Item Info

Media Type: Glass Plate Negatives
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes: "Built between 1770 and 1775, Carpenters' Hall is associated with many events of historical interest and importance. It was the headquarters of the Carpenters' Company, probably the oldest trade guild in Amerca, and it once housed the Library Company founded by Franklin. It was the scene of the first Continental Congress in 1774, and of the adoption of the first resolutions of independence in 1776. During the Revolution the British used it as a hospital. By the 1850s the building had become surrounded by structures of varying description and was almost lost from view. Now a part of Independence National Historic Park, the area has been cleared and Carpenters' Hall restored to its original character and beauty."--OPEP, p. 68.
Notes: The building, with sign on pediment: "The Company instituted 1724. Carpenters' Hall," with seal. Windows of a tall building can be seen behind. Lamps on either side of entrance stairs; street lamp and sidewalk posts in foreground.
Bibliography: Reprinted in: Old Philadelphia in early photographs, 1839-1914/edited by Robert F. Looney. New York: Dover Publications, c1976.

Creation Year: 1900
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.146338
Geocode Latitude:39.948682

Creator Name: Edmunds, Franklin Davenport, 1874-1948 - Photographer