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.
Pennypack Creek Bridge, Spanning Pennypack Creek at Frankford Avenue (...
Significance: This three-span stone arch bridge is the oldest surviving roadway bridge in America. It was originally an important crossing along part of the King's Highway connecting Philadelphia to Bristol - o... More
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
David Hill House, 309 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia C...
Survey number: HABS PA-1333 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Keyser Brothers Iron Works, 4041 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelp...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Letitia Street House, Lansdowne Drive, West Fairmount Park, Philadelph...
Survey number: HABS PA-184 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72001151
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
Smith Memorial Arch, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-1666 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72001151
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Schuylkill River Viaduct, Spanning Sc...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone structure, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Trinity Church, Oxford (Episcopal), 6900-6902 Oxford Avenue, Philadelp...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-32, FN-33 Survey number: HABS PA-17 Building/structure dates: 1711 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1807 Subsequent Work Building/... More
Trinity Church, Oxford (Episcopal), 6900-6902 Oxford Avenue, Philadelp...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-32, FN-33 Survey number: HABS PA-17 Building/structure dates: 1711 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1807 Subsequent Work Building/... More
Market Street Area Study (Commercial Buildings), Philadelphia, Philade...
Significance: A row of typical late 19th century commercial architecture. No. 631 Market Street was originally a residential building. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-246 Survey... More
Abbottsford Homes, Building Type 3, Bounded by Abbottsford, Henry & Ro...
Survey number: HABS PA-6165-C Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction
Fitzwater Street Area Study II, 24-32 Fitzwater Street (Houses), Phila...
Survey number: HABS PA-1560 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fort Mifflin, Smith's Shop, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry Roads, ...
Significance: Built before 1802, the smith's shop may be the oldest structure of the fort. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-142 Survey number: HABS PA-1225-H Building/structure d... More
Fort Mifflin, Commandant's House (Headquarters), Mud Island, Marine & ...
Significance: Located at the focal point of the parade, the commandant's house, built in 1796, is the most architecturally significant structure in the fort. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this str... More
Samuel Neave House & Store, 272-274 South Second Street, Philadelphia,...
Significance: Samuel Neave, prominent Philadelphia merchant, acquired the site of the mansion in 1788 and built about 2 years later, on Neave's death in 1774. The property was bought by Thomas C. Wharton and oc... More
USS Olympia, Penn's Landing, 211 South Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphi...
Significance: USS Olympia is a partially armored or protected cruiser which was constructed as part of a congressional program to build a new steel U.S. Navy prior to the turn of the century. Her innovative des... More
John & James Dobson Carpet Mill (West Parcel), Building No. 8, 4041-40...
Significance: Building 8's phased construction and multiple functions demonstrate a typical pattern of growth and adaptation found at the Dobson Mill. In addition, the southern elevation along Ridge Avenue is o... More
Philadelphia City Hall, Fifth & Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Philad...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N2110 Survey number: HABS PA-1432 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76001666
John & James Dobson Carpet Mill (West Parcel), Building No. 25, 4041-4...
Significance: Built in 1874-75, Building 25 was one of the first structures, following the water tower of Building 1, to be constructed with brick segmental arches over the windows. The later additions to the b... More
600-858 South Front Street (Houses), West side Front Street between So...
Address changed from Catherine Street to Catharine Street, the correct spelling Survey number: HABS PA-1812
Naval Hospital, Pattison Avenue between Broad & Twentieth Streets, Phi...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Richard Allen Homes, Bounded by Poplar & Ninth Streets, Fairmount Aven...
Significance: Richard Allen Homes, also known as the Poplar Project during its planning and early days, was the Philadelphia Housing Authority's (PHA) first low-rent housing project to combine slum clearance wi... More
Bel Air, League Island Park (Passyunk Township), Philadelphia, Philade...
Survey number: HABS PA-1124 Public domain photograph of railway map, railroad tracks, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jayne Building, 242-244 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-111 Survey number: HABS PA-188 Building/structure dates: 1850 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1851 Subsequent Work Building/struc... More
TWA Maintenance Hangar, South side of Tinicum Island Road, Philadelphi...
Significance: It is an early and unusual example of the use of a cable supported roof structure to provide the clear floor space needed for an airplane hangar. Survey number: HAER PA-561 Building/structure da... More
Claus Rittenhouse House, Lincoln Drive & Rittenhouse Street, Philadelp...
Significance: The building is one of the earliest surviving structures constructed by German-speaking people in the State of Pennsylvania. The building and site also possess exceptional significance as an indus... More
Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, P...
Significance: Built as a country residence in 1763-1767 for Benjamin Chew, a prominent Pennsylvania jurist, Cliveden is an outstanding example of Philadelphia Georgian architecture. Probably designed by Chew an... More
Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, P...
Significance: Built as a country residence in 1763-1767 for Benjamin Chew, a prominent Pennsylvania jurist, Cliveden is an outstanding example of Philadelphia Georgian architecture. Probably designed by Chew an... More
Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, P...
Significance: Built as a country residence in 1763-1767 for Benjamin Chew, a prominent Pennsylvania jurist, Cliveden is an outstanding example of Philadelphia Georgian architecture. Probably designed by Chew an... More
Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, P...
Significance: Built as a country residence in 1763-1767 for Benjamin Chew, a prominent Pennsylvania jurist, Cliveden is an outstanding example of Philadelphia Georgian architecture. Probably designed by Chew an... More
Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, P...
