Farmers' & Mechanics' Bank, 427 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Philade...
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 Mus... More
Isaac Waln House, 259 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia C...
Survey number: HABS PA-1376 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Philadelphia & Western Railway, Bridgeport Bridge, Spanning Schulykill...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, railroad structure, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
St. James Roman Catholic Church, 3728 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, P...
Survey number: HABS PA-1641 Public domain photograph of church in Italy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
2223 Green Street (House), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-1909 Public domain photograph of a city streets, cityscape, urban environment, buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Marks-Dunbar House, 849 South Front Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia...
Survey number: HABS PA-1597 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Christ Church, 22-26 North Second Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia C...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-294 Survey number: HABS PA-1071 Building/structure dates: 1744 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1834 Subsequent Work Building/stru... More
Christ Church, 22-26 North Second Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia C...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-294 Survey number: HABS PA-1071 Building/structure dates: 1744 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1834 Subsequent Work Building/stru... More
Christ Church, 22-26 North Second Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia C...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-294 Survey number: HABS PA-1071 Building/structure dates: 1744 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1834 Subsequent Work Building/stru... More
Christ Church, 22-26 North Second Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia C...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-294 Survey number: HABS PA-1071 Building/structure dates: 1744 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1834 Subsequent Work Building/stru... More
Christ Church, 22-26 North Second Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia C...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-294 Survey number: HABS PA-1071 Building/structure dates: 1744 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1834 Subsequent Work Building/stru... More
Christ Church, 22-26 North Second Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia C...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-294 Survey number: HABS PA-1071 Building/structure dates: 1744 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1834 Subsequent Work Building/stru... More
Christ Church, 22-26 North Second Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia C...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-294 Survey number: HABS PA-1071 Building/structure dates: 1744 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1834 Subsequent Work Building/stru... More
Hinckley Knitting Mills, Building D, 21-35 East Wister Street, Philade...
Significance: Building D, constructed after 1945, does not contribute to the historical character of the Hinckley Knitting Mills. Survey number: HAER PA-212-D
Hinckley Knitting Mills, Building D, 21-35 East Wister Street, Philade...
Significance: Building D, constructed after 1945, does not contribute to the historical character of the Hinckley Knitting Mills. Survey number: HAER PA-212-D
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 240, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Cl...
Significance: The earliest portions of Building 240 were constructed in the 1860s as a powder magazine. The building is thus associated with one of the most basic functions of Frankford Arsenal, the production... More
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 240, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Cl...
Significance: The earliest portions of Building 240 were constructed in the 1860s as a powder magazine. The building is thus associated with one of the most basic functions of Frankford Arsenal, the production... More
Gloria Dei (Church), Rectory, 929 South Water Street, Philadelphia, Ph...
Survey number: HABS PA-120-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Second Bank of the United States, 420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, P...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a classical or neoclassical building, architecture design, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Second Bank of the United States, 420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, P...
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Second Bank of the United States, 420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, P...
Public domain photograph of stairs, steps, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Second Bank of the United States, 420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, P...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a classical or neoclassical building, architecture design, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Second Bank of the United States, 420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, P...
Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf & Dumb, 320 South Broad Street, ...
Survey number: HABS PA-1526 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
1600 Block Diamond Street (Houses), North side, Philadelphia, Philadel...
Survey number: HABS PA-6685 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Dry Dock No. 4, B...
Significance: This rectangular drydock has a vertical concrete wall and a flat concrete floor formed on steel pilings. It is an example of a large WWII era drydock built using the tremie method developed by F.R... More
Tacony, Hamilton Disston School, North side of 4400 block of Knorr Str...
Significance: Named for a son of Henry Disston, the Hamilton Disston School honors a man who was actively involved in Tacony affairs throughout his life. The school plant reflects the radical modernization of ... More
Tacony, Hamilton Disston School, North side of 4400 block of Knorr Str...
