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Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounded by New State Road, Unruh Avenue, & Milnor & (Knorr) Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounde...

Significance: Disston Precision, Incorporated, is the last remaining physical and institutional vestige of Henry Disston's Keystone Saw Works. For about a century, Disston saws were among the finest made anywh... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Br...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Tacony, Disston Recreation Center, Southwest corner of Disston & Glenloch streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Disston Recreation Center, Southwest corner of Disston & Glenl...

Significance: Constructed in 1931, the Disston Recreation Center is at least the second structure of that function on the public grounds bounded by Disston, Gillespie, and Glenloch streets, and Longshore Avenue... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 206, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 206, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Building 206 was constructed in 1918 as a cart house and is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal in its relation with the United States' entry into World War I. Survey n... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 211, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 211, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 211, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 211, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 35, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 35, South of Tacony Street between Bri...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 213-214, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 213-214, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Phi...

Significance: Building 213, constructed in 1903 as a box and packing shop, and Building 214, constructed in 1918 as a small arms ammunition storehouse, are connected buildings associated with the expansion of f... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 213-214, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 213-214, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Phi...

Significance: Building 213, constructed in 1903 as a box and packing shop, and Building 214, constructed in 1918 as a small arms ammunition storehouse, are connected buildings associated with the expansion of f... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 213-214, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 213-214, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Phi...

Significance: Building 213, constructed in 1903 as a box and packing shop, and Building 214, constructed in 1918 as a small arms ammunition storehouse, are connected buildings associated with the expansion of f... More

Port Royal, Tacony Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Port Royal, Tacony Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-111 Building/structure dates: 1761 Initial Construction

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Magee Street, & Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Mag...

Significance: The area within the City of Philadelphia known as "Tacony" is historically significant for its mid-nineteenth-century foundation as the southern terminus of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, ... More

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Magee Street, & Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Mag...

Significance: The area within the City of Philadelphia known as "Tacony" is historically significant for its mid-nineteenth-century foundation as the southern terminus of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, ... More

Tacony, St. Vincent's Catholic School, Bounded by Princeton, Delaware, & Cottman Avenues & Milnor Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, St. Vincent's Catholic School, Bounded by Princeton, Delaware,...

Significance: St. Vincent's Catholic School is the physical and institutional remnant of an important part of Tacony's pre-industrial history. St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum was founded in Tacony in 1855 and the ... More

Tacony, St. Vincent's Catholic School, Bounded by Princeton, Delaware, & Cottman Avenues & Milnor Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, St. Vincent's Catholic School, Bounded by Princeton, Delaware,...

Significance: St. Vincent's Catholic School is the physical and institutional remnant of an important part of Tacony's pre-industrial history. St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum was founded in Tacony in 1855 and the ... More

Tacony, Hamilton Disston School, North side of 4400 block of Knorr Street, between Cottage & Gillespie Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Hamilton Disston School, North side of 4400 block of Knorr Str...

Significance: Named for a son of Henry Disston, the Hamilton Disston School honors a man who was actively involved in Tacony affairs throughout his life. The school plant reflects the radical modernization of ... More

Tacony, Hamilton Disston School, North side of 4400 block of Knorr Street, between Cottage & Gillespie Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Hamilton Disston School, North side of 4400 block of Knorr Str...

Significance: Named for a son of Henry Disston, the Hamilton Disston School honors a man who was actively involved in Tacony affairs throughout his life. The school plant reflects the radical modernization of ... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 40, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 40, South of Tacony Street between Bri...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 46, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 46, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelp...

Significance: Building 46, constructed in 1915 as a tin shop, is associated with the large scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal that resulted from the United States' entry into World War I. Served as the instr... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 35, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 35, South of Tacony Street between Bri...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 213-214, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 213-214, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Phi...

Significance: Building 213, constructed in 1903 as a box and packing shop, and Building 214, constructed in 1918 as a small arms ammunition storehouse, are connected buildings associated with the expansion of f... More

Tacony, Tacony Branch Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, 6700 block of Torresdale Avenue, southwest corner of Torresdale Avenue & Knorr Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Tacony Branch Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, 6700 bloc...

Significance: While not initially established-but partially funded-by the Disstons, education and social betterment were a key part of their concept of benevolent industrial paternalism. The Tacony Branch Libr... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 305, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 305, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Building 305 is associated with the continued growth of Frankford Arsenal during the twentieth century. Survey number: HAER PA-74-AD Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Magee Street, & Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Mag...

Significance: The area within the City of Philadelphia known as "Tacony" is historically significant for its mid-nineteenth-century foundation as the southern terminus of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, ... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 217, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 217, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Constructed in 1899 as a boiler house for the new small arms cartridge factory and introduced into Building 215 in 1898, Building 2`7 is associated with the modest expansion of Frankford Arsenal t... More

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounded by New State Road, Unruh Avenue, & Milnor & (Knorr) Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounde...

