View shows the rear of the mansion of the late Philadelphia lawyer built 1801-1802 after the designs of Benjamin Henry Latrobe at 900-906 Chestnut Street. Includes a boy sitting on the rear porch near statuary of dogs. Mansion razed circa 1862 following the death of Burd's widow, the grandniece of merchant Joseph Sims, the original owner of the mansion., Title from manuscript note on verso., Buff mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date
[ca. 1862]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Residences [P.9047.27]
