St. George's Hall, Arch Street at 13th
Historical Images of Philadelphia Looney Old Philadelphia in Early Photographs
Item Info
Item No: pdcl00106
Title: St. George's Hall, Arch Street at 13th
Additional Title: Saint George's Hall, Arch Street at 13th
Historic Street Address:
Thirteenth and Arch Streets
Media Type: Albumen Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes: "Originally the home of Matthew Newkirk, railroad executive, this splendid house was built by the famous architect Thomas U. Walter in 1850s. In 1876 it became headquarters of the Society of the Sons of St. George, organized in 1772 to assist Englishmen in distress in America. The building was sold again in 1901, when the Society moved to Arch Street at 19th, and was taken down soon after. The elegant old marble mansion once dominated an area of charming Victorian row houses, which themselves were displaced many years ago by stores and other buildings standing opposite the present Trailways Bus Terminal."--OPEP, p. 106.
Notes: The building on the corner. Trolley tracks on street, street lamps on sidewalk. Sculpture of St. George on horseback killing dragon on top of frieze.
Bibliography: Reprinted in: Old Philadelphia in early photographs, 1839-1914/edited by Robert F. Looney. New York: Dover Publications, c1976.
Creation Year: ca. 1895
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.161
Geocode Latitude:39.9541