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1600 Spruce Street

 
 
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 19, 2022
1. 1600 Spruce Street Marker
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A Publication of the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons since 1953

Former Building Occupants
1600 Spruce ca 1840


Ursula Hobson Fine Art Frames 1997-2007
Jomici Apothecary 1978-1997
Tancredi Apothecary 1953-1978
Hunsberger Apothecary 1908-1953

 
Erected by Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.
 
Location. 39° 56.841′ N, 75° 10.088′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Rittenhouse Square. It is at the intersection of South 16th Street and Spruce Street, on the left when traveling north on South 16th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1600 Spruce St, 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
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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: The Racquet Club (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dewey's Sit-in (about 700 feet away); The Warwick (about 700 feet away); Frank Furness (about 800 feet away); Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vincent Persichetti (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lenni Lenape (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1608 Walnut Street (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
 
1600 Spruce Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 19, 2022
2. 1600 Spruce Street
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 318 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 27, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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