Boyd's co-partnership and residence business directory of Philadelphia city [1st] year [1858], Part 281

Author: Boyd, William Henry, 1825-1887. comp. [from old catalog]; Boyd, Sibhald, Frederic, [from old catalog] comp; Howe, C. E. company, Philadelphia, [from old catalog] comp
Publication date: 1858
Publisher: Philadelphia. Pa., C. E. Howe company
Number of Pages: 1682

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FAIRMOUNT PARK.

With all Philadelphia's fine buildings, handsome churches, ancient relies and historic recollections. her greatest beauty aud genuine attraction is un- doubtedly the beautiful Park of Fairmount. Situ- ated on the east and west banks of the Schuylkill, which has been immortalized in song by Tom Moore, Fairmount exten is along the Wissahickon creek to Chestnut Hill, on both sides of the stream. The total distance from the Callowhill street en- trance to the extreme northeast Park boundary is thirteen miles, and on the west side of the Schuyl- kill it stretches from Spring Garden street bridge to Chamounix and Roberts Hollow, about four miles and a half. The Park contains 2,740 acres, and, next to Windsor and Epping forests in Eng- land, and the Prater in Vienna, it is the largest park in the world For beauty of scenery and magnificent trees, lovely glades and sylvan dells. it is unsurpassed by any park in the world; and it is, in fact, the noblest garden that any great city could possibly desire to possess.

FORT MIFFLIN.

This relic of Colonial times lies at the mouth of the Schuylkill river. It is of historic interest as

The pride and glory of Philadelphia is the new City Hall and Public Buildings, where the offices of the municipal government are situated and the | having played a part in the War of the Revolu- State aud City Courts of Law. The work of the tion, but otherwise does not possess any feature of great building was commenced on the 16th of Au special inter-st. gust, 1871, and the cornerstone was laid with im- posing ceremonies on the Fourth of July. 1874. FRANKFORD ARSENAL. The great pile of white marble, which is larger than any single building on this continent, is sur- This is the largest and most important Govern- ment arsenal in the United States. It is located on Frankford creek, near Bridesburg, and also fronts on the Delaware river. rounded by a grand avenue 135 feet wide on the southern, eastern and western fronts; 205 feet wide on the northern front. The dimensions are 470 feet from east to west, and 4861% feet from north to south, covering an area, exclusive of the court- FRANKLIN'S GRAVE. yards, of nearly four and a half acres. The super- structure consists of a basement story 18 feet in height, a principal story 36 feet, and an upper story of 31 feet, surmounted by another of 15 feet. An unpretending stone slab in the northwest corner of Christ Church Cemetery, on Arch street, between Fourth and Fifth, marks the grave of Benjamin Franklin and his wife Deborah. It may be : een through an iron railing in the wall, made for the purpose. Christ Church Cemetery contains also the graves of many Revolutionary heroes, and a visit to it will amply repay tue trouble. The different stories are approached by four large elevators placed at the intersections of the leading corridors. In addition to these, there are grand staircases at each of the four corners of the build- ing, and one in each of the centre pavilions on the north, south, east and west fronts. The entire structure contains five hundred and twenty rooms, fitted with every modern convenience, including FRANKLIN INSTITUTE. beat, light and ventilation, the whole building be- ing absolutely fire-proof and indestructible. In This institute, which was founded in 1824 by Samuel V. Merrick, is situated on the east side of Seventh street, above Chestnut. Its object is the promotion of the mechanic arts, and gratuitous instruction is imparted through the medium of lectures and a school attached to the institution. The building, which is a plain marble edifice, con - tains an excellent library of about 60,000 volumes and pamphlets on scientific subjects. the centre of the building an immerse court-vard, 200 feet square, affords light and air. From the north side rises a grand tower, the foundations of which are laid on a solid bed of concrete 8 feet thick, at a depth of 20 feet below the surface of the ground ; and its walls, which are at the base 22 feet in thickness, are built of dressed Virginia granite, the blocks weighing from two to five tons each. The tower is 90 feet square at the base, fall- ing off at each story until it becomes, at the spring GIRARD COLLEGE. of the dome, an octagon of 50 feet in diameter. On this lofty pedestal a statue of William Penn, 30 feet in height, has been placed to crown the edifice.

