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

Todd House

Independence National Historical Park

— National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

Todd House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Nate Davidson, June 29, 2014

1. Todd House Marker

Inscription.
Quaker lawyer John Todd lived here with his wife Dolley, their two young children, and hunting dog "Pointer." Tragedy struck in 1793 when Dolley lost her husband during the yellow fever epidemic and their youngest child in the same year. Dolley soon met and married James Madison and later became First Lady to the 4th president of the United States.

Built in 1776,this restored middle class house is available to see by tour only. For more information, go to the Independence Visitor Center at 6th & Market Street.

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

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.

Location. 39° 56.833′ N, 75° 8.871′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Society Hill. It is on S. 4th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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, 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: Old St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church (a few steps from this marker); James Madison 4th President lived here (a few steps from this marker); Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church

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(within shouting distance of this marker); A Working-Class House in the Capital City (within shouting distance of this marker); 18th Century Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); The Philadelphia Contributionship (within shouting distance of this marker); A Changing Neighborhood (within shouting distance of this marker); “Evangeline” (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Also see . . . The Dolley Todd House. NPS Independence National Historical Park website entry (Submitted on April 24, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Nate Davidson, June 29, 2014

2. Todd House

Photographed by Nate Davidson, June 29, 2014

3. Todd House

<i>GENERAL VIEW - Dilworth-Todd-Moylan House, 343 Walnut Street, Philadelphia…</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jack Boucher, 1966

4. GENERAL VIEW - Dilworth-Todd-Moylan House, 343 Walnut Street, Philadelphia…

Photo courtesy of the Historic American Buildings Survey.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2014, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. This page has been viewed 747 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 27, 2014, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. 4. submitted on November 29, 2014. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.