Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Historic Site in Journalism

[Richard Harding Davis]

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2020

1. Historic Site in Journalism Marker

Inscription. Richard Harding Davis (1864 - 1916), the most famous war correspondent of his time, grew to manhood in this home. He was celebrated and emulated for his adventurous manner and vivid reportage from the battlefields of six wars in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Erected 1981 by The Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. In addition, it is included in the Historic Sites in Journalism series list.

Location. 39° 56.951′ N, 75° 10.571′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Rittenhouse Square. It is at the intersection of South 21nd Street and Latimer Street, on the right when traveling south on South 21nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 250 South 21nd Street, Philadelphia PA 19103, 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: Barbara Gittings (within shouting distance of this marker); On this block in 1940 (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); 2012 Delancey Place (about 700 feet away); 22nd & Walnut (about 700 feet away); Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach (about

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700 feet away); Edward Drinker Cope (approx. 0.2 miles away); 20th & Walnut (approx. 0.2 miles away); In 1870, St. James Episcopal Church filled this corner. (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

250 South 21st Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2020

2. 250 South 21st Street

<i>Lieut. Col. Theo. Roosevelt and Richard Harding Davis</i> image. Click for full size.

Strohmeyer and Wyman, Publisher (courtesy of the Library of Congress), 1898

3. Lieut. Col. Theo. Roosevelt and Richard Harding Davis

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 266 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on March 9, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.