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Drinker's Court

Coordinates: 39°56′36″N 75°8′49″W / 39.94333°N 75.14694°W / 39.94333; -75.14694
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Drinker's Court
Drinker's Court in 1972
Drinker's Court is located in Philadelphia
Drinker's Court
Drinker's Court is located in Pennsylvania
Drinker's Court
Drinker's Court is located in the United States
Drinker's Court
Location236-238 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′36″N 75°8′49″W / 39.94333°N 75.14694°W / 39.94333; -75.14694
Arealess than one acre
Built1765
ArchitectJohn Drinker
Architectural styleBandbox Court Houses
NRHP reference No.71000723[1]
Added to NRHPMay 27, 1971

The Drinker's Court, also known as Bandbox Court Houses, is located in the Society Hill section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The houses were built in 1764 by John Drinker (1716–1787), father of noted American portrait artist John Drinker (1760–1826).[2]

They were added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 27, 1971.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ EARLY SOUTHERN DECORATIVE ARTS, November 1981, Volume VII, Number 2, The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts: "John Drinker, Portrait Painter and Limner," by E. Bryding Adams at the Internet Archive
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