Castner Scrapbook v.5, Old Houses 2, page 54
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook Collection
Item Info
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
Item pdcc00404, bottom left [image dimensions 9.6 cm x 12.3 cm]:
View of the De Benneville House "Solitude" on Old York Road.
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Item pdcl00006, top [image dimensions 16.4 cm x 21.6 cm]:
"The street was named after the original owner of the property in this area. These houses near the waterfront were originally built on higher ground than is shown in this photograph. Where the street was graded, enough earth was cut away to allow a ground floor to be built beneath the houses. In order for the entrances to remain useful, the staircases were built to permit access from the street level. These houses were once occupied by Swedish settlers."--OPEP, p. 1.
The street, with row of houses. A woman sits by the window on the second floor, first house from the left. Men stand by the door of the last house, far right. A horse-drawn wagon is across the street.
Building demolished: YES
Bibliography:
Reprinted in: Old Philadelphia in early photographs, 1839-1914/edited by Robert F. Looney. New York: Dover Publications, c1976.
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.143287
Geocode Latitude:39.935045
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.5
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
Moran, John, 1831-1903 - Photographer
De Benneville, Harriet, 1803-1900
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