TARTARIA MAPS Philadelphia · a catalogue study 8 places, arranged by recorded date Edition 2026-10-09.1 Explore a selection of the city's released records in chronological order. Compare buildings, surviving details, and the source material behind each date. This automatically assembled study is a starting point for your own exploration. 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 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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. Catalogue study: no walking route or distance is estimated. This text guide works without a network connection after you download it. Map links, external sources, and browser narration may require connectivity. No map tiles or audio recording are included. 1. EDWIN FORREST HOUSE Edwin Forrest House Recorded year (source inventory): 1854 · Building Catalogue point: 39.9744, -75.1592 CHAPTER 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. LOOK FOR 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 RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=philadelphia-pa&candidate=Q5346421&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Forrest_House Wikidata · Wikidata Q5346421 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5346421 2. ARCH STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Arch Street Presbyterian Church Recorded year (source inventory): 1855 · Building Catalogue point: 39.954894, -75.169374 CHAPTER 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. LOOK FOR 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 RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=philadelphia-pa&candidate=Q4785328&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Street_Presbyterian_Church Wikidata · Wikidata Q4785328 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4785328 3. TENTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Tenth Presbyterian Church Reported completion / phase: 1856 · Building Catalogue point: 39.94699722, -75.16986667 CHAPTER 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. LOOK FOR Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes. 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 RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=philadelphia-pa&candidate=mcarthur-tenth-presbyterian&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenth_Presbyterian_Church 4. WAGNER FREE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE Wagner Free Institute of Science Reported completion / phase: 1865 · Building Catalogue point: 39.98055556, -75.16305556 CHAPTER 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. LOOK FOR Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes. ACCESS Published coordinate for the identified building; not a city-centre estimate. 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 RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=philadelphia-pa&candidate=mcarthur-wagner-institute&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Free_Institute_of_Science Wagner Free Institute of Science · History https://www.wagnerfreeinstitute.org/about-history 5. FIRST NATIONAL BANK — CHESTNUT STREET BUILDING First National Bank — Chestnut Street building Reported completion / phase: 1867 · Building Catalogue point: 39.949095, -75.14642 CHAPTER 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. LOOK FOR Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes. 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 RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=philadelphia-pa&candidate=mcarthur-first-national-bank&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_National_Bank_(Philadelphia) Philadelphia Architects and Buildings · First National Bank — additions and alterations https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/ho_display.cfm/96012 6. THOMAS MCKEAN TOWNHOUSE, 1925 WALNUT STREET Thomas McKean townhouse, 1925 Walnut Street Reported completion / phase: 1869 · Former site Address: 1925 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA Catalogue point: 39.95048815721, -75.173008073923 CHAPTER 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. LOOK FOR Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes. 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 RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=philadelphia-pa&candidate=furness-mckean-thomas&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Furness US Census Bureau · Recorded address — Census geocoder https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/locations/onelineaddress?address=1925+Walnut+Street%2C+Philadelphia%2C+PA&benchmark=Public_AR_Current&format=json 7. NORTHERN SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY BUILDING Northern Savings Fund Society Building Reported completion / phase: 1872 · Building Address: 600 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA Catalogue point: 39.96122271198, -75.148290644792 CHAPTER 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. LOOK FOR Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes. 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 RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=philadelphia-pa&candidate=furness-northern-savings&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Furness US Census Bureau · Recorded address — Census geocoder https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/locations/onelineaddress?address=600+Spring+Garden+Street%2C+Philadelphia%2C+PA&benchmark=Public_AR_Current&format=json 8. ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF GERMANTOWN St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Germantown Reported completion / phase: 1873 · Building Catalogue point: 40.03388889, -75.18388889 CHAPTER 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. LOOK FOR Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes. 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 RECORD https://tartariamaps.com/?city=philadelphia-pa&candidate=furness-st-peter&detail=1 SOURCES Wikipedia · article and contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Episcopal_Church_of_Germantown Wikipedia · Frank Furness — selected architectural works https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Furness Your observations __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________