Significance: Disston Precision, Incorporated, is the last remaining physical and institutional vestige of Henry Disston's Keystone Saw Works. For about a century, Disston saws were among the finest made anywh... More

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounded by New State Road, Unruh Avenue, & Milnor & (Knorr) Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounde...

Significance: Disston Precision, Incorporated, is the last remaining physical and institutional vestige of Henry Disston's Keystone Saw Works. For about a century, Disston saws were among the finest made anywh... More

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounded by New State Road, Unruh Avenue, & Milnor & (Knorr) Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounde...

Significance: Disston Precision, Incorporated, is the last remaining physical and institutional vestige of Henry Disston's Keystone Saw Works. For about a century, Disston saws were among the finest made anywh... More

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounded by New State Road, Unruh Avenue, & Milnor & (Knorr) Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounde...

Significance: Disston Precision, Incorporated, is the last remaining physical and institutional vestige of Henry Disston's Keystone Saw Works. For about a century, Disston saws were among the finest made anywh... More

Tacony, St. Vincent's Catholic School, Bounded by Princeton, Delaware, & Cottman Avenues & Milnor Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, St. Vincent's Catholic School, Bounded by Princeton, Delaware,...

Significance: St. Vincent's Catholic School is the physical and institutional remnant of an important part of Tacony's pre-industrial history. St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum was founded in Tacony in 1855 and the ... More

Tacony, St. Vincent's Catholic School, Bounded by Princeton, Delaware, & Cottman Avenues & Milnor Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, St. Vincent's Catholic School, Bounded by Princeton, Delaware,...

Significance: St. Vincent's Catholic School is the physical and institutional remnant of an important part of Tacony's pre-industrial history. St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum was founded in Tacony in 1855 and the ... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 216, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 216, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Constructed in 1899, Building 216 is associated with the modest expansion of Frankford Arsenal that occurred at the turn of the century. The building originally served as coal storage for the adj... More

Tacony, Hamilton Disston School, North side of 4400 block of Knorr Street, between Cottage & Gillespie Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Hamilton Disston School, North side of 4400 block of Knorr Str...

Significance: Named for a son of Henry Disston, the Hamilton Disston School honors a man who was actively involved in Tacony affairs throughout his life. The school plant reflects the radical modernization of ... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 46, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 46, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelp...

Significance: Building 46, constructed in 1915 as a tin shop, is associated with the large scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal that resulted from the United States' entry into World War I. Served as the instr... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 35, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 35, South of Tacony Street between Bri...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 213-214, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 213-214, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Phi...

Significance: Building 213, constructed in 1903 as a box and packing shop, and Building 214, constructed in 1918 as a small arms ammunition storehouse, are connected buildings associated with the expansion of f... More

Tacony, Tacony Branch Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, 6700 block of Torresdale Avenue, southwest corner of Torresdale Avenue & Knorr Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Tacony Branch Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, 6700 bloc...

Significance: While not initially established-but partially funded-by the Disstons, education and social betterment were a key part of their concept of benevolent industrial paternalism. The Tacony Branch Libr... More

Port Royal, Tacony Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Port Royal, Tacony Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-111 Building/structure dates: 1761 Initial Construction

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Magee Street, & Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Mag...

Significance: The area within the City of Philadelphia known as "Tacony" is historically significant for its mid-nineteenth-century foundation as the southern terminus of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, ... More

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Magee Street, & Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Mag...

Significance: The area within the City of Philadelphia known as "Tacony" is historically significant for its mid-nineteenth-century foundation as the southern terminus of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, ... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 217, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 217, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Constructed in 1899 as a boiler house for the new small arms cartridge factory and introduced into Building 215 in 1898, Building 2`7 is associated with the modest expansion of Frankford Arsenal t... More

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounded by New State Road, Unruh Avenue, & Milnor & (Knorr) Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounde...

Significance: Disston Precision, Incorporated, is the last remaining physical and institutional vestige of Henry Disston's Keystone Saw Works. For about a century, Disston saws were among the finest made anywh... More

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounded by New State Road, Unruh Avenue, & Milnor & (Knorr) Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounde...

Significance: Disston Precision, Incorporated, is the last remaining physical and institutional vestige of Henry Disston's Keystone Saw Works. For about a century, Disston saws were among the finest made anywh... More

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounded by New State Road, Unruh Avenue, & Milnor & (Knorr) Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounde...

