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The Bush Hill estate, comprised of land from Vine Street North to Francis Street and from 11th Street west to Schuylkill 4th Street, was purchased by General Thomas Cadwalader for development. The property was surveyed and divided by Robert Brooke in 1814 for Cadwalader. In 1824 Joseph Siddel compil...
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| Collection: | Bush Hill Estate Papers |
| Collection Number: | 0780 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
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| 520 | |a The Bush Hill estate, comprised of land from Vine Street North to Francis Street and from 11th Street west to Schuylkill 4th Street, was purchased by General Thomas Cadwalader for development. The property was surveyed and divided by Robert Brooke in 1814 for Cadwalader. In 1824 Joseph Siddel compiled the surveys and deeds for the property and drew these plans. He completed another version in 1827. The plans show individual lots on the estate with the names of individual property owners or renters. The collection contains two survey maps that have been encapsulated and placed in a large flat file. | ||
| 541 | 1 | |a Gift of William Brooke Rawle.; 1912 acquired | |
| 555 | |a Finding Aid Available Online: | ||
| 650 | 7 | |a Surveys--Pennsylvania--19th century |2 Local sources | |
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b Bush Hill Estate Papers |l 0780 | ||
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |y Link to finding aid |u http://hsp.org/sites/default/files/legacy_files/migrated/findingaid780bushhill.pdf |