East Center City Commercial Historic District

  • Also Known As: Center City also Downtown Philadelphia also See Also:82003808 also et al.

  • Vicinity: Roughly bounded by 6th, Juniper, Market and Locust Sts
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1799/00/00
1817/00/00 Henry Charles Carey Work By age twelve, Henry is managing his father's branch store at 229 Market Street in Philadelphia. By fifteen he will be managing the finances of the firm.
1903/00/00 Price and McLanahan Architect Architects William L Price and M Hawley McLanahan open a partnership, Price and McLanahan, with an office at 731 Walnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1934/00/00

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Particulars for East Center City Commercial Historic District:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Business
Area of Significance Commerce
Area of Significance Communications
Owner Federal
Architectural Style Federal Style
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Architectural Style Late 19th and 20th century revivals
Architectural Style Late Victorian
Owner Private
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 84003531
Resource Type:
Owner: Private, Local, Federal
Architect: Multiple
Architectural Style: Late 19th and 20th century revivals, Late victorian, Other
Attribute: Federal
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Commerce, Architecture, Communications
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1825-1849, 1925-1949
Significant Year: 1799, 1934
Historic Function: Domestic, Commerce, Trade
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling, Business
Current Function: Domestic, Commerce, Trade
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling Business Restaurant

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