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

Davis-Lenox House

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2022

1. Davis-Lenox House Marker

Inscription. Built in 1759 by James Davis house carpenter & officer of the Carpenters' Company. Added to in 1784 by Major David Lenox, continental soldier, 44th member First city Troop, President of the Bank of the U.S., U.S. Marshall for the District of Pennsylvania, Representative of the U.S. to the Court of St. James's.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1759.

Location. 39° 56.68′ N, 75° 8.741′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Society Hill. It is at the intersection of Spruce Street and South Philip Street, on the right when traveling west on Spruce Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 217 Spruce 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: “A Man Full of Trouble” Tavern (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The House of Samuel Powel (about 500 feet away); Powel House (about 500 feet away); Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks (about 500 feet away); Ireland's Past - A Prelude to Disaster (about 500 feet away); The Home of Juan de Miralles

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(about 500 feet away); The Home of John Penn (about 500 feet away); The Potato Blight - Its Origin (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2022

2. The Davis-Lenox House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 308 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.