Old Philadelphia houses on Society Hill, 1750-1840

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by  Maicher, Michael;McCall, Elizabeth B

OLD PHILADELHPIAH OUSES
1750-1840
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ON SOCIETYH ILL,1 750-1840
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ELIZABETHM ARISM cCALL,R OBERT CARTER McCALL,
MELANIEJ OY McCALLA ND CAROLYN BARTOW McCALL
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CONTENTS
Foreword and Acknowledgments 7
Notes on the Design and Architectural Detail of Philadelphia Row Houses
9
18
THE BARCLAY HOUSE . .
BELL'S COURT 20
THE BOUVIER HOUSES .............. .. ............. .. ..... . 22
THE BRACKEN HOUSE 28
THE CARSON HOUSES . ........ 34
THE DILWORTH HOUSE .. 42
......... 45
THE DRINKER HOUSE and DRINKER'S COURT
51
THE HEAD HOUSE and OLD MARKET. .. ......... ... . .. . ... .
THE HILL-PHYSICK-KEITH HOUSE 56
THE INGERSOLL HOUSE 60
THE LATTA HOUSE 66
THE LITTLE HOUSE. . 74
THE MAN FULL OF TROUBLE INN and THE
PASCHALL HOUSE . . ............ . .. .... 78
86
THE MEREDITH HOUSE .
THE MORRIS HOUSE. .................. .................. .... .... ... . .... 94
105
THE MUTUAL ASSURANCE COMPANy ....... .
THE OLD PINE STREET CHURCH 112
THE PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL ......................... . 118
THE PHILADELPHIA CONTRIBUTIONSHIP. . 124
POR TICO ROW. .. .......... . 132
134
THE POWEL HOUSE.. ..
ST. JOSEPH'S, WILLING'S ALLEY .. 147
150
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH .
ST. PETER'S CHURCH 154
158
THE TRUMP HOUSE .
164
THE WATTS HOUSE.
176
THE WISTER HOUSE ............. .
FIREMARKS ........ . 185
INDEX 187
FOREWORD AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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ForewoarnddA cknolwedgments 7
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NOTESO N THE DESING AND ARCHITECTURAL
1740-1850�::
DETAILO F PHILADELPHIRAO W HOUSES,
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P OF valuoefe vehroyu sdee penodnsi tasp pearawnhcieci,hs
determbiyna erdc hitedcetsuiargnandld etaTihlea. r chiteocfot ludr e
housients h Seo ciHeitlayln dW ashingSqtuoanra er eiacss o nsidseovr aeldu ­
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wholceo mmuniPtlyaf.no str h ael teraantdir oens toroafbt oiuosnce esr tified
as" histmoursihtea "v teh aep proovfta hlPe h iladeHlipshtioarC iocmamli s­
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developAmuetnhto rity.
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