Norwood Was The Country Home of Lloyd Mifflin, Columbia, Pennsylvania
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Norwood Was The Country Home of Lloyd Mifflin, Columbia, Pennsylvania
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Who Will Resuscitate The Joseph Priestley House?
Posted by admin on June 20, 2012 · 3 Comments
Who Will Resuscitate The Joseph Priestley House?
Looking Northeast, the side elevation of the mansion (right), barn (far left), the double privy (on left), and the fences of the Joseph Priestley Estate (House).
Looking northeast at the Side Elevation of the Mansion House of the Joseph Priestley House.
Laboratory Interior View with Retort Experimentation, Joseph Priestley House, Northumberland, [...]
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The Early Sodomites Of Pennsylvania Built The Octagonal Sodom Schoolhouse In 1815…
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The Sodom Schoolhouse, Circa 1815, The Octagonal Schoolhouse Of Sodom, Pennsylvania…
West Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
A Circa 1815 Octagonal Schoolhouse, this gem was constructed of stone by the charity, communal nature, and goodwill of the Sodomites of Pennsylvania, as a multi-use, public meeting house that was primarily used as a school building until 1915. The Methodists of Sodom were [...]
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A Row House With The Right Kind Of Awnings. Probably Pennsylvania.
Posted by admin on June 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment
A Row House With The Right Kind Of Awnings. Probably Pennsylvania.
A youngish couple, proud of their arrival to the solidly middle class, pose with their self-propelled conveyance (a bi-cycle) before their brick and stone masonry dwelling-a fanciful row house, no doubt two or three stories tall. While images of people and their houses are common [...]
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Stephen Girard’s Farm House, Passyunk, Pennsylvania
Posted by admin on June 1, 2012 · 2 Comments
Stephen Girard’s Farm House, Passyunk, Pennsylvania
Taken from an unidentified early twenieth century publication:
Stephen Girard’s Farm House
Possibly as a division from his thronging business cares, Stephen Girard bought seventy-five acres of ground in Passyunk in the year 1797, and there established a model farm. The location was “three miles from Philadelphia upon the Fort Mifflin road.” [...]
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The Little Germantown House of Gilbert Stuart, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The Little Germantown House of Gilbert Stuart, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Taken from a newspaper clipping of the late 19th century:
“Gilbert Stuart was, strictly speaking, not a resident of Germantown, and his sojourn in the place was of short duration, but while he was here he painted one of his most famous portraits of Washington, and for this [...]
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Furness Designed the John Christian Bullitt House at Paoli, Pennsylvania.
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Furness Designed the John Christian Bullitt House at Paoli, Pennsylvania.
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John Christian Bullitt House, Included Stable and Gardener’s Cottage. Cobblestone Drive, Paoli, Pennsylvania.
Designed by the architecture firm of Frank Furness–Furness, Evans & Co., Architects, 2154, the eminent Philadelphia Architect, “Levi Focht, the builder of the Reading Railroad station, was in charge of construction. The flaring shingled [...]
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The Traditional Victorian Bedroom of William Christian Bullitt (1891-1967), Rittenhouse Square Townhouse Interior, 222 South 19th Street, Philadephia, PA
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The Traditional Victorian Bedroom of William Christian Bullitt (1891-1967), Rittenhouse Square Townhouse Interior, 222 South 19th Street, Philadephia, PA
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Apparently Elitism Came In The Form Of A Bullitt Or A Dick in Old Philadelphia Society, Curious Clipping, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Apparently Elitism Came In The Form Of A Bullitt Or A Dick in Old Philadelphia Society, Curious Clipping, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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A Classic Storefront Never Dies, All She Needs Is Some Paint…Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Posted by admin on March 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment
A Classic Storefront Never Dies, All She Needs Is Some Paint…Philadelphia Pennsylvania
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