F. Watson, lith
Date [ca. 1863]
Physical Description 1 print: chromolithograph; 48 x 61 cm.(19 x 24 in.)
Description View showing the Civil War hospital, built in 1862 after the designs of Philadelphia architect John McArthur, Jr. between Stenton, Germantown, Springfield and Abington avenues opposite the Chestnut Hill track of the Reading Railroad (7900-8000 blocks Stenton Avenue). Hospital contains a central complex of administrative and utility buildings, and radiating hospital wards. A train approaches the station at which people wait opposite the hospital. Trees surround the complex. Also shows a neighboring factory building and visitors walking toward the entrance of the hospital and on the grounds.
Is referenced by Wainwright 240
Notes Philadelphia on Stone
POS 491
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 15 M 936
Subject Mower Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Military hospitals -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Hospitals -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Chromolithographs -- 1860-1870.
Associated name McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect.
Location Historical Society of Pennsylvania | HSP Bc 15 M 936