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

Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach

(1876-1952)

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 25, 2015

1. Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach Marker

Inscription. Among America's most influential rare book dealers, he helped build many of the nation's great libraries. He and his brother Philip established the Rosenbach Museum & Library to share their personal collection with the public. They lived on this block from 1926 to 1952.

Erected 2008 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 39° 56.844′ N, 75° 10.494′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Rittenhouse Square. It is on Delancey Place. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2008-2010 Delancey Place, Philadelphia PA 19103, 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: 2012 Delancey Place (within shouting distance of this marker); Edward Drinker Cope (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Gordon Meade (about 600 feet away); Philadelphia Knights of Pythias (about 700 feet away); Historic Site in Journalism (about 700 feet away);

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1900 Rittenhouse Square Apartments (about 800 feet away); The Graduate Apartments (about 800 feet away); Barbara Gittings (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Also see . . . Dr. A. S. W. Rosenbach - Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 4, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach-2008 Delancey Place image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 25, 2015

2. Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach-2008 Delancey Place

Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach-National Register of HIstoric Places-2010 Delancey Place image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 25, 2015

3. Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach-National Register of HIstoric Places-2010 Delancey Place

Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach-Certified Philadelphia Historical Commission image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 25, 2015

4. Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach-Certified Philadelphia Historical Commission

Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach-2010 Delancey Place image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 25, 2015

5. Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach-2010 Delancey Place

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 580 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.