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Stephen Girard Country House, Shunk & Twenty-first Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Summary
Significance: This country house of Stephen Girard (b. 1740-d. 1831) a French-born Philadelphia merchant, financier, and first American multimillionaire philanthropist, was the site of his early 19th century scientifically run "farm-garden." Imported hardware and notable "French" details were incorporated in the later addition.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-108
Survey number: HABS PA-140
Building/structure dates: ca. 17t2 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 1800 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: after 1800 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1937 Subsequent Work
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Date
1800
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 39.95258, -75.16522
Source
Library of Congress
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
