[Library and Surgeons Hall in Fifth Street] Library Hall (W. Birch & Son, 1800) Local ID #: AI Oversize 1800 Birch W. Birch & Son. The city of Philadelphia : in the state of Pennsylvania, North America; as it appeared in the year 1800, consisting of twenty eight plates / drawn and engraved by W. Birch & Son. (Springland Cot, near Neshaminy Bridge on the Bristol road, Pa. : W. Birch, 1800). , p. Plate 19 > View more images [14 total]

Overview

• Project Status: Built - Demolished
• Building Type: library
• Client: Library Company of Philadelphia

Location

105 S 5TH ST Browse this block
NE corner of S 5TH ST and Library St.
Philadelphia, PA

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American Philosophical Society Library Hall

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