One of the greatest benefactors to Philadelphia, and one who will be blessed more and more by generations yet to come, was Stephen Girard, the CUSTOM HOUSE. mariner merchant. He settled in Philadelphia in 1777 and died in 1831, leaving a fortune of $2,500,- 000. Beside the many bequests for the benefit of The Custom House occupies a prominent position ; his adopled city, he left a large portion of his for- tune for the endowment of a college for white male orphans between the ages of six and ten years. This formed Girard College, which is, without ex- ception, the finest institution in Philadelphia, and one of the best in the whole country. The college grounds stretch irregularly from Nineteent I > treet EASTERN PENITENTIARY. and Ridge avenue nearly to Twenty-sixth street, and from Girard avenue and Poplar street nearly to Master street, the buildings forming an impos- ing series of scholastic edifices. The central build- ing is probably the grande-t existing specimen of the Corinthian temple architecture. Here about 1,500 students receive the rudiments of education up to the grade of the high-school studies. Ad- mission to Girard College is by ticket, which can he obtained at the Public Ledger office, Sixth and Chestnut streets.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S HALL.

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, which was chartered in 1826, has its building on the southwest corner of Thirteenth and Locust streets. The library contains a vast collection of historical treasures, which are open to the inspection of vis- itors without charge.

HORTICULTURAL HALL, FAIRMOUNT PARK.

This was erected as one of the Centennial build- ings, and has since been maintained at the ex- pense of the city. It is built in the Moorish style of architecture and contains a varied collection of tropical and other plants. Admission free.

HOSPITALS.

There are thirty hospitals in Philadelphia, each of them well appointed aud with an efficient staft of physicians and surgeons. The Pennsylvania

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CITY REGISTER.

Hospital occupies a whole square, bounded by Eight i, Ninth. Spruce and Pine streets. It is the oldest hospital in the city, and was founded by Dr. Thomas Bond in 1750. It is the first hospital that was established in the American Colonies, and over a quarter of a million persons have been ad- mitted and carefully treated. In connection with this bospital are two branches for insane patients, male and female, situated in West Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Hospital adjoins the Blockley Almshouse, also in West Philadelphia. The Epis- copal Hospital, at Lehigh avenue and Front streets, is a splendid establishment in the Norman style of architecture, and its capacity is 350 beds. It is in the centre of a large manufacturing dis- triet, and severe accidents are very frequent, ren- dering it a great boon to the northern part of the city. The hospital of the University of Pennsyl- vania is also a fine institution, formed by the Uni- versity in 1871. It is capable of accommodating one hundred and forty-six patients. There are also the Women's Hospital, the German Eye and Ear Infirmary, the Municipal Hospital, the Presby- terian Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital, Wills Hospi- tal for Diseases of the Eye, the German Hospital, and the Friends' Asylum for the Insane, besides thirteen dispensaries for the free distribution of ·drugs and medicines to the poor.

INDEPENDENCE HALL.

The most famous of the old-time buildings of Philadelphia is Independence Hall, a modest brick structure, on Chestnut street above Fifth. Its erection was begun in 1732, and completed in 1741. It was then the State House, and was used for the legislative sessions of the Colonial -As- sembly of Congress from 1775 until 1800 and by the State Legislature until the removal of the capital to Harrisburg in 1804. Here, on the 4th of July, 1776, the immortal Declaration of Inde- pendence was adopted, and on the 8th it was pub- licly read to the people, who, called together by the ringing of the old "Liberty Bell," had as- sembled outside. The two great rooms on the first floor of Independence Hall are filled with relics or Revolutionary days, while from a domne in the centre is suspended the old bell that once " proclaimed liberty throughout all the land." Admission to the hall is free.

LIBRARIES.

