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References
- Thompson Westcott, Historic Mansions and Buildings of Philadelphia, With Some Notice of Their Owners and Occupants (Philadelphia, PA: Porter & Coates, 1877), at 96.
- J. Thomas Scharf & Thompson Westcott, History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884, 3 vols. (Philadelphia, PA, 1884), at 856 (vol. 2).
- Center City Philadelphia in the 19th Century, Images of America Series (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub., 2006), at 48.