Girard College
Permanent ID:
14670
Call number:
Bb 46 G 518c
Date:
1838
Image Description:
View of Founder’s Hall at Girard College constructed 1833-1847 from designs by Philadelphia architect Thomas U. Walters. The Hall occupied a site between what became Girard Avenue and Ridge Avenue at Corinthian Avenue. Girard College was established through a bequest from Stephen Girard, a Philadelphia financier and philanthropist, for the creation of a school for poor white male orphans.
Dimensions:
Width: 30 cm, Height: 21.5 cm