Philadelphia is rich in libraries and associations for the dissemination of knowledge. The Pbila- delphia Library, at the corner of Locust and Juni- per streets, is one of the most complete of its kind and is greatly patronized. It comprises about 165,000 volumes, and was instituted by Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Hopkinson, Thomas Cadwal- ader and others, in 1731. The Ridgway Library is also in connect on with the Philadelphia Library. It is an imposing pile of granite, at the southeast ·corner of Bread and Christian streets, containing 185,000 volumes. Dr. James Rush, who died in 1869, left $1,500,000 in trust to erect an immense library to be appropriated to the use of the Phila- delphia Library Company under certain condi- tions. The name Ridgway was adopted from the name of Dr. Rush's wife before marriage; she was a daughter of Jacob Ridgway, a rich merchant of Philadelphia. The Mercantile Library, on Tenih street betweenChestnut and Market, contains about 130,000 volumes, and has a large number of peri- odical publications, both foreign and American. The Athenæum Library and Reading Room, at :Sixth and Adelphi streets, is much resorted to by lawyers and down-town business men. The Ap- prentices' Library, at Fifth and Arch streets, is noted for its fine collection of books for boys and girls; it was instituted in 1820. The Friends' Li- brary, at 304 Arch street, has over 8,000 volumes, largely relating to Quakers, their progress and history. Then there are the Law Association Li- brary, the Southwark Library Company, the City Institute, the Merchants' Institute, Kensington Institute Library, The Historical Society of Penn- sylvania and many others. It is estimated that there are four thousand libraries in Philadelphia containing over 3,000,000 volumes.

MASONIC TEMPLE.

On the northeast corner of Broad and Filbert streets stands the Masonic Temple, one of the most imposing structures in the city. Its corner- stone was Jaid in 1868, and in 1873 the building, which cost more than $1,500,000, was completed. It is built of granite, with a frontage on Broad street of 150 feet and a depth of 245 feet. The ex- ternal style of architecture is Norman, but in the interior other styles prevail. Seven lodge-rooms, known as the Corinthian Hall, the Ionic Hall. the Egyptian Hall, the Norman Hall, the Gothic Hall, the Renaissance Hall, and the Oriental Hall, to- gether with a splendidly appointed banquet Hall, constitute the principal features of the interior. Visitors are admitted on the introduction of a mem- ber of the Order.

MASTER BUILDERS' EXCHANGE.

Opposite the Franklin Institute, on Seventh street, between Market and Chestnut, are the premises owned and occupied by the Master Build- ers' Exchange. On the first floor of this building is exhibited a fine display of all the materials used in the construction of houses. In the basement is conducted a Mechanical Trade School, which af- fords instruction in the various building trades. Admission to the building is free to the public.

MEMORIAL HALL.

At the close of the Centennial, the building known as the Art Hall was converted into a Me- morial Hall by a charter obtained to establish the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art. It is built of Virginia and Massachusetts granite, and cost $1,500,000. The hall is 365 feet in length, 210 feet wide, and 54 feet high, and is sur- mounted by a dome of glass and iron, the top of which is 150 feet from the ground. The eight arched windows of the corner towers are utilized for art displays, and the iron doors of the front are julaid with bronze panels bearing the insignia of the States. Admission is free, and every visitor to Fairmount Park should make it a point to see Memorial Hall.

MOYAMENSING PRISON.

This institution is located on Passyunk avenue ahove Dickinson street. It consists of a square central building, with wings on either side. It has 400 cells for males and 100 for females. Per- mits for visiting the prison are obtained at the Mayor's Office.

POST-OFFICE.

The building popularly known as the Post-Of- fice-though it is occupied by the offices of various Government departments-fronts on Ninth street, between Chestnut and Market. It is built of gran- ite, is four stories in height, and is surmounted by a dome which reaches to the height of 170 feet above the level of the street. The upper stories are reached by hydraulic elevators and two spacious and massive stairways.

THE DREXEL INSTITUTE.

The Drexel Institute, founded by Anthony J. Drexel, for the promotion of education in art, science and industry, was formally opened on December 17, 1891. The chief object of the Insti- lute is the extension and improvement of indus- trial education as a means of opening better and wider avenues of employment to young men and women. It is the founder's desire, however, that the plin of organization should be comprehensive, providing liberal means of culture for the masses through the instrumentality of lectures, evening classes, a library and a museum.

