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Crows
1897 (date of building)
* small
birds
* Not sure if these are original to the building or not.
* Front of building.
South side of Locust, East of 21st.
* 39.949540,-75.175728 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
Women Around Window
Wilson Eyre (Architect),
1896 (approximate year of building)
* small
standing people
* Wall.
South side of Locust between 20th and 21st.
* 39.949410,-75.174800 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Wilson Eyre page
Unidentified Heads
* small
heads
* I am unable to find any record of the construction or early occupancy of the house, which might provide a date, architect, artist, or explanation of this work.
* Low on the wall.
South side of Locust, West of 20th.
* 39.949400,-75.174625 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Gargoyles,
Unidentified
First Presbyterian Entrance
Henry Augustus Sims (Architect),
1869 - 1872
* Presbyterian symbols,
plants,
fruit,
bird,
lizard,
dragons
* Over the door.
First Presbyterian Church.
Southeast corner, 21st and Walnut.
* 39.950650,-75.175550 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Religious,
Gargoyles
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+Gargoyle Hunter's page for the building
+wikipedia.org's Henry Augustus Sims page
+First Presbyterian Church
Green Man
Frank Furness (Architect),
1883 (approximate year of building)
* face,
plants
* Turret wall.
Southeast corner, 21st and Sansom.
* 39.951500,-75.175505 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's entry for the building
+wikipedia.org's Green Man page
+wikipedia.org's Frank Furness page
Welcome
EvAngelos W. Frudakis,
1988
* standing person,
fountain
* In the driveway of the Rittenhouse Hotel.
West side of 19th, South of Walnut.
* 39.949750,-75.173100 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+inquirer.com obituary for EvAngelos Frudakis
Winged Woman
Arlene Love,
1988
* winged
head and torso
* West side of 19th Street South of Locust.
* 39.949085,-75.173225 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+Arlene Love interview on Vimeo
Trinity Memorial Episcopal Church
1874 (from cornerstone)
* small
heads,
headgear
* Walls.
Trinity Memorial.
Southwest corner, 22nd and Spruce.
* 39.948550,-75.177975 [map] [nearby]
* On the Fitler Square tour
* Exhibits: Religious,
Gargoyles,
Unidentified
* See also:
+Trinity Center for Urban Life
Holy Trinity Episcopal Chuch
1859 (original building date)
* dogs
* Side entrance.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Chuch.
South side of Walnut between 19th and 20th.
* 39.950400,-75.173325 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Religious,
Gargoyles,
Unidentified
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+htrit.org
Stotesbury Mansion
Wilson Eyre (Architect),
1870
* small
lions,
ram's head,
abstract ironwork
* Entrance.
Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute.
North side of Walnut, East of 20th.
* 39.950580,-75.173500 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+thephilo.org's history of their building
+wikipedia.org's Wilson Eyre page
+thephilo.org
Patty Hogan Gates
Eric Berg,
2010
* Memorial to Patty Hogan
* vine,
birds,
squirrels,
nuts,
lizard,
snail,
praying mantis,
frog,
dog
* Also listed as "Gardener's Cottage Gates"
* inscription:
You gave with your heart. We accepted with gratitude.
* Gardner shed gates.
West side of Rittenhouse Square.
East of 19th and Locust.
* 39.949250,-75.172725 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+inquirer.com article about this piece
+Eric Berg Studios
+wikipedia.org's Rittenhouse Square page
Rittenhouse Square Dogs
1988
* dogs
* Southwest corner Rittenhouse Square.
South of 19th and Locust.
* 39.948910,-75.172900 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Rittenhouse Square page
Wanamaker House
1900 (approximate date of building)
* small
lions,
plants,
faces,
shield
* Entrance.
United Lodge of Theosophists.
North side of Walnut, East of 20th.
* 39.950550,-75.173225 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's entry for the building
+ultphiladelphia.org
Billy
Albert Laessle,
1914
* small
goat
* Southwest corner of Rittenhouse Square.
19th street side near Locust.
* 39.949200,-75.172400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Favorites
* See also:
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+wikipedia.org's Albert Laessle page
+wikipedia.org's Rittenhouse Square page
Roosevelt Apartments Entrance
1913
* birds,
plants,
abstract design,
* Entrance.
Southeast corner, 23rd and Walnut.
* 39.951020,-75.178310 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
Mary
* Statue of Mary
* small
standing person,
head covered,
Christian symbols,
plants
* visible from the sidewalk
* Kate's Place.
North side of Sansom, East of 20th.
* 39.951380,-75.173380 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Mary, mother of Jesus page
+projecthome.org/locations/kates-place
Warwick Apartments
Price and McLanahan Architects,
1901
* small
chained
bear,
ragged staff
(symbols of Warwickshire)
* Over the entrance.
South side of Sansom, West of 19th.
* 39.951150,-75.172760 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org page for the building
+chivalheraldry.co.uk West Midlands page
+philadelphiabuildings.org page for Price and McLanahan Architects
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
Rams and Griffins
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