Significance: Built as a country residence in 1763-1767 for Benjamin Chew, a prominent Pennsylvania jurist, Cliveden is an outstanding example of Philadelphia Georgian architecture. Probably designed by Chew an... More
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Broad & Walnut Streets, Philadelphia, Philad...
Survey number: HABS PA-1226 Public domain photograph of a hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Atwater Kent Manufacturing Company, North Plant, 5000 Wissahickon Aven...
Significance: The North Plant housed the second major factory of the Atwater Kent Manufacturing Company. Atwater Kent was an important twentieth-century inventor and manufacturer of radios and electrical compo... More
Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Lift Bridge, Mout...
Significance: Planned as part of the pre-WWII enlargement of the shipyard in support of a two-ocean navy, the bridge was built to provide direct vehicular and rail access to the western portion of the Navy Yard... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Pennsylvania Railroad, West Philadelphia Elevated, Parallel to Schuylk...
See also HAER PA-71 for related documentation. Includes photographs. Significance: The West Philadelphia Elevated, part of the Pennsylvania Railroad's program to separate passenger and freight traffic, includes... More
Eastern State Penitentiary, 2125 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, Phila...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Eastern State Penitentiary, 2125 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, Phila...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Eastern State Penitentiary, 2125 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, Phila...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
700-714 Spruce Street (Houses), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Significance: The four-story brick townhouses were constructed between 1835 and 1839. 704-714 were built and occupied by Philadelphia tradespeople. 700-702 and eventually 704 were owned by the Roman Catholic So... More
700-714 Spruce Street (Houses), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Significance: The four-story brick townhouses were constructed between 1835 and 1839. 704-714 were built and occupied by Philadelphia tradespeople. 700-702 and eventually 704 were owned by the Roman Catholic So... More
Stephen Girard Country House, Shunk & Twenty-first Streets, Philadelph...
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 sc... More
Church of St. James the Less, 3200 West Clearfield Street, Philadelphi...
Significance: Built between 1846 and 1848, St. James the Less is the first pure example of a Medieval Parish Church in the United States. It is also the first church to be inspired by, and constructed under the... More
Church of St. James the Less, 3200 West Clearfield Street, Philadelphi...
Significance: Built between 1846 and 1848, St. James the Less is the first pure example of a Medieval Parish Church in the United States. It is also the first church to be inspired by, and constructed under the... More
Carpenters' Company, Rule Book (carpentry manual), Philadelphia, Phila...
Survey number: HABS PA-1398-D National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000552
Carpenters' Company, Rule Book (carpentry manual), Philadelphia, Phila...
Survey number: HABS PA-1398-D National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000552
Carpenters' Company, Rule Book (carpentry manual), Philadelphia, Phila...
Survey number: HABS PA-1398-D National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000552
U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...
Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...
Previous structure names, Andrew Hamilton House & William Hamilton House, removed from name field due to more current research which revealed that Andrew Hamilton House was incorrect & William Hamilton House wa... More
The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...
Previous structure names, Andrew Hamilton House & William Hamilton House, removed from name field due to more current research which revealed that Andrew Hamilton House was incorrect & William Hamilton House wa... More
The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...
Previous structure names, Andrew Hamilton House & William Hamilton House, removed from name field due to more current research which revealed that Andrew Hamilton House was incorrect & William Hamilton House wa... More
The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...
Previous structure names, Andrew Hamilton House & William Hamilton House, removed from name field due to more current research which revealed that Andrew Hamilton House was incorrect & William Hamilton House wa... More
Chalkley Hall, Wheatsheaf Lane & Sepviva Street, Philadelphia, Philade...
Significance: The original part (1723) of the structure was built for Thomas Chalkley, a merchant and Quaker proselytizer. The main section was built for Abel Jones, a merchant and Chalkey's son-in-law. The str... More
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a classical or neoclassical building, architecture design, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which includes the U.S. Capitol building,... More
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which includes the U.S. Capitol building,... More
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bureau, office furniture, desk, chair, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which includes the U.S. Capitol building,... More
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a classical or neoclassical building, architecture design, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which includes the U.S. Capitol building,... More
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Joseph Marshall House, 854 South Front Street, Philadelphia, Philadelp...
Significance: Typical early 19th century urban townhouse. Survey number: HABS PA-1598
Philadelphia (vicinity), Pennsylvania. Ruins of an unidentified buildi...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ruined building, desolated landscape with ruins and stones, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Christmas tree over the door of a bar on M...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Grandstand of a baseball park at Girard Av...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a stadium, public building, sports arena, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Reading Railroad tracks with an abandoned ...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Newsstand on South Broad Street
Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Waste paper. Outdated telephone directories are a good source of the p...
Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More
Row houses. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Picryl description: Public domain image of a commercial or residential multi-story building, condominium, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Keeping his eyes on the wheel. Turning an indicator on one of the big ...
Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption edited by agency. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division.... More
Dunking rough cartridge cases. Between drawing operations, cartridge c...
Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption edited by agency. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division.... More
A man and a woman sitting on a couch in a living room. Office of War I...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). Mr. Smuda, 1942-style American mother, is u...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Mother of the assembly line. Clip spring and body assembly for 30 cali...
Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Swedish-American vice president of the SKF...
Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). A full-time job at the Frankford Arsenal an...
Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More
A black and white photo of a man holding an object. Office of War Info...
Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
A black and white photo of a family sitting on a couch. Office of War ...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair. Office of War Inf...
Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More