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| Keywords: library company of philadelphia librarycompanyofphiladelphia lithography (philadelphia, pa.) lithographyphiladelphiapa philadelphia on stone philadelphiaonstone chillas, david chillasdavid friend & aub friendaub simpson, john g. simpsonjohng sloan & stewart sloanstewart tholey, charles p., d. 1898 tholeycharlespd1898 masonic buildings (philadelphia, pa.) masonicbuildingsphiladelphiapa building architecture Exterior view showing the four-story Gothic-style hall built 1853-1855 after the designs of Sloan & Stewart at 713-721 Chestnut Street. A small portion of the adjacent Washington House hotel signboard is visible (right). On the sidewalk, eleven pedestrians (men wearing top hats and canes, women with parasols, and a child wearing a wide-brimmed hat) greet one another, converse, stroll, and admire the building. Hall building sold circa 1873 following the completion of the new Masonic Temple on North Broad Street. Exterior view showing the four-story Gothic-style hall built 1853-1855 after the designs of Sloan & Stewart at 713-721 Chestnut Street. A small portion of the adjacent Washington House hotel signboard is visible (right). On the sidewalk, eleven pedestrians (men wearing top hats and canes, women with parasols, and a child wearing a wide-brimmed hat) greet one another, converse, stroll, and admire the building. Hall building sold circa 1873 following the completion of the new Masonic Temple on North Broad Street. | ||||
