18th & Walnut

18th and Walnut. On this block in 1865. , This handsome structure at the southeast corner of 18th and Walnut Streets, shown circa 1865, was home to William Weightman, a wealthy industrial magnate. The Rittenhouse Claridge, built in 1951, now stands on the site., In 1865 , President: Abraham Lincoln (R), Andrew Johnson (D) , Mayor: Alexander Henry (R) , Philadelphia population: 565,529, Money matters , U.S. Army Corporal's monthly pay: $20.00 , Farm laborer's average monthly earnings: $12.75 , Machinist's daily wage: $2.56 , Philadelphia plasterer's daily wage: $2.29/week , Postage stamp: 3¢ , Philadelphia passenger railway fares raised raised to 7¢, Events , April 3, News of the Union Army's capture of Richmond, Virginia reached Philadelphia, which initiated a great rejoicing. The State House bell was rung, blowing of steam whistles filled the streets, and striking of gongs took place in front of Independence Hall., April 9, News of General Lee's Army surrender reached Philadelphia, which signified that the Union Army had won the Civil War., April 15, The news of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on the evening of Good Friday, April 14 reached Philadelphia, which resulted in general mourning throughout the city., April 22, President Lincoln's body was escorted to Independence Hall by a large military and civic procession., December 6, Slavery is abolished in the United States by the passing and ratification of the 13th Amendment.