Old Philadelphia Houses On Society Hill, 1750?840

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. • Author: Elizabeth B. McCall • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers • Publication Date: Sep 12, 2014 • Number of Pages: 192 pages • Language: English • Binding: Paperback • ISBN-10: 1442227710 • ISBN-13: 9781442227712