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

Bidl Bldg

[Biddle Building]

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 4, 2025

1. Bidl Bldg Marker

Inscription. Built in 1900, the Biddle Building is the former jewelry factory for Bailey Banks & Biddle, America's oldest jewelry retailer and designer of the Great Seal of the United States, the Purple Heart, and other prominent military honors.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 39° 56.989′ N, 75° 9.68′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Gayborhood. It is on Sansom Street east of South 13th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1217 Sansom Street, Philadelphia PA 19107, 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: Bailey Bldng (within shouting distance of this marker); 13th & Walnut (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thomas R. Kline School of Law (about 300 feet away); On this block in 1899 (about 400 feet away); Women's PA. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty for Animals (about 500 feet away); Albert M. Greenfield (about 500 feet away); St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church (about 500 feet away); Oldest Photograph (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

The Biddle Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 4, 2025

2. The Biddle Building

Plan of the City of Philadelphia on the building exterior image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 4, 2025

3. Plan of the City of Philadelphia on the building exterior

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 6, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.