Advertisement showing the front facade of the five-story hotel with balcony built 1837 after the designs of William Strickland. The name of the proprietor "Sanderson," i.e., Joseph M. Sanderson, adorns the entranceway. Also shows the hat shop of Lazel Elmes tenanting the building later renumbered to 40-50 North Fourth Street. A display of hats adorns the doorway to the shop. Merchant's Hotel was a premier early 19th-century hotel visited by several presidents and used as James Buchanan’s presidential campaign headquarters in 1856. The building was razed by fire in 1966., Title from Poulson inscription on recto: No. 38 north Fourth St., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 471, LCP copy trimmed and lacking title., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
Creator
Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846, artist
Date
[ca. 1838]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W234 [P.2104]
