William Penn Annex East in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Secretary of the Navy’s Office Site

Independence National Historical Park

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 25, 2017

1. Secretary of the Navy’s Office Site Marker

Inscription.
The rise of the United States as a naval power began during the tenure of Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert. In the late 1790s, Stoddert occupied an office at this site.

During the time Stoddert was working here, Congress authorized the purchase of several warships, as well as cannon and naval supplies. The USS Constitution (“Old Ironsides”) took to the seas in 1798, the same year Stoddert took office.

Erected by Independence National Historical Park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.

Location. 39° 56.863′ N, 75° 8.935′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in William Penn Annex East. It can be reached from Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 425 Walnut St, Philadelphia PA 19106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Robert Morris (1734 - 1806) (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Morris (within shouting distance of this marker); Surgeons’ Hall Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Rose Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Insurance Company of North America

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank of the United States (within shouting distance of this marker); The Second Bank of the United States (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Second Bank of the United States (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 25, 2017

2. Secretary of the Navy’s Office Site Marker

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 25, 2017

3. Secretary of the Navy’s Office Site Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2017, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 541 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 1, 2017, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.