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

Citizens and Southern Bank

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 29, 2015

1. Citizens and Southern Bank Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1921 by R.R. Wright, Sr., who was born of slave parents, this bank was noted for serving the financial needs of Black customers. It survived the Great Depression and later established offices throughout the city.

Erected 1991 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.

Location. 39° 56.681′ N, 75° 10.381′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Rittenhouse Square. It is at the intersection of S 19th Street and South Street on S 19th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19146, 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: The Graduate Apartments (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Philadelphia Knights of Pythias (about 500 feet away); John Page Nicholson (about 700 feet away); Marian Anderson (about 800 feet away); George Gordon Meade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Marian Anderson House

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Mercy Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 617 times since then and 30 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on May 5, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.