Tacony Music Hall
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| Location |
4815–4819 Longshore Ave. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°1′28″N 75°2′33″W / 40.02444°N 75.04250°WCoordinates: 40°1′28″N 75°2′33″W / 40.02444°N 75.04250°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1885 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 90000413[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 9, 1990 |
The Tacony Music Hall is a historic building in the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The three-story brick building was erected in 1885 by Frank W. Jordan, a local druggist and entrepreneur, as a multi-use facility, with retail shop space on the first floor, an auditorium on the second, and space for the Keystone Scientific and Literary Association (founded 1876, later called the Disston Library and Free Reading Room) on the third.[2]
P. T. Barnum and Susan B. Anthony lectured here.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
Today, the recently restored building is occupied by the local civic association, historical society, and several businesses.
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ Iatarola, Louis M. "Tacony Music Hall". Historical Society of Tacony. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
External links
- Listing and photographs at the Historic American Buildings Survey
- Listing and photograph at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
- Woodcut (1893) at Bryn Mawr College
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