The Institute is situated on Chestnut street, corner of Thirty-second street, at a point where many horse railways converge, within easy dis- tance of the Powelton avenue and the South street stations of the Pennsylvania railroad, and but three squares from the station of the Balti- more and Ohio railroad.

CITY REGISTER.

The building, constructed of light buff brick with terra-cotta ornamentation, measures on the ground plan 200 by 200 feet, and is four stories in height. The principal entrance is on Chestnut street, by a richly decorated portal, 26 feet wide and 35 feet high, which leads through a portico to a spacious entrance hall, the ceiling of which is supported by pillars of red Georgian marble. Beyond this is the grand central court or quad- rangle, 65 feet square and the entire height of the building, the ceiling being a skylight of stained glass. At the farther end of the court are the stairways leading to the upper floors and to the basement. Broad galleries surround the central court and give access to the various class-rooms, laboratories and studios on the upper floors.

On the first floor are the library, the reading- room, the museum, the lecture-hall and the audi- torium. The lecture-hall has chairs for two hun- dred and fifty pupils. The auditorium, which has a separate entrance on Thirty-second street, is a spacious and finely equipped hall capable of seat- ing fifteen hundred persons. It is furnished with upholstered arm-chairs. The stage is at the east- ern end, and is decorated in the style of the Italian Renaissance.

Thirty-two class rooms, studios and work-shops occupy the second, third and fourth floors and the bas ment, the work-shops being situated in the basement, and the physical and chemical laboratories on the second and third floors, re- spectively. On the fourth floor is a large gymna- sium, with which are connected dressing-rooms and bath rooms.

The building is heated by steam and lighted by electricity. Every care has been taken with re- gard to ventilating and equible heating.

The Institute will have the following depart- mente :

I. The Art Department.

II. The Scientific Department.

III. The Department of Mechanical Arts.

IV. The Department of Domestic Economy. V. The Technical Department.

V1. The Business Department.

VII. The Department of Physical Training.

VIII. The Normal Department for the Training of Teachers.

IX. The Department of Lectures and Evening Classes.

X. The Library and Reading Room. XI. The Museum.

THE MINT.

This substantial structure, which was built in 1832, stands on Chestnut street below Broad. The machinery for the rolling, preparing and coining of money is unique and superior, and all the pro- cesses may be seen by visitors under proper guides. Admission is free from 10 a. m. until 12 noon daily.

UNION LEAGUE.

The imposing and substantial building, erected by the Union League, stands at the southwest corner of Broad and Sansom streets. It contains. some valuable historic relics, statuary and paint- ings, and is well worthy of a visit. Strangers are introduced by members of the League.

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.

This splendid series of structure's occupy grounds in West Philadelphia, extending from Pine street to Woodland avenue, and from Thirty-fourth street to Thirty-seventh street. The buildings of the University form an attractive and picturesque group, and strangers in the city should make a point of visiting them. Admission is free.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN.

One of the chief points of interest in the city is the Zoological Garden, which is located on the west bank of the Schuylkill, south of Girard ave- nue. The tract contains thirty-three acres, and is beautifully laid out and kept. The collection of wild animals, birds, cetacea, serpents, and other living creatures is unique, and is the only one in this country that can approach the collections in the great Zoological Gardens of Europe. Admis- sion to the Garden is 25 cents, and access to it is had by the Pennsylvania railroad to Zoological station; also by Zoological branch of the Race and Vine streets passenger railway, by Girard avenue branch of the People's passenger railway, and by West Philadelphia branch of Lombard and South streets railway.

FINANCIAL COMPANIES.

NATIONAL BANKS IN PHILADELPHIA.

CLEARING HOUSE, 427 Chestnut: President, James V. Watson, president of the Consolidation National Bank; Secretary. William H. Rhawn, president of the National Bank of the Republic. Manager, John C. Boyd; Assistant Manager, Frank P. Webb.

BANK RULES-The banks are open every day in the year, from 10 a. m. till 3 p. m. (Saturday 10 to 12 a. m.), excepting Sunday, Christmas, New Year's Day, 22d February. Good Friday, Decoration Day, the 4th of July. Thanksgiving Day, Labor Day (first Monday in September), and such holidays as are appointed by legal author- ity. The interest for discount is fixed at 1 per cent. for sixty days. Three days of grace al- lowed and interest taken for the same. Election for directors held in January.

