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First Troop Helmet
1900
* helmet
* Over the entrance. First Troop Armory. East side of 23rd, North of Chestnut.
* 39.953190,-75.178130 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists
* See also:
+firsttroop.com

St. Anthony Club Cherubs
Wilson Eyre (Architect), 1888
* small partial, horizontal cherubs
* Wall. West side of 22nd, North of Chestnut.
* 39.952900,-75.177050 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building
+wikipedia.org's Wilson Eyre page

Untitled Wall Sculpture
George Sugarman, 1972 (approximate)
* abstract relief
* Visible through the window
* Interior. Albert M. Greenfield School. South side of Chestnut, West of 22nd.
* 39.952400,-75.177500 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+georgesugarman.com
+albertmgreenfieldschool.org

Girl with Basin
Edward Fenno Hoffman III, 1960 (date on base)
* small standing person, basin
* accessible when the gate is open, visible through the fence when it isn't
* Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden, South side of the Mutter Museum. East side of 22nd, North of Chestnut.
* 39.953000,-75.176400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+picture of this piece from ilovefiguresculpture.com
+Edward Fenno Hoffman III Papers at syracuse.edu
+ilovefiguresculpture.com's Edward Fenno Hoffman III page
+muttermuseum.org

June 5th Memorial
Scott Aker, Barb Fox, 2018
* Memorial to the six victims with quote from Dickinson: Anne Bryan, Roseline Conteh, Borbor Davis, Emily Dickinson, Kimberly Finnegan, Juanita Harmon and Mary Simpson
* ideas, architectural elements, steles, benches
* The black stone sculpture by Barb Fox is separately titled "Witness".
* inscription:
For those we remember
Unable are the loved to die
for love is immortality
nay, it is deity -
unable they that love - to die
for love reforms vitality
into divinity
-Emily Dickinson
On a beautiful late Spring morning in 2013 the reckless demolition of a neighborhood building collapsed a wall onto the Salvation Army store that stood on this site.
This memorial park is dedicated to the memory of the six people who died here on June 5, 2013. They were from all walks of life, and each was uniquely precious to their family, friends and community. The memorial park also remembers those who were injured, and honors the rescuers.
The June 5 Memorial Park is made possible by the generosity of private citizens and the City of Philadelphia. It challenges the residents and leaders of Philadelphia to remember what happened here and to always value human life above development.
* Southeast corner, 22nd and Market.
* 39.953675,-75.176600 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+june5memorial.org
+ww.design.upenn.edu interview with the artists
+architecturalresearch.org
+inquirer.com's Anne Bryan article
+cbsnews.com's Roseline Conteh article
+cbsnews.com's Borbor Davis article
+wikipedia.org's Emily Dickinson page
+inquirer.com's Juniata Harmon article
+delcotimes.com article about Mary Simpson and the lawsuit filed by her family

Bedell Residence Entrance
Wilson Eyre (Architect), 1889 - 1890
* small sitting people, furniture
* Entrance. Southeast Corner, 22nd and Chestnut.
* 39.952310,-75.176975 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building
+wikipedia.org's Wilson Eyre page

Roosevelt Apartments Entrance
Joseph Margolis (Architect), O.W. Ketcham Terra Cotta Works, 1927 (approximate)
* birds, plants, abstract design,
* I am assuming that this building, which was known as the Hotel Roosevelt in 1959, was originally known as the Rabinowitz Residence or Royalton Apartments as listed for this location by philadelphiabuildings.org, which gives the build date as c. 1927. There is a modest ad in the 9/23/1928 Philadelphia Ledger for apartments in the Royalton which sounds like it might be newly opened. 2024 realty listings for the apartments in the building say 1913, but I don't know where that information came from. I am listing it as 1927.
* Entrance. Southeast corner, 23rd and Walnut.
* 39.951020,-75.178310 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org 's page for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org 's holdings page for the building
+1959 picture of the 23rd Street side of the building at phillyhistory.org
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Joseph Margolis page
+philadelphiabuildings.org's O.W. Ketcham Terra Cotta Works page

