Historic Rittenhouse A Philadelphia Neighborhood
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Historic Rittenhouse A Philadelphia Neighborhood
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Author : Bobbye Burke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Historic Rittenhouse A Philadelphia Neighborhood written by Bobbye Burke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Social Science categories.
Historic Rittenhouse A Philadelphia Neighborhood
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Author : Bobbye Burke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Historic Rittenhouse A Philadelphia Neighborhood written by Bobbye Burke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with History categories.
Historic Houses Of Philadelphia
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Author : Roger W. Moss
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 1998-05-29
Historic Houses Of Philadelphia written by Roger W. Moss and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-05-29 with Architecture categories.
"Historic Houses of Philadelphia" brings the region's most impressive museum homes to life with maps, touring information, and historical notes on 50 distinctive homes. 160 photos, 150 in color.
Rittenhouse Fitler Residential Historic District
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Author : Philadelphia Historical Commission
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Rittenhouse Fitler Residential Historic District written by Philadelphia Historical Commission and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Architecture categories.
The Perfect Square
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Author : Nancy M. Heinzen
language : en
Publisher: Temple University Press
Release Date : 2010
The Perfect Square written by Nancy M. Heinzen and has been published by Temple University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
Great cities and neighborhoods rise and fall, yet Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia has seized the imagination and envy of social climbers, urban planners, and novelists alike for two centuries. In The Perfect Square, Nancy Heinzen—a resident of Rittenhouse Square for over 40 years and an activist committed to its preservation—provides the first full-length social history of this public urban space. One of the five squares William Penn established when he founded the city, the southwest-situated Rittenhouse Square has transformed from a marshy plot surrounded by brickyards and workers’ shanties into the epicenter of Philadelphia high society. A keystone of center city Philadelphia, it was once home to great dynasties, elegant mansions, and grand dames of the Victorian era. Today it is lined with million-dollar high-rise condominiums, where nouveau-riche entrepreneurs and descendants of ethnic immigrants live side-by-side. Heinzen lovingly chronicles this urban space’s development and growth, illustrating that not only is Rittenhouse Square unique, but so is the combination of human events and relationships that have created and sustained it. Painstakingly researched and generously illustrated with black-and-white photos from public archives, The Perfect Square will appeal to lay readers interested in history, to professional historians and urban planners, and to the thousands of new residents who have settled on or near Rittenhouse Square since the dawn of the 21st century.
Philadelphia S Rittenhouse Square
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Author : Robert Morris Skaler
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2008
Philadelphia S Rittenhouse Square written by Robert Morris Skaler and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
During the Gilded Age, Rittenhouse Square was home to Philadelphia's high society, with more millionaires per square foot than any other American neighborhood except New York's Fifth Avenue. Established by William Penn in 1682 as the South-West Square and renamed after astronomer David Rittenhouse in 1825, Rittenhouse Square and its environs changed from an isolated district of brickyards and workers' shanties into the city's most elegant and elite neighborhood between 1845 and 1865. The brownstone and marble mansions on the square itself were inhabited by the city's wealthiest and most prestigious families, with names like Biddle, Cassatt, Drexel, Stotesbury, and Van Rensselaer. As Philadelphia's upper classes fled to the suburbs in the early 20th century, their mansions were replaced by skyscrapers or taken over by cultural institutions like the Philadelphia Art Alliance and the Curtis Institute of Music. While only a few original residences remain on Rittenhouse Square, it is still the center of a lively upscale neighborhood.
The Buried Past
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Author : John L. Cotter
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 1992
The Buried Past written by John L. Cotter and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Archaeology and history categories.
The Buried Past presents the most significant archaeological discoveries made in one of America's most historic cities. Based on more than thirty years of intensive archaeological investigations in the greater Philadelphia area, this study contains the first record of many nationally important sites linking archaeological evidence to historical documentation, including Interdependence and Valley Forge National Historical Parks. It provides an archaeological tour through the houses and life-ways of both the great figures and the common people. It reveals how people dined, what vessels and dishes they used, and what their trinkets (and secret sins) were.
Philadelphia
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Author : Paul Kahan
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2024-10-29
Philadelphia written by Paul Kahan and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-10-29 with History categories.
Philadelphia is famous for its colonial and revolutionary buildings and artifacts, which draw tourists from far and wide to gain a better understanding of the nation’s founding. Philadelphians, too, value these same buildings and artifacts for the stories they tell about their city. But Philadelphia existed long before the Liberty Bell was first rung, and its history extends well beyond the American Revolution.In Philadelphia: A Narrative History, Paul Kahan presents a comprehensive portrait of the city, from the region’s original Lenape inhabitants to the myriad of residents in the twenty-first century. As any history of Philadelphia should, this book chronicles the people and places that make the city unique: from Independence Hall to Eastern State Penitentiary, Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross to Cecil B. Moore and Cherelle Parker. Kahan also shows us how Philadelphia has always been defined by ethnic, religious, and racial diversity—from the seventeenth century, when Dutch, Swedes, and Lenapes lived side by side along the Delaware; to the nineteenth century, when the city was home to a vibrant community of free Black and formerly enslaved people; to the twentieth century, when it attracted immigrants from around the world. This diversity, however, often resulted in conflict, especially over access to public spaces. Those two themes— diversity and conflict— have shaped Philadelphia’s development and remain visible in the city’s culture, society, and even its geography. Understanding Philadelphia’s past, Kahan says, is key to envisioning future possibilities for the City of Brotherly Love.
Cultural Landscape Report For Independence Square
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Cultural Landscape Report For Independence Square written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Independence National Historical Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) categories.
A Field Guide To American Houses
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Author : Virginia Savage McAlester
language : en
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date : 2015-07-29
A Field Guide To American Houses written by Virginia Savage McAlester and has been published by Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-29 with Architecture categories.
The fully expanded, updated, and freshly designed second edition of the most comprehensive and widely acclaimed guide to domestic architecture: in print since its original publication in 1984, and acknowledged everywhere as the unmatched, essential guide to American houses. This revised edition includes a section on neighborhoods; expanded and completely new categories of house styles with photos and descriptions of each; an appendix on "Approaches to Construction in the 20th and 21st Centuries"; an expanded bibliography; and 600 new photographs and line drawings.