Castner Scrapbook v.17, Education 1, page 77

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Castner Scrapbook v.17, Education 1, page 77

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Item No: pdcc03060
Title: Castner Scrapbook v.17, Education 1, page 77
Historic Street Address: 220 S 34th Street
Historic Street Address: 3104 Chestnut Street
Historic Street Address: 3417 Spruce Street
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

Item 1, top:  Image of the University Library, on the West Philadelphia campus of the University of Pennsylvania.  It was built in 1890, by architects Furness & Evans, in the Venetian Gothic style, and located at 34th Street, between Walnut and Spruce Streets.  Today, it is the Fisher Fine Arts Library. Reproduction of a photograph for an unidentified publication, 15.5 x 11 cm, undated (but c. 1900).

Item 2, middle:  Image of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, built in 1898, by architects Cope & Stewardson, in the English Baroque style, and located at 34th Street, between Sansom and Chestnut Streets.  Today, it is the Silverman Hall of the Penn Carey Law School at UPenn. Reproduction of a photograph for an unidentified publication, 15.5 x 11.5 cm, undated (but c. 1900).

Item 3, bottom:  Image of University of Pennsylvania's Houston Hall, the first student union in the country, built in 1894 by architects Frank Miles Day & Brothers, William Charles Hays, and Milton Bennett Medary.  It is an example of the Collegiate Gothic style, a subgenre of Gothic Revival; it is located at 3417 Spruce Street. Reproduction of a photograph for an unidentified publication, 15.5 x 11 cm, undated (but c. 1900).


Creation Year: 1845
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.192128
Geocode Latitude:39.953854

Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.17
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
Furness & Evans - Architect
Frank M. Day & Bros, William C. Hays, and Milton B. Medary - Architect
Cope & Stewardson - Architect