Rand McNally Philadelphia guide to the city and environs . hia Library, Locust & S. Juniper Sts. Togetherwith the Loganian Library in the same building, this is theoldest subscription hbrary in the United States. The Phila-delphia Library was founded by Benjamin Franklin, ThomasHopkinson, and a few others, July i, 1731. It first attractedwide attention byimporting fromLondon, in 1732, alarge number ofbooks, and beforethe Revolution hadabsorbed no lessthan three locallibraries. Thereare some 70,000 vol-umes, many ofwhich are extremelyrare. The LoganianLibrary, which isunited with thePhiladelphi
Rand McNally Philadelphia guide to the city and environs . hia Library, Locust & S. Juniper Sts. Togetherwith the Loganian Library in the same building, this is theoldest subscription hbrary in the United States. The Phila-delphia Library was founded by Benjamin Franklin, ThomasHopkinson, and a few others, July i, 1731. It first attractedwide attention byimporting fromLondon, in 1732, alarge number ofbooks, and beforethe Revolution hadabsorbed no lessthan three locallibraries. Thereare some 70,000 vol-umes, many ofwhich are extremelyrare. The LoganianLibrary, which isunited with thePhiladelphia Libra-ry, is a collection of „.,, . „ . j 1 1 - , ^ Kittenhouse Homestead books bequeathed Germantown by James Logan, Page 115 first secretary to William Penn, and at one time Chief Justice ofthe Province of Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Library is opento any respectable person and books may be taken out undercertain simple regulations for 10 cents a week, while those ofthe Loganian department are free. Open on week days from9 a. m. to 6 p. 82 RAND McNALLY PHILADELPHIA GUIDE Ridgway Branch, on S. BroadSt., between Carpenter &Christian Sts. The history ofits founding is of more than ordi-nary interest. Dr. James Rush,a son of Dr. Benjamin Rush,died in Philadelphia, May 26,1869, and by his will left morethan $1,000,000 in trust for theerection of a building suitableto the use of a library of largeproportions, to support whichan additional stim was library was to be called theRidgway Branch of the Philadel-phia Library, the name of Ridg-way being derived from themaiden name of his wife, adaughter of the influentialmerchant, Jacob Ridgway. Thetrustees erected a magnificerstructure of Doric style at Broa I& Carpenter Sts. The buildin .is of dressed granite, withafron:age of 2 2 o feet and a depth of i ofeet. At the rear of the main hais the tomb of its founder. Thlibrary now contains abou120,000 volumes, and excels irAmericana, especially of th«Revolutionary per
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