Historic Architecture in Northwest Philadelphia: 1690 to 1930s: 1690 to 1930s

by Joseph Minardi

Historic Architecture in Northwest Philadelphia is a colorful and comprehensive look at the rich architectural history of the Wissahickon Valley, and the people who made it possible with a locally sourced building stone, the Wissahickon schist. The simple stone structures of Germantown's origins as a village of German immigrants laid the groundwork for the more elaborate buildings for Philadelphia's rising mercantile class that followed. From the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764341987
• ISBN13: 9780764341984
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 4.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.1" x 12.1"