Witherspoon Building
- Address: 1319 - 1323 Walnut St
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| Joseph M Huston | Architect | |||||
| 1895/00/00 | ||||||
| 1895/00/00 | Thomas Eakins | Artist | Sam Murray and Tom Eakins use Walt Whitman's death mask as a model when carving "Moses", one of ten biblical prophets commissioned for the Witherspoon building in Philadelphia. | Walt Whitman Death Mask (sculpture) | Death of Walt Whitman | |
| 1897/00/00 |
| Particulars for Witherspoon Building: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Art |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Historic Use | Organizational |
| Owner | Private |
| Area of Significance | Religion |
| Historic Use | Religious Property |
| Architectural Style | Skyscraper |
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