DESCRIPTION:
Subject: Post Office at night, Philadelphia, PA
Condition: Very Good (See scans)
Back side: Divided
Circulated: Yes
Year: 1910
Publisher: Unknown
Postmark: October 11, 1910, Philadelphia, PA
"The Philadelphia post-office is of gray granite. It is five stories in height with a central dome that is heavy but not high. The front in Ninth street is 425 feet, the Chestnut and Market street sides 175 feet, and the height from the pavement to dome 164 feet. The entrances are in Ninth street. It has five porticoes, one in Chestnut, one in Market, and three in Ninth street, the central portico, which forms the main entrance, being the most elaborate. The character of the architecture may be described as Romanesque. The building is set far back from the curb line, and has low railings between the projecting porticoes, which add to the architectural effect. The woodwork througout is dark-red mahogany. The first floor and basement are devoted to the postal service, and the other floors to the United States courts and Government offices. The building stands on the site of the mansion finished in 1797 that was intended for the use of the President of the United States, but was afterward purchased by the University of Pennsylvania." (Attribution: http://books.google.com/books?id=zOwLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA115)
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