Washington Square West in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
March 25, 1952
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 13, 2023
1. March 25, 1952 Marker
Inscription.
March 25, 1952. .
This wing of Pennsylvania Hospital. The first building in America to be guaranteed protected by fire insurance. The first policy issued in November 1761 by the oldest fire insurance company in America, the Philadelphia Insurance Company in America, the Philadelphia Contributionship for Insurance of Houses from loss by fire,
This plaque is presented to The Pennsylvania Hospital by the Mutual Insurance 200th Anniversary Committee Commemorating the establishment of mutual insurance in America by Benjamin Franklin on March 25, 1752 in Philadelphia.
This wing of Pennsylvania Hospital
The first building in America to be guaranteed protected by fire insurance. The first policy issued in November 1761 by the oldest fire insurance company in America, the Philadelphia Insurance Company in America, the Philadelphia Contributionship for Insurance of Houses from loss by fire
This plaque is presented to
The Pennsylvania Hospital by the Mutual Insurance
200th Anniversary Committee
Commemorating the establishment of mutual insurance in America by Benjamin Franklin on March 25, 1752 in Philadelphia
Erected 1952 by Mutual Insurance 200th Anniversary Committee.
Location. 39° 56.7′ N, 75° 9.298′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Washington Square West. Marker can be reached from the intersection of South 8th Street and Delancey Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 350 S 8th St, Philadelphia PA 19107, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Pennsylvania Hospital (here, next to this marker); On This Site
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 13, 2023
2. March 25, 1952 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 66 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 16, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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