Exterior view of front facade and south side. Built in 1747 by John Zachary at the southwest corner of Germantown Avenue and West Logan Street. Zachary sold the property to Samuel Mechlin and the property descended to George Mechlin Wagner. Demolished in 1915., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Also known as the Mechlin-Wagner House.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
February 14, 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.7]
Glass negative showing the Mechlin-Wagner House, a two-story tavern with shuttered windows at 4840 Germantown Avenue. A fence surrounds the lawn. Trolley tracks run down the brick road in front of the building and two large trees grow on either side of the entryway. The Mechlin-Wagner House was built in 1747 by John Zachary. It was sold to Samuel Mechlin in 1764 and continued to pass through the Mechlin-Wagner family. The house was demolished in 1915., Time: 9:10, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date
May 2, 1889
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1530]
