. Philadelphia and its environs, and the railroad scenery of Pennsylvania . PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION. below Arch, but was removed to Ninth Street in 1798, and until 1872 occupied two largebuildings which stood on the site of the new Post-Office. The old buildings having becomeinadequate to its wants, the present magnificent structures of serpentine marble were erected,and occupied in 1872. They form one of the handsomest groups of college buildings in theUnited States, The University is divided into academical, collegiate, medical, and law departments, andamong its faculty are numbere


. Philadelphia and its environs, and the railroad scenery of Pennsylvania . PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION. below Arch, but was removed to Ninth Street in 1798, and until 1872 occupied two largebuildings which stood on the site of the new Post-Office. The old buildings having becomeinadequate to its wants, the present magnificent structures of serpentine marble were erected,and occupied in 1872. They form one of the handsomest groups of college buildings in theUnited States, The University is divided into academical, collegiate, medical, and law departments, andamong its faculty are numbered some of the most distinguished men in the State. The junction of Thirty-sixth Street, Darby Road, and Locust Street was selected as the 3 34 PHILADELPHIA AND ITS CHESTNUT STREET, ABOVE FIFTEENTH, SHOWING THE REFORM CLUB HOUSE. best location for the new buildings of the University. The trustees have erected for theaccommodation of the Department of Arts and of Science one of the largest and most con-


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