Significance: Disston Precision, Incorporated, is the last remaining physical and institutional vestige of Henry Disston's Keystone Saw Works. For about a century, Disston saws were among the finest made anywh... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 148, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 148, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: One of a series of magazines at Frankford Arsenal, the building was the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of ammunition throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Constructed in 19... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Br...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Br...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 65, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 65, South of Tacony Street between Bri...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 206, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 206, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Building 206 was constructed in 1918 as a cart house and is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal in its relation with the United States' entry into World War I. Survey n... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 211, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 211, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 211, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 211, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 35, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 35, South of Tacony Street between Bri...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 30-31, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 30-31, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Phila...

Significance: Building 30 served as the quarters for the post armorer. Building 31 is an addition, constructed in 1909. The two buildings are associated with the nineteenth and twentieth century history of Fr... More

Frankford Arsenal, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & trac...

Significance: Starting in 1816 as a storage facility, Frankford Arsenal grew into the United States' most well known ordnance manufacturers, specializing in small arms munitions. The arsenal was closed down in... More

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Magee Street, & Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Mag...

Significance: The area within the City of Philadelphia known as "Tacony" is historically significant for its mid-nineteenth-century foundation as the southern terminus of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, ... More

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Magee Street, & Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Mag...

Significance: The area within the City of Philadelphia known as "Tacony" is historically significant for its mid-nineteenth-century foundation as the southern terminus of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, ... More

Tacony - Print, Library of Congress collection

Tacony - Print, Library of Congress collection

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Duval (P.S.)'s Steam Lith. Press.

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounded by New State Road, Unruh Avenue, & Milnor & (Knorr) Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounde...

Significance: Disston Precision, Incorporated, is the last remaining physical and institutional vestige of Henry Disston's Keystone Saw Works. For about a century, Disston saws were among the finest made anywh... More

Tacony, Disston Recreation Center, Southwest corner of Disston & Glenloch streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Disston Recreation Center, Southwest corner of Disston & Glenl...

Significance: Constructed in 1931, the Disston Recreation Center is at least the second structure of that function on the public grounds bounded by Disston, Gillespie, and Glenloch streets, and Longshore Avenue... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 65, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 65, South of Tacony Street between Bri...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Tacony, St. Vincent's Catholic School, Bounded by Princeton, Delaware, & Cottman Avenues & Milnor Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, St. Vincent's Catholic School, Bounded by Princeton, Delaware,...

Significance: St. Vincent's Catholic School is the physical and institutional remnant of an important part of Tacony's pre-industrial history. St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum was founded in Tacony in 1855 and the ... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 216, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 216, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Constructed in 1899, Building 216 is associated with the modest expansion of Frankford Arsenal that occurred at the turn of the century. The building originally served as coal storage for the adj... More

Tacony, Tacony Trust Company Building, 4900 block of Longshore Avenue, Southeast corner of Longshore Avenue & Tulip Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Tacony Trust Company Building, 4900 block of Longshore Avenue,...

Significance: The Tacony Trust Company Building is a structure both integral to the vision that Henry Disston had for his all-encompassing company town as well as Longshore Avenue's development as Tacony's main... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 211, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 211, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 46, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 46, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelp...

Significance: Building 46, constructed in 1915 as a tin shop, is associated with the large scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal that resulted from the United States' entry into World War I. Served as the instr... More

Tacony, Tacony Branch Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, 6700 block of Torresdale Avenue, southwest corner of Torresdale Avenue & Knorr Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Tacony Branch Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, 6700 bloc...

Significance: While not initially established-but partially funded-by the Disstons, education and social betterment were a key part of their concept of benevolent industrial paternalism. The Tacony Branch Libr... More

Tacony, Tacony Branch Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, 6700 block of Torresdale Avenue, southwest corner of Torresdale Avenue & Knorr Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Tacony Branch Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, 6700 bloc...

Significance: While not initially established-but partially funded-by the Disstons, education and social betterment were a key part of their concept of benevolent industrial paternalism. The Tacony Branch Libr... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 305, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 305, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Building 305 is associated with the continued growth of Frankford Arsenal during the twentieth century. Survey number: HAER PA-74-AD Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Magee Street, & Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Mag...

Significance: The area within the City of Philadelphia known as "Tacony" is historically significant for its mid-nineteenth-century foundation as the southern terminus of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, ... More

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Magee Street, & Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Mag...

Significance: The area within the City of Philadelphia known as "Tacony" is historically significant for its mid-nineteenth-century foundation as the southern terminus of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, ... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 148, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 148, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: One of a series of magazines at Frankford Arsenal, the building was the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of ammunition throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Constructed in 19... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Br...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 206, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 206, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Building 206 was constructed in 1918 as a cart house and is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal in its relation with the United States' entry into World War I. Survey n... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 206, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 206, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Building 206 was constructed in 1918 as a cart house and is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal in its relation with the United States' entry into World War I. Survey n... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 40, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 40, South of Tacony Street between Bri...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 213-214, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 213-214, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Phi...

