Published References

• White, Theo B., ed., Philadelphia Architecture in the Nineteenth Century. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1953., p. 24, plate 11
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  Client/Project Name: Masonic Hall
  Architect Referenced: Strickland, William (1788 - 1854)
   
• King, Moses. Philadelphia and Notable Philadelphians. New York: Blanchard Press, Isaac H. Blanchard Co., 1901., p. 6
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  Client/Project Name: Masonic Hall
   
• Tatum, George B., Penn's Great Town. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1961., p. 178, plate 74
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  Client/Project Name: (untitled)
   
• Rae, Julio H. Rae's Philadelphia Pictorial Directory & Panoramic Advertiser. Philadelphia: Julio H. Rae, 1851., p. Plate 11, North Side
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  Client/Project Name: Plate 11, North Side
   
• Gilchrist, Agnes Addison. William Strickland: Architect and Engineer 1788-1854.. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1950., p. 45
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  Client/Project Name: Masonic Hall
  Architect Referenced: Strickland, William (1788 - 1854)
   
• Gilchrist, Agnes Addison. William Strickland: Architect and Engineer 1788-1854.. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1950., p. 59
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  Client/Project Name: Masonic Hall
  Architect Referenced: Strickland, William (1788 - 1854)
   

Drawings, Photos, Papers, etc.

• Athenaeum of Philadelphia - George Vaux Collection
  Holding Name: Masonic Hall in Chestnut St.
  Quantity: 1 Item, Call Number: 121-PR-029
   
• Library Company of Philadelphia Department of Prints and Photographs - Benjamin Ridgway Evans Watercolors
  Holding Name: North Side Chestnut Between Seventh & Eighth Streets
  Quantity: 1 item, Call Number: P.8933.5
   
• Philadelphia Contributionship Archives - Cancelled Fire Insurance Surveys
  Holding Name: Masonic Lodge Grand Lodge of PA
  Call Number: S03960
   
• Philadelphia Historical Commission - Philadelphia Historical Commission Files
  Holding Name: 719 Chestnut Street, Masonic Hall (demolished)
  Quantity: 1 folder
   

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