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Also known as: Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machines (c. 1859); Dunn & Co. Trunks (c. 1859); Chestnut Street Dime Museum (1884); Egyptian Museum (1885); Temple Theatre (1885)
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[700 Block Chestnut St., North Side] (1859) Baxter's Panoramic Business Directories, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
[700 Block Chestnut St., North Side]
(1859)
Baxter's Panoramic Business Directories, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
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Overview

  • Project Status: Built - Demolished
  • Building Type: masonic building, museum, store, theater
  • Client: Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania

Location

713-721 CHESTNUT ST Browse this block
Philadelphia, PA

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New hall which replaced the William Strickland building of 1808-1811.

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