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Farmers' & Mechanics' Bank, 427 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

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Summary

Significance: The Farmers' & Merchants' Bank, at that time the largest in the city, erected the first of the bank row structures in 1854. The building has recently been the home of the Philadelphia Maritime Museum (1965-1974). Philadelphia National Bank bought the building in 1917 and still owns it.

Survey number: HABS PA-1415

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Date

1933 - 1970
person

Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
place

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ,  39.94909, -75.14856
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Library of Congress
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Link

http://www.loc.gov/
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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