Bank of North America, 309 Chestnut street : J. H. Michener, president; John H. Watt, cashier; J. C. Pinkerton, assistant cashier; A. P. Ruther- ford, notary public; capital, $1,000,000; discount days, Monday and Thursday.

Camden National Bank, Walnut corner Second streets, Philadelphia, and Kaighn avenue cor- ner Second street, Camden, N. J .: Zophar C. Howell, president; Henry B. Wilson, vice presi- dent; Elias Davis, cashier: capital, $100,000.

Centennial, Thirty-second corner Market streets: Clarence H. Clark, president; Joseph M. Col- lingswood, cashier; discount days, Tuesday and Friday.

Central. 111 South Fourth street: G. M. Troutman, president; Theodore Kitchen, cashier; A. P. Rutherford, notary public; capital, $750,000 ; discount days, Tuesday and Friday.

Chestnut Street National Bank, 721 Chestnut.

City, 32 North Sixth street: J. Kisterbock, jr., president; G. Albert Lewis, cashier; A. P. Ruth- erford. notary public; capital, $400,000; discount days, Tuesday aud Friday.

Commercial, 314 Chestnut street: George L. Knowles, president; Edwin P. Graham, cashier; directors, George L. Knowles, John Sellers. jr., William Weightman, P. Jenks Smith, Thomas Moore, Francis M. Brook, J. Dundas Lippincott, Edward Mellor, James W. Cooke, Frank M. Dick, Leo Loeb, C. William Bergner, James C. Brooks. Alex. W. Meigs; capital, $810,000; sur- plus, $241,000; discount days, Tuesday and Fri- day.

Consolidation, 329 North Third street : James "V. Watson, president; Edward H. Ogden, vice- president: Edwin H. Webb, cashier; E. H. Wil- liamson, notary public; capital, $300,000; "dis- count days, Wednesday and Saturday.

Corn Exchange, Second street corner Chestnut: J. Wesley Supplee, president; J. Rutherford Mc- Allister, cashier; A. P. Rutherford, notary public; capital, $500,000; surplus $300,000; discount days; Tuesday and Friday.

EIGHTH, Second street corner Girard avenue: Jacob Naylor, president; James Long, vice- president: James A. Ir in, cashier; C. M. Lukens, notary public; capital, $275,000; surplus, $520,000; discount days, Tuesday and Friday.

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Farmers' and Mechanics'. 427 Chestnut Henry C. Stroup, president; Samuel W. Bell, vice-presi- dent; Howard W. Lewis, cashier; Eugene H. Austin, assistant cashier; A. P. Rutherford, notary public; capital, #2,000,000; discount days Tuesday and Friday.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK, 315 Chestnut street : George P. Philler, president; Morton Me- Michael, jr., cashier; Kenon Warne, assistant cashier; A. P. Rutherford, notary public; direc- tors, George Philler, James W. Wright, John F. Betz, J. Tatnall Lea, Amos R. Little, J. W. M. Cardeza, Andrew R. Moore; capital, $1,000,000; discount days, Tuesday and Friday.

First of Camden, N. J., 216 Market street: John F. Starr, president: Charles Stockham, vice-presi- dent; Watson Depuy, cashier; capital, $200,000.

Fourth Street National Bank, 131 South Fourth street, Bullitt building: Sidney F. Tyler, presi- dent; Richard H. Rushton, cashier.

GIRARD NATIONAL BANK, 116 South Third street: Sethi Caldwell, jr .. president: John G. Whiteman, cashier; John Reeves, assistant cashier; W. J. P. Allen, notary public; directors. Seth Caldwell, jr, Geo. H. McFadden, Daniel Baugh, George E. Bartol, W. Beaumont Whit- ney, Harry A. Berwind, William C. Houston, Joseph Wright, William Verner, Chas. W. Potts. William Gillespie, John H. Catherwood, Francis B. Reeves; capital, $1,000,000; surplus, $1,100,000; discount days, Tuesday and Friday.

