Castner Scrapbook v.18, Chestnut Street – Residences 1, page 51
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook Collection
Item Info
Historic Street Address: 1914 Chestnut Street
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
Item 1, top: Image from "Can You Recall This Bit of Old Philadelphia?," a regular feature of the Evening Public Ledger. Shown is a street scene on Chestnut Street, between 16th & 17th Streets, the day after a major snowstorm on February 14, 1899. As described in the caption, the church shown became the Belgravia Hotel (three years later). Also seen, one block closer, is the W. H. Harrison & Bro. building, manufacturers of iron products. Reproduction of a photograph for the Evening Public Ledger, 14 x 19 cm, c. 1925.
Item 2, bottom: Image of the Dr. James Rush mansion, at 1914 Chestnut Street, as it was in the 1870s. Rush, a son of Dr. Benjamin Rush (a signer of the Declaration of Independence), was a physician and later pursued scientific and literary interests. He founded the Ridgway Library in honor of his wife. Publisher J. B. Lippincott purchased the property in 1875, and extensively renovated it to become the Aldine Hotel in 1877. Reproduction of a c. 1870 photograph for an unidentified newspaper, 16 x 14 cm, undated.
Creation Year: 1845
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.172587
Geocode Latitude:39.951714
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.18
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
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