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First House Built on Sixteenth St., for Stephen Barcas, 1858

Permanent ID:
3051
Call number:
K: 1-128.2
Date:
1858
Image Description:
A long row of homes and storefronts, including a two-story brown wooden building with green shutters, a three-story brick building with white and green shutters, and a small greenish building with a large glass front window and an American flag on top. Leafless trees and lampposts stand along the street.
Inscription:
First house (frame) built in 16th Street above Arch Street, for Stephen Barcas, he was grave digger for the Friends, Western Burial Ground (16th St above Cherry) for 53 years and died in this house, the 2nd story brown frame, in 1853. D.J.Kennedy, 1858. (Front Bottom)
Address:
16th Street, Philadelphia
Format:
Watercolors
Dimensions:
Width: 17 cm, Height: 14 cm
Collection:
David J. Kennedy watercolors
Related People or Organizations:
David Johnston Kennedy, 1816-1898 (painter)
Barcas, Stephen (relates to)
Related Terms:
Cityscape (is described by)
Architecture, Domestic (depicts)
Storefront (depicts)