Exterior view of the Graham House built for John Hoskins in 1688 on the southeast corner of Edgmont Avenue and Graham Street, Chester, Pennsylvania. Shows an oblique view of the two-story brick house with shuttered windows and three dormer windows protruding from the roof. Two sets of stairs lead to the front door, which is covered by a portico. A white picket fence surrounds the property. A sign hangs on the front of the house, "Graham House John Hoskins 1688." An African American man leans on the second-story windowsill with his left hand resting on his face and looks at the viewer. Hoskins operated the house as an Inn., Title supplied by cataloger., Date from manuscript note written on mount: Pennsylvania Bi-centennial Photographs, 1882., Forms part of a series of eleven Pennsylvania Bi-centennial photographs by Bennett., Purchase 1978., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Creator
Bennett, Nathaniel M., photographer
Date
1882
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Photographs-Bennett [P.8458.4]