Significance: Building 213, constructed in 1903 as a box and packing shop, and Building 214, constructed in 1918 as a small arms ammunition storehouse, are connected buildings associated with the expansion of f... More

Tacony, Tacony Music Hall, 4815 Longshore Avenue, northwest corner of Longshore Avenue & Edmund Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Tacony Music Hall, 4815 Longshore Avenue, northwest corner of ...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Tacony, Tacony Branch Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, 6700 block of Torresdale Avenue, southwest corner of Torresdale Avenue & Knorr Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Tacony Branch Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, 6700 bloc...

Significance: While not initially established-but partially funded-by the Disstons, education and social betterment were a key part of their concept of benevolent industrial paternalism. The Tacony Branch Libr... More

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Magee Street, & Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Mag...

Significance: The area within the City of Philadelphia known as "Tacony" is historically significant for its mid-nineteenth-century foundation as the southern terminus of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, ... More

A rivulet in winter, on Tacony.

A rivulet in winter, on Tacony.

Pennsylvania stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 217, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 217, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Constructed in 1899 as a boiler house for the new small arms cartridge factory and introduced into Building 215 in 1898, Building 2`7 is associated with the modest expansion of Frankford Arsenal t... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 217, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 217, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Constructed in 1899 as a boiler house for the new small arms cartridge factory and introduced into Building 215 in 1898, Building 2`7 is associated with the modest expansion of Frankford Arsenal t... More

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounded by New State Road, Unruh Avenue, & Milnor & (Knorr) Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounde...

Significance: Disston Precision, Incorporated, is the last remaining physical and institutional vestige of Henry Disston's Keystone Saw Works. For about a century, Disston saws were among the finest made anywh... More

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounded by New State Road, Unruh Avenue, & Milnor & (Knorr) Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounde...

Significance: Disston Precision, Incorporated, is the last remaining physical and institutional vestige of Henry Disston's Keystone Saw Works. For about a century, Disston saws were among the finest made anywh... More

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounded by New State Road, Unruh Avenue, & Milnor & (Knorr) Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounde...

Significance: Disston Precision, Incorporated, is the last remaining physical and institutional vestige of Henry Disston's Keystone Saw Works. For about a century, Disston saws were among the finest made anywh... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 148, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 148, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: One of a series of magazines at Frankford Arsenal, the building was the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of ammunition throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Constructed in 19... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Br...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 65, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 65, South of Tacony Street between Bri...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 65, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 65, South of Tacony Street between Bri...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Tacony, St. Vincent's Catholic School, Bounded by Princeton, Delaware, & Cottman Avenues & Milnor Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, St. Vincent's Catholic School, Bounded by Princeton, Delaware,...

Significance: St. Vincent's Catholic School is the physical and institutional remnant of an important part of Tacony's pre-industrial history. St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum was founded in Tacony in 1855 and the ... More

Tacony, St. Vincent's Catholic School, Bounded by Princeton, Delaware, & Cottman Avenues & Milnor Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, St. Vincent's Catholic School, Bounded by Princeton, Delaware,...

Significance: St. Vincent's Catholic School is the physical and institutional remnant of an important part of Tacony's pre-industrial history. St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum was founded in Tacony in 1855 and the ... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 46, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 46, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelp...

Significance: Building 46, constructed in 1915 as a tin shop, is associated with the large scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal that resulted from the United States' entry into World War I. Served as the instr... More

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 35, South of Tacony Street between Bridge Street & tracks of former Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 35, South of Tacony Street between Bri...

Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More

Tacony, Tacony Music Hall, 4815 Longshore Avenue, northwest corner of Longshore Avenue & Edmund Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Tacony Music Hall, 4815 Longshore Avenue, northwest corner of ...

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Tacony, Tacony Branch Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, 6700 block of Torresdale Avenue, southwest corner of Torresdale Avenue & Knorr Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Tacony Branch Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, 6700 bloc...

Significance: While not initially established-but partially funded-by the Disstons, education and social betterment were a key part of their concept of benevolent industrial paternalism. The Tacony Branch Libr... More

Port Royal, Tacony Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Port Royal, Tacony Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-111 Building/structure dates: 1761 Initial Construction

Port Royal, Tacony Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Port Royal, Tacony Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-111 Building/structure dates: 1761 Initial Construction

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 305, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 305, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...

Significance: Building 305 is associated with the continued growth of Frankford Arsenal during the twentieth century. Survey number: HAER PA-74-AD Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction

The Lardner Mansion, near Tacony, above Philadelphia

The Lardner Mansion, near Tacony, above Philadelphia

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Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounded by New State Road, Unruh Avenue, & Milnor & (Knorr) Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounde...

Significance: Disston Precision, Incorporated, is the last remaining physical and institutional vestige of Henry Disston's Keystone Saw Works. For about a century, Disston saws were among the finest made anywh... More

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