In 1719 the burial ground next to Christ Church was becoming full, and the neighboring lands were too marshy to be useful for burials. So...

The Philadelphia Bourse, founded in 1891 by George E. Bartol, was the first commodities exchange in the United States. It served as a...

The Fringe Arts Building at Delaware Ave & Race St was built as the High Pressure Fire Service (HPFS) building in 1903. This Victorian...

In 1870 the Union National Bank built a building on the northeast corner of Third and Arch Streets. (1st photo) The Union National Bank...

3rd St., north of the bridge, used to have two luncheonette style restaurants serving the people who worked in Old City, when almost no...

Upon entering the Arch Street Friends Meeting House for the first time, you'll find a room with no pulpit; no stained-glass windows; no...

Callowhill Street is named after Wm Penn’s 2nd wife, Hannah Callowhill. Laid down in 1690, it was originally called “New” St because it...

Despite the impressive productivity of the third Philadelphia mint, over time its equipment became outdated. In an effort to improve...

Coins have been minted in Philadelphia as long as the federal government has produced coins. First authorized by Congress in 1792, the...

The Tuttleman Brothers and Faggen Building at 56-60 North 2nd Street was built in 1830-36 as three separate brick stores. The main...

The thin five story building on the corner of Race & N. Orianna Streets is only 16 feet wide and 55 feet tall. Built ca. 1880 it has...

Jacob Frishmuth started his tobacco business in 1810 in a long-lost building at 3rd and Callowhill Streets, selling chewing and smoking...

Lippincott Alley is the name for new townhouse and condo project at 44-50 N 3rd St. The name comes from a former business that occupied...

Known as the “Nation's Church,” Christ Church, established in 1695, served as a place of worship for such historically prominent figures...

In 1926, Philadelphia hosted a celebration commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of the United States. This...

It's hard to underestimate how important the Centennial was to the United States. Coming just ten years after the end of the Civil War,...

The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, the first official World's Fair to be held in the US, was held in Philadelphia from May...

27 - 29 N 3rd Street, The Manufacturer's National Bank, was designed and built in 1870 by the firm of John Fraser, Frank Furness and...

Northern Liberties is as old as Philadelphia itself, founded by William Penn in 1682. Northern Liberties was the land located north of...

Designed by Edwin A. Roth and built in 1926 - 1927 as a garment factory for J. Uditsky & Son, The Daniel Building is a 7 story building...