Philadelphia’s architecture, by William F. Gray ... written for the City history society of Philadelphia and read at the meeting of Wednesday, February 9th, 1910 (1915)
Gray, William F · Philadelphia, The Society · leaf 24
Germantown. In the storied business buildings of this time the attempts to use theclassic forms produced some extraordinary creations, of which the rowof banks on the north side of Chestnut Street, from Fourth nearly toFifth, are later specimens. This is probably the most grotesque row ofstructures… … LEDGER BUILDINGSixth and Chestnut Streets. Courtesy of the Public Ledger. reasonable conformity with its environment. The Jayne buildings ofabout 1858 and the Public Ledger building are also typical of this time. The citys most conspicuous work, the City Hall, was begun about ageneration too soon,…
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