Philadelphia Public Art @philart.net
Year: 1855
Lion and Sheep Heads
William Struthers,
1855
* lion heads,
sheep heads
* Struthers is listed as the mason for the building
* Entrance.
425-429 Chestnut.
* 39.949000,-75.148575 [map] [nearby]
* On the Independence Mall tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org page for William Struthers
Rittenhouse Coffee Shop Decorations
1855 (possibly 1923, attached to new building c. 2023)
* flowers,
abstract flourishes
* Decorations from the facade of the demolished Rittenhouse Coffee Shop were applied to the new building which was completed approximately 2023.
* Wall.
South side of Sansom, West of 19th.
* 39.951125,-75.172625 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Moved,
Unidentified
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's entry for the original building
+whyy.org article about the proposed reconstruction