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Mifflin Place

Mifflin Place. Image provided by Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Neighborhood
Queen Village
Related Story
Octavia Hill Association tenements
Street Address
S Front St & Pemberton St
Creator Name
Octavia Hill Association (Philadelphia)
Date Created
1908
Description
Mifflin Place, built by George Mifflin in 1748 on 100 block of Pemberton Street. Depicts back of two detached homes and their grass yards. In front of the house on the right, a woman is standing near clothesline with laundry hanging; man leaning out of the window and a girl in the doorway of house on left. Caption on photo reads:" Eight little brick houses built in 1747 by George Mifflin. $60,000 invested by present owner."
Contributing Institution
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Books and Pamphlets Collection (Wj*.2194 v.1)
Source (Bibliographic)
Octavia Hill Association."Philanthropy and four per cent, for the better housing of the poor." Philadelphia, 1908
Tags
Houses, Housing developments, Octavia Hill Association
Topics
Landscape & Architecture, Social Reform & Philanthropy
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