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State House Inn

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Item No: pdcc01098
Title: State House Inn
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

Engraving depicts the State House Inn, which was located on the north side of Chestnut Street between 5th and 6th Streets opposite the State House. The small two-story tavern was built in 1693, and for a long time provided an amenity for those visiting the colonial Assemblies.

Published in J. F. Watson's Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, 1879.


Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.11
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler