Exterior view of Girard College constructed 1833 to 1847 after the designs of Thomas Ustrick Walter at 1201-1211 West College Avenue, Philadelphia. In the center, shows Founders Hall designed in the Greek-Revival style with columns and a pediment. Two outbuildings flank either side of the Hall. A number of boys walk on the school grounds. Outside the walled campus, pedestrians walk along the sidewalk. Horse-drawn carriages travel down the street. Girard College was established through a bequest from Stephen Girard, a Philadelphia financier and philanthropist, for the creation of a school for poor, white, orphaned boys. The outbuildings, originally named Building 1 through 4, were used as student dormitories and residences for the president and teacher. In 1927, the buildings were renamed, Allen Hall, Bordeaux Hall, Mariner Hall, and Merchant Hall., Title and date from duplicate copies in Library Company collection., Trimmed and lacking title and imprint., Gift of David Doret., See related copies: **Ph Pr - Education - Girard [5225.F.7; 5225.F.11].
Creator
Graham, A. W., engraver
Date
[ca. 1840 or 1847]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Doret and Mitchell Collection – Prints [P.2019.64.39]
Postcard depicting exterior view of the house, also known as the Letitia Street House, built for merchant Thomas Chalkley in 1713 to 1715. Shows the two-and-a-half-story house with a gabled roof and dormer; green shuttered windows on the façade; and a sign above the front door that reads, “William Penn.” The front doors and windows are open. In the left, ivy grows up the wall. Four young girls and one boy, some with baskets on their laps, sit on a bench beside the house and look toward the viewer. Numerous trees stand on the property around the house. Image is also pasted with glitter that decorates the grounds, as well as the border of the house, like garland. In the 19th century, the house was misidentified as being built by William Penn in 1682 and given to his daughter Letitia. The building served as a tavern for many years before being moved from Second and Chestnut Streets to Fairmount Park (3401 West Girard Avenue) in 1883., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Also known as the Letitia Street House., Manuscript note written in lower right on recto: Mother., Gift of David Doret, 2019.
Date
[ca. 1900]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Ephemera [P.2019.64.31]
