Call Number:

SCRC 731 Cochran

Repository:

Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center

Extent:

0.01 linear feet (1 folder)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Philadelphia Arcade Association Records, SCRC 731 Cochran, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Date:

1825-1826 (inclusive)

Creator:

Philadelphia Arcade Association

Form:

Minutes (administrative records), Correspondence, and Administrative records

Abstract:

The Philadelphia Arcade, a former historic site, was designed by Peter A. Browne and built in 1826/1827. The Philadelphia Arcade Association, formed by Browne in 1825, erected the building, John Redman Coxe served as first President of the Association. It was the first building arcade of its kind in the United States and was an imitation of such buildings in Europe. The Arcade was a three-story white marble building. Initially, there were small shops on the 1st floor, offices and later clubs on the 2nd floor, and Peale's Museum on the 3rd floor. It was located on N. Chestnut St. between 6th and 7th streets and had two arcades extending to Carpenter Street in the rear.

Records of the Philadelphia Arcade Association. The bulk of the records consist of correspondence and minutes of the board meetings of the Philadelphia Arcade Association which was formed in 1825 to erect the building. Other records include the articles of subscription; a list of subscribers and members of the Board; copies of share certificates; and lists of building committee members and of members of other committees. A photocopy of a clipping of the history of the building, a photograph of the Arcade Hotel as well as the hotel guide, are included in the records. The latter was issued in 1859 by J.D. Brown - a possible subsequent owner of the building.