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Philadelphia · a catalogue study
Edition 2026-10-09.1
A remote or manually navigated catalogue study. The order follows recorded dates, not a pedestrian route; nearby regional places may be far apart. No walking duration is estimated.
Check each place's actual location and visitor rules. A catalogue pin does not grant entry or confirm present access. Use the atlas record and linked sources to plan a visit.
Automatically assembled catalogue study. Where text is drawn from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 applies to that text. Wikipedia article and contributor links are included with each applicable stop. Passages may be excerpted or abridged and include additional editorial date context. Other sources and original observation prompts retain their own terms.
1. Edwin Forrest House
Edwin Forrest House · Recorded year (source inventory): 1854
The Edwin Forrest House (also known as the Gaul-Forrest House) is an historic house and arts building located at 1346 North Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built between 1853 and 1854, it was home, from 1880 until 1960, to the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, at one time one of the nation's largest art schools for women. The house was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1993. The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article.
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Record context: The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=philadelphia-pa&candidate=Q5346421&detail=1
2. Arch Street Presbyterian Church
Arch Street Presbyterian Church · Recorded year (source inventory): 1855
Arch Street Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian Church at 1724 Arch Street, located between the two Comcast skyscrapers (Comcast Center and Comcast Technology Center) in the Logan Square neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The building was designed by the architectural firm of Hoxie & Button, and built in 1855. It is a one-story, Classical Revival style building with Greek and Roman elements. It features a portico supported by four Corinthian order columns and a coffered dome. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article.
Observe: Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes.
Access: Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling.
Record context: The year is the source inventory’s recorded inception date. Construction start, opening and later alterations may have separate dates in the linked article.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=philadelphia-pa&candidate=Q4785328&detail=1
3. Tenth Presbyterian Church
Tenth Presbyterian Church · Reported completion / phase: 1856
A Lombard Romanesque church at Seventeenth and Spruce Streets, later altered and now missing its once exceptionally tall wooden spire. 1856. Completed in 1856 as West Spruce Street Presbyterian Church; later merged with Tenth Presbyterian. The spire was removed in 1912.
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Access: Published coordinate for the identified building; not a city-centre estimate.
Record context: 1856. Completed in 1856 as West Spruce Street Presbyterian Church; later merged with Tenth Presbyterian. The spire was removed in 1912.
Record context: Published coordinate for the identified building; not a city-centre estimate.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=philadelphia-pa&candidate=mcarthur-tenth-presbyterian&detail=1
4. Wagner Free Institute of Science
Wagner Free Institute of Science · Reported completion / phase: 1865
A science institute with a classical street facade, lecture hall and a large specimen display hall conceived for free public education. 1859–1865. Construction began in 1859 and the institute completed and opened the building in 1865.
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Record context: 1859–1865. Construction began in 1859 and the institute completed and opened the building in 1865.
Record context: Published coordinate for the identified building; not a city-centre estimate.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=philadelphia-pa&candidate=mcarthur-wagner-institute&detail=1
5. First National Bank — Chestnut Street building
First National Bank — Chestnut Street building · Reported completion / phase: 1867
A compact banking hall with a palazzo-like stone facade, monumental columns and a crowning balustrade; later adapted for the Science History Institute. 1867. The original bank is documented as 1865–1867; its cornerstone was laid in May 1866. A precise start of physical work is not asserted here.
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Access: Published coordinate for the identified building; not a city-centre estimate.
Record context: 1867. The original bank is documented as 1865–1867; its cornerstone was laid in May 1866. A precise start of physical work is not asserted here.
Record context: Published coordinate for the identified building; not a city-centre estimate.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=philadelphia-pa&candidate=mcarthur-first-national-bank&detail=1
6. Thomas McKean townhouse, 1925 Walnut Street
Thomas McKean townhouse, 1925 Walnut Street · Reported completion / phase: 1869
Thomas McKean townhouse, 1925 Walnut Street is a documented Furness-related project in Philadelphia, PA. The source records the named work in 1869. 1869. Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.
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Access: Approximate former site from Census street-address interpolation of the recorded address; not a surveyed footprint.
Record context: 1869. Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.
Record context: Approximate former site from Census street-address interpolation of the recorded address; not a surveyed footprint.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=philadelphia-pa&candidate=furness-mckean-thomas&detail=1
7. Northern Savings Fund Society Building
Northern Savings Fund Society Building · Reported completion / phase: 1872
Northern Savings Fund Society Building is a documented Furness-related project in Philadelphia, PA. The source records the named work in 1872. 1872. Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.
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Access: Approximate building marker from Census street-address interpolation of the recorded address; not a surveyed footprint.
Record context: 1872. Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.
Record context: Approximate building marker from Census street-address interpolation of the recorded address; not a surveyed footprint.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=philadelphia-pa&candidate=furness-northern-savings&detail=1
8. St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Germantown
St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Germantown · Reported completion / phase: 1873
A Gothic church by Furness & Hewitt with an exuberantly proportioned steeple. George Hewitt is considered the principal designer. 1873. Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.
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Access: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.
Record context: 1873. Reported year refers to this named building or Furness phase.
Record context: Article coordinate identifies the named building or complex; for an addition it marks the host structure.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=philadelphia-pa&candidate=furness-st-peter&detail=1