Castner Scrapbook v.8, Financial, page 10

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Castner Scrapbook v.8, Financial, page 10

Item Info

Item No: pdcc02358
Title: Castner Scrapbook v.8, Financial, page 10
Historic Street Address: 108 South 4th Street
Historic Street Address: 313 Chestnut Street
Historic Street Address: 6th & Spring Garden Streets, Southwest corner
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

Item pdcc00663, top left [image dimensions 11.2 cm x 12.4 cm]:

One of thirty-nine litho views of financial institutions from the borders of an 1886 map, Philadelphia in 1866, published by Burk & McFetridge.


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Item pdcc00664, middle left [image dimensions 11.4 cm x 12.6 cm]:

Depicts a two-story granite building built in 1872-73. This historic building was designed in the neo grec style by the notable architectural firm of Furness & Hewitt. Additions were made to the original structure in 1888 and 1903.

One of thirty-nine litho views of financial institutions from the borders of an 1886 map, Philadelphia in 1886, published by Burk & McFetridge.


Notes:

Item pdcc00665, top right [image dimensions 12.0 cm x 7.5 cm]:

Depicts distinctive facade of the Provident Life and Trust Company's building, aka Merchant's National Bank building.


Notes:

Item pdcc00666, bottom right [image dimensions 12.2 cm x 8.7 cm]:

Depicts the facade of the National Bank of the Republic, 313 Chestnut Street, which was designed by Frank Furness. Shows a horse-drawn carriage parked in front of the building, and pedestrians on the sidewalk. Built in 1883-84, the building later became the home of the Philadelphia Clearing House, before it was demolished.


Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.148382
Geocode Latitude:39.961609

Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.8
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
Burk & McFetridge
Furness & Hewitt (Firm) - Architect
Burk & McFetridge
Furness, Frank, 1839-1912 - Architect