Significance: Named for a son of Henry Disston, the Hamilton Disston School honors a man who was actively involved in Tacony affairs throughout his life. The school plant reflects the radical modernization of ... More
Girard Row (Houses), 326-334 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-240 Survey number: HABS PA-1330
Philadelphia National Cemetery, Haines Street & Limekiln Pike, Philade...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
John Bartram House & Garden, Greenhouse, 54th Street & LIndbergh Boule...
Significance: The greenhouse at Bartram's Garden was constructed by John Bartram (1699-1777), the well-known early American botanist and explorer, in 1760-1761. Despite its later incorporation into a larger st... More
John Bartram House & Garden, Greenhouse, 54th Street & LIndbergh Boule...
Significance: The greenhouse at Bartram's Garden was constructed by John Bartram (1699-1777), the well-known early American botanist and explorer, in 1760-1761. Despite its later incorporation into a larger st... More
John Bartram House & Garden, Greenhouse, 54th Street & LIndbergh Boule...
Significance: The greenhouse at Bartram's Garden was constructed by John Bartram (1699-1777), the well-known early American botanist and explorer, in 1760-1761. Despite its later incorporation into a larger st... More
Academy of Notre Dame, 208 South Nineteenth Street, Rittenhouse Square...
Survey number: HABS PA-1492 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Rebecca. A slave girl from New Orleans / J. E. McClees, artist, 910 Ch...
Photograph shows a bust portrait of Rebecca Huger, facing front. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a m... More
North Front Street Area Study, 2-66 North Front Street (Commercial Bui...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Brick Arch Culvert over Master Street, Spanning dirt slope of Master S...
Significance: This single-span skew arch culvert features brick ribs, semi-counsel squared stone masonry spandrel walls, and ashlar voussoirs. It was built to provide access to important water mains and is skew... More
Henry Schively House, 329 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Philadelph...
Survey number: HABS PA-1364 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Church of St. Vincent de Paul (Roman Catholic), 101-107 East Price Str...
Survey number: HABS PA-1680 Public domain photograph of a Roman Catholic church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 40, South of Tacony Street between Bri...
Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More
1800 Block Diamond Street (Houses), North side, Philadelphia, Philadel...
Significance: The 1800 block of Diamond Street is representative of the type of urban housing built for upper-middle-class Philadelphians late in the nineteenth century. Constructed along a premier east-west a... More
Norris-Cadwalader House, 240 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia, Philad...
Survey number: HABS PA-1352 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mikveh Israel Cemetery Gatehouse, 1114 Federal Street, Philadelphia, P...
Survey number: HABS PA-1602 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Twelfth Street Meeting House, 20 South Twelfth Street, Philadelphia, P...
Significance: Typical of early Quaker meeting houses, the Twelfth Street Meeting House reused parts of the 1755 Greater Meeting House. It was in continuous use until its dismantling in 1972 and reconstruction a... More
Twelfth Street Meeting House, 20 South Twelfth Street, Philadelphia, P...
Significance: Typical of early Quaker meeting houses, the Twelfth Street Meeting House reused parts of the 1755 Greater Meeting House. It was in continuous use until its dismantling in 1972 and reconstruction a... More
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 35, South of Tacony Street between Bri...
Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More
Philadelphia Exchange Company, 143 South Third Street, Philadelphia, P...
Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Shibe Park (Stadium), 2701 North Twenty-first Street, Philadelphia, Ph...
Significance: This structure was the first reinforced concrete stadium in the nation, and is a good example of the concept of a major stadium. Survey number: HABS PA-1738 Building/structure dates: 1908-1909 ... More
York Row, 712-18 Walnut Street , Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-6661 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Arch Street Opera House, 1003-1005 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Philadel...
Survey number: HABS PA-1495 Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Foundry-Propeller...
