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Creator Taylor, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton), 1846-1927
Title The Home of the "Contributionship"
Date ca. 1922
Description Depicts a four-story residence with columns on the front porch. Three men stand on the sidewalk.
Notes This building, a pleasing example of the typical architecture of the old-time Philadelphia, was designed by Thomas Y. Walter and built in 1837 for the Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Losses by Fire, the oldest corporation of the kind in the United States, dating from 1752. It is located at 212 South Fourth Street, upon the site of the residence of Charles A. Poulson. At the period of its construction it was customary for the treasures of financial institutions to live in the building containing the corporate office, there being no safe repositories elsewhere. The Contributionship building was, therefore, a residence, notable in a section once distinguished for the quiet elegance and wealth.
Taylor Catalog Number: 138
Is part of Frank H. Taylor Collection
Identifier Taylor - Case 8-9 [2717.F]