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Collection: Chestnut Hill Historic District Files
Institution: Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Client Name: Hirst, William L.
"A 3 story, 5 rank, stone Italianate dwelling w/ground floor porch, stone lintels, wood sills, bracketed wood cornice & low hipped roof. Samuel Goodman commissioned alterations in 1893. H. Louis Duhring, architect, lived here from 1919 to 1946, building an addition in 1927. Other alts occurred in 1976"

Quantity: 1 folder
Local Call: 142:260
Item dates: 1857-1861
Holding types: Manuscripts

Building Permit Information

Building Permit Type Permit Date Permit Number Comments
City of Philadelphia Building Permit 1898 5420
City of Philadelphia Building Permit 1927 1110
City of Philadelphia Building Permit 1976 18245

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