Significance: Built as part of the Navy's vast expansion to meet the projected needs of WWI, Building 20 became the U.S. Navy's sole production facility for propellers. During WWII the facility produced over 5,... More
Parry House, 1921 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Significance: A good example of an affluent townhouse in the center city section of Philadelphia. The first owner, Charles T. Parry. was the president of Burnham, Parry, Williams and Co., owners of the famous B... More
Masonic Temple, 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Masonic Temple, 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...
Public domain photograph of masonic lodge building, masons, freemasons, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Masonic Temple, 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...
Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
George Gordon Building, 300 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...
Significance: This cast iron building is representative of the commercial architecture in Philadelphia in the mid-nineteenth century. Survey number: HABS PA-1065
John Bartram House, Fifty-fourth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...
Significance: From the National Historic Landmark nomination: The house and gardens of John Bartram stand today as a living memorial to the pioneer American botanist and serve as an eloquent symbol of the rise ... More
John Bartram House, Fifty-fourth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...
Significance: From the National Historic Landmark nomination: The house and gardens of John Bartram stand today as a living memorial to the pioneer American botanist and serve as an eloquent symbol of the rise ... More
Dr. William Currie House, 271 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia, Philad...
Survey number: HABS PA-191 Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, President Street Statio...
Significance: As of 1974, the President St. Station was one of the oldest large city railroad terminals still standing in the United States. The station quite possibly contains one of the earliest uses of the ... More
Comly Rich House, 4276 Orchard Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Coun...
Significance: This modest 2 1/2 story frame house with one room per floor was built about 1826. In 11831, it was purchased by Comly RIch using a loan he obtained from the newly organized Oxford Provident Buildi... More
Comly Rich House, 4276 Orchard Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Coun...
Significance: This modest 2 1/2 story frame house with one room per floor was built about 1826. In 11831, it was purchased by Comly RIch using a loan he obtained from the newly organized Oxford Provident Buildi... More
Philadelphia Saving Fund Society, 306 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Phi...
Survey number: HABS PA-1461 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Daniel F. Waters Germantown Dye Works, Building F, 37-55 East Wister S...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Paul Busti House, Forty-sixth Street & Haverford Avenue, Philadelphia,...
Significance: The house is one of the early rural country houses that survived urban expansion. From 1799-1826 the house was the home of Paul Busti, an agent for the Holland Land Company and a founder of the ci... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Skew Arch Bridge, North Sixth Street ...
See also HABS PA-1025 for additional documentation. Includes photographs. See also HAER PA-117 for additional documentation. Significance: This structure's three spans are extremely rare examples of true skew a... More
Philadelphia Athenaeum, Brick Privy, 219 South Sixth Street (East Wash...
Significance: Contemporary with the construction of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia in 1847, and located in the attractively landscaped garden, this unusual privy is of masonry construction and contains 6 private... More
Finlow-Nichell House, 770 South Front Street, Philadelphia, Philadelph...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Berry-Coxe House, 413 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County...
Significance: Erected by Peter L. Berry, Hhouse Carpenter, between 1802-1804, the house was tenented by Tench Coxe, "Purveyor of Public Supplies for the United State," from 1804-1807. Coxe, a holder of several ... More
Naval Hospital Philadelphia, Bounded by South Twentieth Street, Hartra...
Significance: A functioning United States Navy medical facility between 1935 and 1993, Naval Hospital Philadelphia consists of approximately 45 buildings and structures that document its construction between 19... More
1900 Block North Twenty-Third Street & Judson Street (Houses), West si...
Significance: These are semi-detached residences that, while containing footprints representative of most urban dwellings being constructed in North Philadelphia during the last quarter of the 19th century, di... More
1900 Block North Twenty-Third Street & Judson Street (Houses), West si...
Significance: These are semi-detached residences that, while containing footprints representative of most urban dwellings being constructed in North Philadelphia during the last quarter of the 19th century, di... More
National Guard's Hall, 518-20 Race Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia ...
