Illustrations, Maps, and Online Tools | Architecture | 18th Century | 19th Century | 20th Century | Historic Preservation
Illustrations, Maps, and Online Research Tools for the Philadelphia Region
- Places in Time: Bryn Mawr College Urban Studies
- The Philadelphia Print Shop: A selection of on-line images from prints and pictures they have sold or are currently selling.
- University City Historical Society: Scans of post cards, and text of Leon Rosenthal's History of University City amongst the information offered.
Architects and Architecture
- Sloan's Homestead Architecture: Plates, no text. hosted by Boston College
- The Architectural Archives: Introductory information for many architects under "Collections".
- Wilson Eyre Exhibit: Penn Graduate School of Fine Arts, now Penn Design.
- Pennsylvania's Cultural Resources Geographic Information System: National Register Nominations in Pennsylvania Database of nomination forms, plus related information and research help.
- Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project: Web based research tool that can lead many directions. An ongoing project.
- Historic American Buildings Survey: Drawings, photographs, and reports on buildings.
Philadelphia in the 18th Century
- The British Campaign to Capture the Capital, 1777: Philadelphia Inquirer Special Report.
- Bartram's Gardens
- The Woodlands and the Schulykill River
Philadelphia in the 19th Century
- The Centennial Exposition, 1876: Presented by the Free Library of Philadelphia, Prints & Pictures.
Philadelphia in the 20th Century
- Philadelphia Streetcars & Trolleys: The John Gibb Smith Collection at the Free Library of Philadelphia.
- From Creek to Sewer and other info: Starting in the 19th century and going into the 20th, Adam Levine presents some of his research.
Historic Preservation
Exhibit by Matthew Grubel, 2008