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1822 Chestnut
1870 (approximate year of building)
* plants, fruit and nuts, birds, crouching person, artist tools
* Entrance. South side of Chestnut, East of 19th.
* 39.951700,-75.171350 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry

Solidarity
* idea flag sign
* inscription: Teachers Local 3 AFT AFL-CIO
* Front wall. Philadelphia Federation of Teachers. South side of Chestnut between 18th and 19th.
* 39.951660,-75.171100 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Labor
* See also:
+pft.org

Belgravia Lion Heads
1902
* small lion heads
* Wall. North side of Chestnut between 18th and 19th.
* 39.951800,-75.170860 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's entry for the building

Continental Olive
2005
* big olive sign
* Wall. Northwest corner, 18th and Chestnut.
* 39.951750,-75.170450 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour

The Presbyterian Ministers Fund for Life Insurance
1951 (possible date of building extension)
* small standing people, hats, baskets
* inscription: He that soweth bountifully shall reap bountifully
* Above the entrance. North side of Walnut, West of 18th.
* 39.950310,-75.171110 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building

Chimeras
* small chimeras, flame
* Over the entrance. 1921 Chestnut (North side of Chestnut between 19th and 20th).
* 39.951990,-75.172694 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified

Aldine Hotel Entrance
1895
* small standing person, hat, luggage, plants, shield
* Entrance. 1920 Chestnut (South side of Chestnut, East of 20th).
* 39.951890,-75.172820 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+blog post about the Aldine

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

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

Evelyn Taylor Price Sundial
Beatrice Fenton, 1947
* Tribute to Evelyn Taylor Price
* small children standing, plants, sundial
* inscription: A tribute to Evelyn Taylor Price, President, Rittenhouse Square Flower Market Association, 1916-1939, Rittenhouse Square Improvement Association, 1934-1946. Erected by her friends.
* Rittenhouse Square. Near the Southwest corner of 18th and Walnut.
* 39.949735,-75.171420 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+phillyhistory.org 1949 picture of this piece
+wikipedia.org's Beatrice Fenton page
+findagrave.com's Evelyn Taylor Price page
+wikipedia.org's Rittenhouse Square page

Urns
* small urns, people, standing, sitting, swords and spears
* At the entrances of Rittenhouse Square. South and West of the Southwest corner of 18th and Walnut.
* 39.949975,-75.170950 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Rittenhouse Square page

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

Wissahickon Valley Gate
Christopher T. Ray, 1979
* plants, owl, insect
* Gate. South end of John F. Collins Park. North side of Chestnut, West of 17th.
* 39.951600,-75.169100 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+chrisray.com
+Center City District Parks: John F. Collins Park

Giant Frog
Cornelia Van Auken Chapin, 1941
* big frog on a rock
* Between the Northeast entrance and the center of Rittenhouse Square. Southwest from 18th and Walnut.
* 39.949600,-75.171675 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Cornelia Van Auken Chapin page
+wikipedia.org's Rittenhouse Square page

1835 Market Fountain
1986
* abstract fountain
* Wall. North side of Market, East of 19th.
* 39.953600,-75.170825 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour

Chestnut Park Fountain
Christopher Collins, John F. Collins, John R. Collins, Ted Knighton, 1979
* fountain, abstract buildings, turtle, wolf head, bird
* Inside John F. Collins Park. Between Chestnut and Ranstead, West of 17th.
* 39.951900,-75.169050 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+picture of the fountain on flickr.com
+collinsstudio.com
+tedknighton.com
+Center City District Parks: John F. Collins Park

Estuary Gate
Christopher T. Ray, 1979
* plants, turtle, birds, lizard
* Gate. North end of John F. Collins Park. South side of Ranstead, West of 17th.
* 39.951900,-75.169000 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+chrisray.com
+Center City District Parks: John F. Collins Park

Bonwit Teller Building
Bella Abdallah, 1927 (approximate)
* small urns, cats, birds, standing people, seated cherubs, pens and books, mirrors, face, Egyptian headpiece, flame
* Artist attribution is from philadelphiabuildings.org
* Entrance. Southwest corner, 17th and Chestnut.
* 39.951430,-75.169000 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building

Lion Crushing a Serpent
Antione Louis Barye, 1832
* lion, serpent
* Center of Rittenhouse Square. Southeast of 19th and Walnut.
* 39.949650,-75.172050 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+phillyhistory.org 1913 picture of this piece
+bronze-gallery.com's Antione Louis Barye page
+wikipedia.org's Rittenhouse Square page

Brushstroke Group
Roy Lichtenstein, 1996
* big abstract forms
* West side of 17th North of Chestnut.
* 39.952050,-75.168900 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+Roy Lichtenstein Foundation

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

Linpro Building Fountain
1990
* fountain
* Was on the North side of Market, West of 19th, behind what was supposed to be a plaza between twin towers. The building has since been renamed, and the fountain was replaced by a live wall in 2018 when a companion building (not the twin that was originally planned) was finally built 28 years later.
* Wall.
* 39.953875,-75.172250 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Missing

Pineapple
Rankin and Kellog (Architects), 1927
* pineapple
* Over the entrance. South side of Chestnut, just East of 17th.
* 39.951370,-75.168595 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour

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

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

WCAU Building
Harry Sternfeld (Design Architect), 1932
* radio waves, face, lyre, book, radio microphone?
* Over the entrance. South side of Chestnut between 16th and 17th.
* 39.951310,-75.168190 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+philadelphiabuilding.org's Harry Sternfeld page

Compass
2000 (very approximate)
* abstract unlabeled compass
* West side of 17th, South of Market.
* 39.952635,-75.168700 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified

First Baptist
Edgar Viguers Seeler (Architect), 1899
* dove, olive branch, hand
* Over the door. First Baptist. Southeast corner 17th and Sansom.
* 39.950540,-75.168875 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for Edgar Viguers Seeler
+firstbaptistphiladelphia.org

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

2000MKT
2021
* sign, building name
* South side of Market, West of 20th.
* 39.953490,-75.173600 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+2000mkt.com

Commerce Square Pylons
Stantec ViBE, 2012
* big abstract light-emitting pylon signs
* Entrance. Commerce Square. South side of Market between 20th and 21st.
* 39.953825,-75.174150 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+stantec.com visioning-brands-experience page
+emporis.com's Commerce Square page

Koi
Juliet Whelan, 2014
* abstract fish
* Bike rack. In front of Commerce Square. South side of Market between 20th and 21st.
* 39.953815,-75.174220 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+jibedesign.net
+emporis.com's Commerce Square page