Mercantile Library Company (Philadelphia)

Coordinates: 39°56′53″N 75°08′33″W / 39.948139°N 75.142630°W / 39.948139; -75.142630
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Mercantile Library, Philadelphia, built in 1845. Designed by William L. Johnston. Building demolished in 1925

The Mercantile Library Company of Philadelphia was established in 1821.[1][2] Staff included John Edmands.

In 1989, the Free Library of Philadelphia absorbed the collections of the Mercantile Library.

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  1. ^ Catalogue of the Mercantile Library Company of Philadelphia. 1850
  2. ^ John Thomas Scharf, Thompson Westcott. History of Philadelphia, 1609–1884, v.2. 1884.

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39°56′53″N 75°08′33″W / 39.948139°N 75.142630°W / 39.948139; -75.142630