. Philadelphia to-day, 1882. Being a correct guide to all the public buildings, institutions, railroads and places and objects of interest .. . Sixth, next below the present Post-Office is of white marble, with porticoes, and modelled after the Parthenonat Athens, and is considered a fine specimen of Doric structure was commenced in 1819, and completed in 1824, for theUnited States Bank. The building has a frontage of 87 feet onChestnut Street, extending 187 feet to Library Street, A massiveportico, with eight marble columns 27 feet high, adorns the front,which giv
. Philadelphia to-day, 1882. Being a correct guide to all the public buildings, institutions, railroads and places and objects of interest .. . Sixth, next below the present Post-Office is of white marble, with porticoes, and modelled after the Parthenonat Athens, and is considered a fine specimen of Doric structure was commenced in 1819, and completed in 1824, for theUnited States Bank. The building has a frontage of 87 feet onChestnut Street, extending 187 feet to Library Street, A massiveportico, with eight marble columns 27 feet high, adorns the front,which gives it a grand and imposing appearance. The ChestnutStreet side of the building is appropriated to the Custom-House, andthe Library Street front to the business of the United States Sub-Treasury. Entrance to either department may be gained from ChestnutStreet front. Open from ten a. m. to three p. M. PHILADELPHIA TO-DAY. 15 UNITED STATES MINT. The marble building, modelled after the Grecian Ionic temple atAthens, located on Chestnut Street at the corner of Juniper, a shortdistance below Broad Street, is where the United States Government. UNITED STATES MINT. coins its gold and silver. It was erected in 1834, and has a front of122 feet, with two wings 32 feet long. In the vestibule at the mainentrance may be found persons connected with the institution, w^hoconduct visitors through the establishment, showing them the deposit- 16 PHILADELPHIA TO-DAY. room, where gold and silver is received and weighed ; the copper-melting room, where the bars are prepared for coinage; the gold andsilver melting-room, where that metal is cast into bars; the rolling-and cutting-room, where the bars are rolled into proper form and cutinto shape preparatory to stamping; the stamping- or are all on the first floor. The visitor is then conducted to thesecond floor, where are several rooms, containing the largest and mostvaluable collection of coins and medals to be found in this count
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