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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1818/00/00 William Strickland Architect Construction begins on the Second Bank of the United States' building.
1820/00/00 Isaiah Lukens Clockmaker Isaiah Luken's clock installed on the Second Bank of the United States building.
1823/01/06 Nicholas Biddle Work Nicholas Biddle begins working as president of the Second Bank of the United States.
1824/00/00 Second Bank of the United States building is completed.
1836/03/01 Matthew Newkirk Work Matthew Newkirk ends his work as a Director of the Second Bank of the United States.
1836/03/03 Nicholas Biddle Work Nicholas Biddle finishes his position as the last president of the Second Bank of the United States.
1842/03/06 Charles Dickens Visitor Charles Dickens writes to Edgar Poe from the United States Hotel, Philadelphia (423 Chestnut St, razed 1856) thanking Poe for sending him "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque". Charles Dickens' 1842 Tour of America
1842/03/07 Edgar Allan Poe Admirer Edgar Poe meets Charles Dickens at the United States Hotel (423 Chestnut St, razed 1856). Dickens agrees to try to find an English publisher for Poe's "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque". Charles Dickens' 1842 Tour of America

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Particulars for Second Bank of the United States:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Area of Significance Economics
Owner Federal
Historic Use Financial Institution
Architectural Style Greek Revival
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Law, Legal System
Level of Significance National
Area of Significance Politics-government



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 87001293
Resource Type:
Owner: Federal
Architect: Strickland,William
Architectural Style: Greek revival
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark, Additional documentation
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Economics, Politics-government, Law, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849
Significant Year: 1824, 1836
Historic Function: Commerce, Trade
Historic Sub-Function: Financial institution
Current Function: Landscape
Current Sub-Function: Park

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