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

Philip Syng Physick

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

1. Philip Syng Physick Marker

Inscription.
Father of American surgery lived in this house 1815 - 1837

Restored in his memory and as an example of a residence of the Federal period

Erected by The Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.

Location. 39° 56.661′ N, 75° 8.909′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Society Hill. It is on South 4th Street south of Cypress Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 319 S 4th 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

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Physick House (here, next to this marker); Thomas Neval (within shouting distance of this marker); Baruch S. Blumberg (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles E. Peterson (1906 - 2004) / Edmund N. Bacon (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Here lieth the body of Samuel McCutchon… (about 300 feet away); Daniel McKaraher (about 400 feet away); Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church Historic Graveyard (about 400 feet away); In 1835… (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

The Physick House image. Click for full size.

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

2. The Physick 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 273 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.