William Penn Annex East in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Robert Morris
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 17, 2022
1. Robert Morris Marker
This statue has been defaced. Per the nearby National Park Service interpretive signage, the guerilla inscription, while misspelled, is accurate.
1734 - 1806
Erected 1923 by Paul Wayland Bartlett, sculptor.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 39° 56.864′ N, 75° 8.916′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in William Penn Annex East. Memorial can be reached from Walnut Street west of South 4th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 419 Walnut St, Philadelphia PA 19106, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Robert Morris (1734 - 1806) (a few steps from this marker); Secretary of the Navy’s Office Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Rose Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Surgeons’ Hall Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Insurance Company of North America (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Bank of the United States (within shouting distance of this marker); A Working-Class House in the Capital City (within shouting distance of this
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Photographed By Beverly Pfingsten, July 5, 2008
2. Robert Morris Statue
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2022, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 104 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 22, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on July 16, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
