Timeline for 1723 Market Street, 1812-1914
2008, 2010, and 2012 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA (left to right).
Watercolor by Taylor (1861). Image courtesy of the Winterthur Library.
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1700 Market Street Block Overview
| Date | Owner | Building/Lot/Event | Source |
1812
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Grantor: Richard Wistar
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March 3, 1812: Property sold. |
Transfer Sheet for lot 1N10118
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| 1829
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September 26, 1829: A lot on North side of High Street, 173 feet east of Schuylkill 5th surveyed for Richard Wistar.
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Third District Fire Insurance Surveys; 55-Div. 3G,
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1859
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Building stretches halfway to back of lot Two-story wood framed-dwelling with store underneath
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Hexamer and Locher Atlas 1860, Volume 2 |
| 1861 | Watercolor sketch by Taylor of three unidentified buildings. | Winterthur Archives. |
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| 1874 |
Lot used by Galloway and Graff Pottery at 1725 Market Street. |
G.H. Jones & Company Map of Philadelphia, Vol. 3, 1875. | |
| 1886 | Lot used by Galloway and Graff Pottery at 1725 Market Street. |
E. Hexamer and Sons Atlas, 1887 | |
1891
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Grantor: William Lewis Wistar
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March 5, 1891: Property sold. Photos of Pennsylvania Railroad Construction along Market Street
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Transfer Sheet for lot 1N10118
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1914
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company Freight Depot and Shed
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E. Hexamer and Sons Atlas, Vol. 2, 1915 Photo of Freight Shed and Depot in 1915, Philadelphia City Archives |