Significance: The National Guard's Hall (also called the Armory of the National Guards) was one of the focal points in Philadelphia during the Civil War. Occupied for a time as a United States army hospital, it... More
National Guard's Hall, 518-20 Race Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia ...
Significance: The National Guard's Hall (also called the Armory of the National Guards) was one of the focal points in Philadelphia during the Civil War. Occupied for a time as a United States army hospital, it... More
North Philadelphia Station, 2900 North Broad Street, on northwest corn...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
North Philadelphia Station, 2900 North Broad Street, on northwest corn...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
North Philadelphia Station, 2900 North Broad Street, on northwest corn...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
North Philadelphia Station, 2900 North Broad Street, on northwest corn...
Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
North Philadelphia Station, 2900 North Broad Street, on northwest corn...
Public domain scan of a technical diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Samuel Powel House, 244 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia...
Significance: One of the most important Georgian townhouse in Philadelphia. The house has been a much-written subject in popular publications, particularly in the mid-20th century. It is open to the public as a... More
Free Library of Philadelphia, Oak Lane Branch, 6614 North 12th Street,...
Significance: Oak Lane was one of twenty-five branch libraries constructed between 1904 and 1930 by the Free Library of Philadelphia using a $1.5 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation. Andrew Carnegie's ... More
First Unitarian Church, 2121 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Philadelph...
Survey number: HABS PA-1508 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jacob Cooper House, 118 Cuthbert Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...
Survey number: HABS PA-1407 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Structure No. 841...
Significance: It was constructed in 1921 as a 100,000-gallon water tank. This steel structure is representative of infrastructure built to service the Naval Aircraft Factory. Its design is typical of water towe... More
Woolfall-Huddell House, 9 Queen Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...
Survey number: HABS PA-1625 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ebenezer Maxwell House, 200 West Tulpehocken Street, Philadelphia, Phi...
Significance: This house is a fine example of the Tudor Victorian style. It was built in 1859 for Ebenezer Maxwell, a successful dry goods merchant in Philadelphia. Authorship of the design if uncertain althoug... More
Church of the Redeemer, 101-107 Queen Street, Philadelphia, Philadelph...
Significance: A good example of the highly individual and bold style of late 19th century Philadelphia. Survey number: HABS PA-1077
University of Pennsylvania, Lea Institute of Hygiene, 225 South Thirty...
Significance: The Lea Institute of Hygiene, commonly called Smith Halls, is an early research institute on the University of Pennsylvania campus. The building was the design of mid-Victorian architects Collins ... More
Jennie Capparomie, 708 S. Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 5 years old. Wh...
Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Carpenters' Company, Front Store, 322 Chestnut Street & Carpenters' Co...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-236 Survey number: HABS PA-1398-A National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000552
Harrison Building, 4 South Fifteenth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphi...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, industrial or commercial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
John Bartram House & Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philad...
Significance: Bartram's Garden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States. John Bartram (1699 1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector founded the garden in ... More
John Bartram House & Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philad...
Significance: Bartram's Garden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States. John Bartram (1699 1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector founded the garden in ... More
John Bartram House & Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philad...
Significance: Bartram's Garden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States. John Bartram (1699 1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector founded the garden in ... More
John Bartram House & Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philad...
Significance: Bartram's Garden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States. John Bartram (1699 1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector founded the garden in ... More
John Bartram House & Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philad...
Significance: Bartram's Garden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States. John Bartram (1699 1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector founded the garden in ... More
John Bartram House & Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philad...
Significance: Bartram's Garden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States. John Bartram (1699 1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector founded the garden in ... More
John Bartram House & Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philad...
Significance: Bartram's Garden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States. John Bartram (1699 1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector founded the garden in ... More
John Elliot House, 37 Queen Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County,...
Survey number: HABS PA-1555 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Thomas Mitchell House, 276 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Philadelp...
Survey number: HABS PA-1348 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description