Washington Square West in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Nicholas Biddle

(1786-1844)

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 23, 2015

1. Nicholas Biddle Marker

Inscription. The financier, statesman, & scholar lived here. President, 1823-1836, Second Bank of the United States, the nation's central bank. He also spurred the rise of Greek Revival architecture and edited the journals of the Lewis & Clark expedition.

Erected 2000 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 39° 56.749′ N, 75° 9.202′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Washington Square West. It is on Spruce Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 715 Spruce Street, 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

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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 Spruce Street Houses (within shouting distance of this marker); The Ayer Building (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); On This Site (about 500 feet away); Holy Trinity / Old Philadelphia Congregations (about 500 feet away); Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church (about 500 feet away); Joseph Jefferson, the Actor (about 500 feet away); Freedom is a Light (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named On This Site (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 23, 2015

2. Nicholas Biddle Marker

Nicholas Biddle image. Click for full size.

Internet Archive

3. Nicholas Biddle

From History of the American People by Woodrow Wilson, 1902, Vol. 4, page 50.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 653 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 27, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 3. submitted on January 20, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.