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ALTERED BACKBUILDING OF THE NEAVE HOUSE AT UPPER RIGHT, FROM NORTH-WEST. CAPT. JAMES ABERCROMBIE HOUSE (HABS No. PA-1316) IS AT LEFT WITH A SMALLER BACKBUILDING - Samuel Neave House and Store, 272-274 South Second Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Depicted place Pennsylvania; Philadelphia County; Philadelphia
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 8 x 10 in.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HABS PA,51-PHILA,622-4
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: Samuel Neave, prominent Philadelphia merchant, acquired the site of the mansion in 1788 and built about 2 years later, on Neave's death in 1774. The property was bought by Thomas C. Wharton and occupied for years by his kinsman, Owen Jones, another well-known merchant. With its back buildings, coach house, stable, greenhouse, and garden. It could compete with the other establishments of wealthy businessmen along Second Street,
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-251
  • Survey number: HABS PA-1349
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/pa1018.photos.139728p
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Object location39° 57′ 07.99″ N, 75° 09′ 51.01″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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