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Artist: Walter Ballinger/Ballinger Company (Architects)
I am mixing individual work done by Walter Ballinger and by the company that bore his name before and after his death. His partner Emile G. Perrot is separately credited on work they did together.
Hallahan Logo
Walter Ballinger/Ballinger Company (Architects),
Emile George Perrot (Architect),
1911
* cross, logo,
flowers,
lamp,
book
* The school is now closed.
* inscription:
Aptate Lampades Vestras [trim your lamps]
Fidos Scientia Modestia Industria [loyalty, knowledge, modesty, industry]
Philadelphia
Catholic Girls High School
* East side of 19th, North of Wood.
* 39.959975,-75.170075 [map] [nearby]
* On the Franklin Town tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Hallahan page
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Emile George Perrot page
The Robert Morris Entrance
Walter Ballinger/Ballinger Company (Architects),
Conkling-Armstrong Terra Cotta Company,
1922 (approximate)
* Hotel named for Robert Morris
* small
heads,
plants
* The Robert Morris Hotel was reportedly built on top of the 1915 Wesley Building c. 1922. The entrance to the Hotel, as shown, says "The Robt Morris". The small heads are as yet unidentified.
* Entrance.
North side of Arch Street, just West of 17th.
* 39.955125,-75.168200 [map] [nearby]
* On the JFK North tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+theclio.com article about the history of the building, including the addition of the hotel
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Conkling-Armstrong Terra Cotta Company page
+wikipedia.org's Robert Morris page
Ram Heads and Griffins
Walter Ballinger/Ballinger Company (Architects),
1924
* small
rams,
griffins
* Entrance.
East side of 19th, South of Spruce.
* 39.947700,-75.172760 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building
