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The Divine Lorraine Hotel, also known as the Lorraine Apartments, stands at the corner of Broad Street and Fairmount Avenue in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Designed by architect Willis G. Hale and built between 1892 and 1894, the building originally functioned as apartments, housing some of Philadelphia's wealthy residents.
Old City: Founded 1695. First Episcopal Church in the country. Built 1727–1744. 9: ... The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Building. October 6, 2008
Location of South Philadelphia in Philadelphia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in South Philadelphia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register ...
Elfreth's Alley is a historic street in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, dating back to 1703. [2] The street has 32 houses, built between 1703 and 1836. The Elfreth's Alley Museum is located at #124 and 126. [2] [3] The alley, a National Historic Landmark, runs from North Front to North 2nd streets, paralleling Arch and Quarry streets.
One page that is dedicated to celebrating photography from history is Old-Time Photos on Facebook. This account shares digitized versions of photos from the late 1800s all the way up to the 1980s.
The European forts and settlements in the Delaware River Valley, then known as New Sweden, c. 1650 A 1683 map of Philadelphia, which is believed to be the first city map created Philadelphia's seal in 1683 Penn's Treaty with the Indians, a 1772 portrait by Benjamin West now on display above the north door of the United States Capitol rotunda
Old City Hall - Independence National Historical Park (Official Website) Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1432, "Philadelphia City Hall", 6 photos, 1 color transparency, 2 measured drawings, 5 data pages, 2 photo caption pages, supplemental material
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-6179, "University of Pennsylvania, Smith Walk, Bounded by Walnut, Thirty-third, Thirty-fourth and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA", 9 photos, 16 data pages, 2 photo caption pages