September 11, 2001 Memorial
Sikora Wells Appel, 2012
* Memorial to Jasper Baxter, Kevin Leah Bowser and Christopher Robert Clarke
* floor beam from the World Trade Center
* inscription:
This floor beam was taken from one of the World Trade Center towers to preserve the memory of the brave and innocent victims of the attack on September 11, 2001, including the Philadelphia residents whose names are inscribed on this memorial.
Jasper Baxter
Born 1-28-1956
Died 9-11-2001
Kevin Leah Bowser
Born 3-7-1956
Died 9-11-2001
Christopher Robert Clarke
Born 7-14-1967
Died 9-11-2001
* Next to the Chestnut Street Bridge. Schuylkill Banks, South of Chestnut.
* 39.952750,-75.180350 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: War
* See also:
+sikora-wa.com's page for this piece
+sikora-wa.com
+legacy.com's Jasper Baxter memorial page
+legacy.com's Kevin L. Bowser memorial page
+legacy.com's Christopher Robert Clarke memorial page
+wikipedia.org's Chestnut Street Bridge page

Horses Drawing Fire Engine
John Godfrey, 1964
* small horses, fire engine
* Entrance. Engine Company 43. South side of Market between 21st and 22nd.
* 39.953700,-75.175525 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Police and Fire Fighters
* See also:
+firemanshallmuseum.org's Engine 43 and 44 page

Trilladelphia
2016
* Quote from Jerome K. Jerome
* abstract sitting person, disembodied arm and hand, words
* inscription:
Let us gather together in the great cities and light bonfires of a million gas jets, and shout and sing together and feel brave! -Jerome K. Jerome
Art is the center of the real world.
* Wall. West side of 22nd under JFK.
* 39.955000,-75.176480 [map] [nearby]
* On the JFK North tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists, Mosaic
* See also:
+article about this piece at scienceleadership.org
+wikipedia.org's Jerome K. Jerome page

Schuylkill Permanent Bridge
1932
* small bridge
* inscription:
Schuylkill Permanent Bridge
Opened to traffic January 1, 1805
Altered and remodeled 1850
Destroyed by fire, November 20, 1875
Replaced the same year by
a temporary wooden bridge
Iron cantilever bridge built and completed
April 20, 1888. Replaced by this structure
1932
* Bridge column. Middle of the South side of the Market Street Bridge. Market, East of 29th.
* 39.954350,-75.180430 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Market Street Bridge page

Market Street Bridge Carvings
Charles H. Stevens (Design Engineer), 1932
* small lion heads, human heads, stylized bridges
* The lion heads are on the corners of the bridge. The faces are best observed from South and North of the bridge on Schuylkill Avenue/29th or from Schuylkill Banks below the bridge.
* Bridge columns and arches. Market Street Bridge. Market Street, East of 29th to West of 24th.
* 39.954625,-75.180350 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Market Street Bridge page

Market Bridge Lights
GVA Lighting, 2013 (replaced 1999 installation)
* LED lights
* Visible after dark
* Bridge arches. Underneath the Market Street Bridge. Market Street, East of 29th to West of 24th.
* 39.954665,-75.180600 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+schuylkillbanks.org bridge lighting project article
+gvalighting.com's page for this project
+gvalighting.com
+wikipedia.org's Market Street Bridge page

Eagles
Adolph Alexander Weinman, 1903
* eagles
* Four identical eagles, originally from Pennsylvania Station in New York City.
* Bridge columns. Four corners of the Market Street Bridge. East of 29th and West of 24th on Market.
* 39.954400,-75.181090 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Adolph Alexander Weinman page
+wikipedia.org's Market Street Bridge page

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
* Exhibits: New
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's entry for the building
+wikipedia.org's Green Man page
+wikipedia.org's Frank Furness page

Flowered Arch
1927 (based on picture of construction)
* plants, arch
* Entrance. North side of Chestnut, East of 21st.
* 39.952275,-75.174730 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org page for the building
+1927 picture of construction on the front of the building at phillyhistory.org