Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-09
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slons often abused and defaced almost be-
IOnd recognition.
For instance. at pa Pine street stands
the Stamper House. once tho residence of
John Stamper, another old time Mayor in
lIJo. 1t was considered one of the best
specimens Of fine dwelling house. both in.
side and on the outside, in all Philadel-
pha, many of the doors being of solid ma.
hOgany.
'\ow it is disfgurcd by fro escapes. and
ITS dingy appearance gives little evidence
OF the, important position it once held in
the life of Philadelphia.
Not all the houses Of the early Mayors
have Jared as badly as those of Griffith
tones ana Mayor Stampcr. The Barclay
louise at 422 South Front street. home of
Mayor barclay in 1901, was preserved by
b"lng utilized as sailors boarding house
and the Powell House. home of Samuel
ioWeH, on South Third street, has as vet
suffered little from either time or neglect.
"AnOther fine old house that has lcen
saved from dcfacemcnt or destruction is the
CIaplcr House on South Front street below
Lombard which has been converted into a
useful settlement house.
Another Historic House
'"ro those interested in the historic ms.
poets and events of the city. glance at
the house No. 80 South street will repay n
visit. il was the home Of another cnrly
Mayor, William Plumstcd, in 1850, but its
chIct point OF interest is that it was the
next door neghbor of the observatory mn
up by Mason and Dixon when determining
IN" southern boundary of PHILADELPHIA, OF
course, the observatory has long since dis.
appeared, but the Plmstcd house still
stands, although in very recent years the
entire front wall has been rebuilt
"A house still standing on Second street
above Walnut is another interesting OK.
ample OF the architecture of tho middle Of
IN" eighteenth century, ms evidenced nv
ihiadclpha buildings. This is the Logan
house: built between 1850 60 by William,
son OF James Logan, Of StcntOn, who lived
IN 1t until his death in 1772. After Logan
II mad various occupants, among them bciny
l'avd Franks, William Bingham and Dr.
James Rush, who was born in it in 17S6
1t is now used for commercial purposes tho
lower portion having been converted into n
store.
Going north as far as Market, if is said
part "i the foundation wall of the Cadmus
nous" on tho southwest corner of Third and
Market streets was the wall of tho old
prison which formerly stood on this corncr
Directly ncross the street on the northwest
corner still stands the Wistor house a storo
ana warehouse built in 1890 by Richard
Mlstcr His country seat was about where
|. broad street intPrsCCtS Spring Gardcn stroot
and when building his hardware store thoro
were SO few structures between il and hi.
nom" mat he could see his men working
on the new building. "''s
In kensingtOn District
p in tho kCnsington district onno.i,o
Ia" Treaty Park. stands a bistorir IonT.
marx that has fallen upon evil DAYS TrL;o
IS the EYRE house on Beach street hniit
before the RcyolutiOn by John Eyre, '''
IN front Of the house John Eyre and bi,
Two brothers had their shipyard nn ~"
Delaware, in which ships were built f"r ,ho
committee of safety and in l77G tho frst
irlgatr ever launched for the United Stotes
Government "'"'cH
"Ihc Eyrcs all served the CoIonio. o.
soldiers and entertained many noted Am,"
iCan ofhccrs in their home Whom tho
british occupied Philadelphia in 1777 tho
mansion was occupied by some British oF
nccrS, ana almost the only thing that cnr
DC d" said to the credit of the British durin~
taclr oIcNpanry Of the city was the refusal
OF an English officer to allow his mon a.
cut down the Treaty Tree for frowonJ 10 !"
even went so far as to have a guard nIocnd
around I'll" tree to protect il. P'"'cu
"lhc Eyre house was a fine snccin,o,
we constructed handsome rcsidcnco 't v,
has been so neglected and abused th,, ".
now presents small evidence Of liz fo,du ~
| state, ana yet II IS well worth Urcscruino,
b"th ar"hItocturally aud HISTORICALLY hhht
II" aouht our City Council is too mIyrh w oo'
| rUplrd in intcrncCinC SQuabbIcs IN ri,,o a"
| thought 70 such questions as prcsCrviTn,, .
appearing. ''"'' "'S'
Women Save Mansion
'S"nc Of the organizations Of ,yon,o,,
haNc been largely Instrumental in .owinm
soAe oi our fine old historic mansions from