Society Hill in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

House Where Lived in 1791 Alexander Hamilton

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, January 6, 2019

1. House Where Lived in 1791 Alexander Hamilton Marker

Inscription. On the ground occupied by this building once stood the house where lived in 1791 Alexander Hamilton Secretary of the Treasury of the United States

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1791.

Location. 39° 56.819′ N, 75° 8.752′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Society Hill. It is at the intersection of Walnut Street and South 3rd Street on Walnut Street. Marker on wall of brick building between two windows. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 226 Walnut Street, 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

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are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Wilson (within shouting distance of this marker); Judge William Lewis (within shouting distance of this marker); Treasurer's Office Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Merchants' Exchange Cupola Restoration (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Benjamin Rush House Site (within shouting distance of this marker); “Common Sense” (within shouting distance of this marker); Row Houses in the Capital City (within shouting distance of this marker); John Bankson Palmer (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Philadelphia Exchange (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, January 6, 2019

2. House Where Lived in 1791 Alexander Hamilton Marker

Front door of the Nelson Building where marker is located. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Lassman, January 6, 2019

3. Front door of the Nelson Building where marker is located.

Bas relief of a bald eagle near marker. image. Click for full size.

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, January 6, 2019

4. Bas relief of a bald eagle near marker.

Stone bas relief #1 near marker. image. Click for full size.

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, January 6, 2019

5. Stone bas relief #1 near marker.

Stone bas relief #2 near marker. image. Click for full size.

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, January 6, 2019

6. Stone bas relief #2 near marker.

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