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

Jacob C. White Jr.

(1837-1902)

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2015

1. Jacob C. White Jr. Marker

Inscription. A Black educator who lived here, White was the principal of the Robert Vaux School for forty years. He was a founder of the city's first Black baseball club, the Pythians, and the first president of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital.

Erected 1991 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

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

Location. 39° 56.638′ N, 75° 9.566′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Washington Square West. It is on Lombard Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1032 Lombard 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 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: Charles T. Mitchell, Jr. Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Benjamin Banneker Institute (within shouting distance of this marker); Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry George (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Engine Company No. 11

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(about 400 feet away); Louis I. Kahn Park / How this site became Louis I. Kahn Park (about 400 feet away); Brearley's Garden (about 500 feet away); Standard Theatre (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2015

2. Jacob C. White Jr. Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 827 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 20, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.