INDEPENDENCE, Chestnut below Fifth street : Richard L. Austin, president; Theodore E. Wiedersham, cashier; W. J. P. Allen, notary public; capital, $500,000; discount vays, Monday and Thursday.

Kensington, Girard avenue corner Frankford ave- nue: E. A. Landell. president; Henry McCon- nell, cashier; M. F. Shock, notary public; capital, $250,000; discount days, Tuesday and Friday.

Manayunk, 4371 Main street, Manayunk: David Wallace, president; John J. Foulkrod, cashier; O. S. Keely, notary public; capital, $200,000; dis- count day, Tuesday.

Manufacturers', 27 North Third street: William H. Heisler, president ; Samuel Campbell, cashier; Tunis W. Frick, notary public; capital, $750,000. Market Street National Bank, 1107 Market street : Charles Banes, president; Samuel Y. Heebner, vice-president ; B. F. Dennison, cashier; discount days, Tuesday and Friday.

Mechanics', 22 South Third street: John Rommel.

MERCHANTS' NATIONAL BANK, 324 Chestnut: F. W. Ayer, president; Hartman Baker, cashier.

ASSETS.

Loans and Investments $3,972,808.07

Dues from Banks .. 375,374.64

Cash and Reserve 1,505,143.16

$5,853,325.87

LIABILITIES.

Capital and Profits $1,261,409.00 Deposits 4,097,966 87

Circulation 493,950.00

$5.853,325.87

National Bank of Commerce, 211 Chestnut street: (- -), president; John A. Lewis, cashier; A. H. Rutherford, notary public; capital, $250,- 000; discount days, Wednesday and Saturday.

National Bank of Germantown, Germantown ave- nue corner School lane, Germantown: W. Wynne Wister, president; Canby S. Tyson, cash- ier; Robert Thomas, notary public; capital, #200,- 000; discount days, Tuesday and Friday.

National Bank of the Northern Liberties, Third corner Vine streets: Joseph Moore, jr., presi- dent; John Rap-on,cashier; T. W. Frick, notary public; capital, $500,000; discount days, Tuesday and Friday.

NATIONAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC, 318 Chestnut street: William H. Rhawn, presi- dent; Joseph P. Mumford, cashier; Charles E. Pancoast, solicitor: A. P. Rutherford, notary public; directors, William H. Rhawn, William Hocker, William B. Bement, James M. Earle, Harvey K. Hinschman, Henry W. Sharpless, Edward K. Bispham, Henry T. Mason, Charles E. Pancoast, Charles J. Field. Edward H. Wil- son, William H. Scott, Joseph P. Mumford.

National Security, Franklin street corner Girard avenue: Isaac A. Sheppard, president; Jacob Rech, vice-president; George W. Cox, cashier: G. W. Kucker, notary public; capital, $250,000; discount days, Tuesday and Friday.

Ninth, 1956 North Front.

Northern, 2122 Germantown avenue: Edward T. Tyson, president ; Charles C. Carman, vice-presi- dent; Edward R. Watson, cashier; capital, $200,- 000; discount days, Tuesday and Friday.

Northwestern National Bank, Girard avenue cor- ner Ridge avenue: James B. Doyle, president; Joseph Channon, cashier; capital, $200,000; sur- plus. $100,000; par value, $100; discount days, Tuesday and Friday.

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Boyd's co-partnership and residence business directory of Philadelphia city [1st] year [1858], Part 281

Author: Boyd, William Henry, 1825-1887. comp. [from old catalog]; Boyd, Sibhald, Frederic, [from old catalog] comp; Howe, C. E. company, Philadelphia, [from old catalog] comp Publication date: 1858 Publisher: Philadelphia. Pa., C. E. Howe company Number of Pages: 1682

Author: Boyd, William Henry, 1825-1887. comp. [from old catalog]; Boyd, Sibhald, Frederic, [from old catalog] comp; Howe, C. E. company, Philadelphia, [from old catalog] comp
Publication date: 1858
Publisher: Philadelphia. Pa., C. E. Howe company
Number of Pages: 1682