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The 1798 Bank of Pennsylvania heist was the robbery of $162,821 (over $2.9 million today) on the night between August 31 and September 1, 1798 from the Bank of Pennsylvania at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Isaac Davis and Thomas Cunningham. [1] It is notable as the first major bank robbery in the United States.
Patrick Lyon (c. 1769, Edinburgh, Scotland – April 15, 1829, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a Scottish-born American blacksmith, mechanic and inventor. After being falsely accused and imprisoned for a 1798 bank robbery, he became a working class hero. [1] A self-made businessman, he was among the foremost American makers of hand-pumped fire ...
Bank of Pennsylvania building designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.Engraving by William Birch. Civil War memorial Adrian Michigan. In 1793, the Bank of Pennsylvania was established with a charter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and branches were opened in Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Reading, and Easton. [2]
Bank of Pennsylvania (built 1798-1801, demolished 1870), Benjamin Henry Latrobe, architect. To the left is the City Tavern (built 1773, demolished 1854, recreated 1976). Latrobe's Bank of Pennsylvania was the first example of Greek Revival architecture built in the United States.
Carpenters Hall was the site of the 1798 Bank of Pennsylvania heist. [11] [12] The federal Custom House in Philadelphia was located at Carpenters' Hall between 1802 and 1819, except for a brief interruption between January and April, 1811. [13] In 1970, Carpenters' Hall was declared a National Historic Landmark. [14]
1797–1798 [3] Gamble Hill (Col. John Harvie's home) Richmond 1798 [4] Bank of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia: 1798–1801 First major Greek Revival building in the United States. Sedgeley: Philadelphia 1799–1802 Built for William Cramond on the Schuylkill River, but the mansion fell into disrepair after 1836 when it was subdivided.
1834 toll collection site along the National Road, operated as one of six such structures in Pennsylvania until 1905. 56: Shoaf Historic District: Shoaf Historic District: June 3, 1994 : Roughly bounded by 1–170 First Street, Second Street, processing buildings, and the bank of coke ovens
George Washington (1815), by William Rush, now in Second Bank of the United States, Philadelphia; Washington Square, Philadelphia. Set aside as a public park by William Penn in 1682, it was named for Washington in 1825. George Washington (1869), by Joseph A. Bailly, in front of Independence Hall, Philadelphia.