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Henry George Birthplace, 413 South Tenth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Henry George Birthplace, 413 South Tenth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Henry George Birthplace, 413 South Tenth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Henry George Birthplace, 413 South Tenth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Henry George Birthplace, 413 South Tenth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Henry George Birthplace, 413 South Tenth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Henry George Birthplace, 413 South Tenth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Henry George Birthplace, 413 South Tenth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Henry George Birthplace, 413 South Tenth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Henry George Birthplace, 413 South Tenth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Summary
Significance: When carpenter Edward Harlin (the owner) died in 1820, the site was occupied by a 1 1/2 story frame house. It seems to have been succeeded by the present brick house in the following year. Title then went to George Smith, a leading Philadelphia typefounder, landlord to the George family. Here Henry George (author of progress and poverty, father of the single tax movement and political activist) was born in 1839. From 1838-1926 when the house was owned by S. K. Morton, the mansard roof, bay window and other drastic changes were added to its front...
Survey number: HABS PA-1509
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henry george birthplace
south tenth street
philadelphia
philadelphia county
pennsylvania
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historic american buildings survey
architectural diagrams
floor layout
architectural plan
architecture
residential buildings
condo
library of congress
building plans
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
,
39.94421, -75.15826
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
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