William Penn Annex East in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank of the United States

Independence National Historical Park

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 2, 2024

1. Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank of the United States Marker

Inscription.
Visit the "Faces of Independence" exhibit with many life portraits including George Washington, Dolley Madison and Chief Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant) by famed artist Charles Wilson Peale and others.

William Strickland's masterpiece of Greek revival architecture was built as the Second Bank of the United States in 1824.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.

Location. 39° 56.898′ N, 75° 8.925′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in William Penn Annex East. It is on Library Street east of South 5th Street (County Road 2003), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 105 S 5th 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,

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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 Second Bank of the United States (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Second Bank of the United States (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Morris (1734 - 1806) (within shouting distance of this marker); Surgeons’ Hall Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Morris (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Custom House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Signer (within shouting distance of this marker); Secretary of the Navy’s Office Site (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Peale’s Mastodon, 2017 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. A nearly

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 2, 2024

2. Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank of the United States Marker

identical marker stands nearby.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 449 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 3, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.