Old Philadelphia Houses on Society Hill, 17501840

Officially known as Washington Square Park, Philadelphia's Society Hill district contains an impressive number of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century houses. This book presents, in text and pictures, the stories of its outstanding Colonial and Early American mansions and dwellings and simple row houses; its churches and other exceptional historic buildings. Included are chapters devoted to such famous places as Bell's Court, the Drinker House and Drinker's Court, the Head House and Old Market, and many others, all complemented by photos.

About the author

Elizabeth B. McCall

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth B. Mccall, McCall Elizabeth B.
• Assisted by: Michael Maicher (Photographs), Michael J. Maicher (Photographs), Maicher Michael (Photographs)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.09.2014
• EAN: 9781442227712
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-2771-2
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Pennsylvania, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Residential, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of Architecture, Houses, apartments, flats, etc, Architecture: residential and domestic buildings, C 1700 To C 1800