Castner Scrapbook v.18, Chestnut Street – Residences 1, page 12

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Castner Scrapbook v.18, Chestnut Street – Residences 1, page 12

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Item No: pdcc03097
Title: Castner Scrapbook v.18, Chestnut Street – Residences 1, page 12
Historic Street Address: 1335 Walnut Street (NE corner of Broad & Walnut)
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

Item 1, entire page:   Image, accompanied by detailed text, of a corner view of the Dundas-Lippincott House (aka, the Yellow Mansion), at 1335 Walnut Street; there is also an inset portrait of its first owner, banker James Dundas. Caption reads,  "' Yellow Mansion" a Link in History" On Its Site Was Vauxhall Gardens, Where Marquis deLafayette Was Entertained on His Second Visit to the United States--Once the Scene of a Great Riot."  The mansion was designed for Dundas, c. 1840,  by architect Thomas U. Walter. The building was demolished in 1909. Reproductions of photographs for an unidentified newspaper, 17 x 16 cm, undated; and text, 22 x 17 cm (irregular), undated.


Creation Year: 1845
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.163496
Geocode Latitude:39.949433

Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.18
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
Thomas U. Walter - Architect

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