The Old House of Refuge, Philadelphia, 1836


Permanent ID:
4278
Call number:
II - 62
Date:
1836
Inscription:
The Old House of Refuge, Philadelphia. On April 7th 1827 a lot of 5 acres 15 perches was purchased corner of France's Lane and the Wissahickon (now Ridge) Road Penn Township for ($5,500.-_ five thousand five hundred dollars for a House of Refuge which was built and opened for use on May 1829. Main building was 92 feet long fronting north Howard Street by 30 feet deep, enclosed by a stone wall 400 feet on Hickory Lane, now Coats Street, and 231 feet deep north, 22 feet high and 2 feet thick in 1836 all around was pasture fields and Conestoga Waggon with 4 4 horses in on Broad Street and the Horse and Waggon is on Ridge Road. This sketch is taken from Frances Lane about 100 yards West of Ridge Road about10 feet wide in the middle of Ridge Road was McAdamyea, a drain at each side post and rail fence on each sidw between fence and drain on west side grass footway with a beaten foot path none on East side. Sketched in 1836 by D.J.Kennedy Demolished in 1866
Format:
Watercolors
Collection:
David J. Kennedy watercolors
Related Person or Organization:
David Johnson Kennedy, 1816-1898 (creator)