Joint Library and Conservatory
Southeast Corner of 6th and Walnut
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Holy Crap! Image from the Athenaeum of Philadelphia |
This would still be a landmark today if it was ever built. A massive Egyptian Revival library that would have become a National Treasure. Though it never saw a lick of construction, remnants of its near-existence can still be found today, 180 years later.
Read more at the Philadelphia City Paper's
Naked City Blog!