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

Robert Mara Adger

(1837-1910)

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 11, 2015

1. Robert Mara Adger Marker

Inscription. Businessman, activist, bibliophile lived here. Director, Philadelphia Building & Loan Assn., pioneering Black firm. Amassed and donated a major collection of rare book, pamphlets on Blacks, antislavery. Founded Afro-American Historical Society.

Erected 1992 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 39° 56.55′ N, 75° 9.378′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Bella Vista. It is on South Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 823 South Street, Philadelphia PA 19147, 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

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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: Octavius V. Catto (within shouting distance of this marker); Supporting Popcorn for the People (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Henry L. Phillips (about 300 feet away); Institute For Colored Youth (about 500 feet away); William Whipper (about 500 feet away); Joe Venuti (about 700 feet away); Pennsylvania Hospital (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Pennsylvania Hospital (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 11, 2015

2. Robert Mara Adger Marker

Community Garden across the street from the Robert Mara Adger Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 11, 2015

3. Community Garden across the street from the Robert Mara Adger Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,074 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.