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Identifier	Title	Surveyor	Date	Media / Size / Scale	Area / Map Features
SD5th-001	[No title: On reverse: "Joshua Lippincott property. 2nd St., Washington Ave., Clearfield to Westmoreland St."]	Not named	1840 ca.	Mounted 1 inch = 60 feet	North Philadelphia Property subdivision
SD5th-002	[On reverse: Lot subdivision, Susquehanna Ave. to York St., 22nd St. to 30th St.]	Not named	1850 ca.	Mounted 1 inch = 100 feet	North Philadelphia Property subdivision
SD5th-003	Plan or property in the Twenty-fifth Ward, City of Philadelphia, belonging to The Cohocksink Land Company	Not named	1871	Mounted 1 inch = 120 feet	North Philadelphia Property subdivision
SD5th-004	Plan and profile of the survey and regulation of Broad Street from Montgomery Street to Germantown Road in the Twenty-first Ward of the City of Philadelphia made by direction of the Chief Engineer & Surveyor.	Siddall, Joseph	1856	Mounted 1 inch = 150 feet	Broad Street, North Philadelphia. Similar to 137-01-HP (see), but this copy is dated and has many annotations in pencil, with calculations of amounts of cobblestones and macadam use, and property lines and owners. .
SD5th-005	Plan of the Fair Hill Homestead Association, referred to in the Agreements of the purchases of lots, and intended to be forthwith recorded. Chas. Norris, Saml. Norris, Isaac Norris, Trustees of the Fair Hill Estate. Lith'y. of A[ugust] Kollner… Plan of the Fairhill Homestead Association ground in the District of Kensington. It is an elevated, handsome, & eligible site for Residences, being of convenient access to markets, Schools, Churches, & Omnibus, & within two Squares of hydrant water & pavements but a short distance from two public squares, & the Kensington Water-works. Geo. W. Ford, Jos. E. Baker, Jos. F. Burk, Jos. J. Sanders, Saml. Bechtold Jr., Committee. Michael Price, Agent for the Estate. E. O. Jackson, Sec.	Kollner, August	1849	Mounted Not noted	North Philadelphia. Bounded by Dauphin St. to Lehigh Ave., Front St. to 2nd St. Property subdivision. Toll gate on Second Street. Some properties marked "Sold."
SD5th-006	Plan of lots of the Bridesburg Land Company situate in the Borough of Bridesburg, in the County of Philadelphia. Late the estate of Sergeant Dec'd. Surveyed and laid out as above delineated Sept. 1853 by John Foulkrod Survr. [Text on reverse: "Bridesburg, Buckius to Lefevre"]	Foulkrod, John	1853	Tracing Not noted	Bridesburg. Bounded by Point Rd. to Frankford Creek, Buckius St. to Lefevre St. Property subdivision
SD5th-007	Plan of lots situate in the Borough of Frankford in the County of Philadelphia. The property of Charles Murphy. Surveyed as above and delineated Nov. 1849 by John Foulkrod Survr.	Foulkrod, John	1849	Tracing 1 inch = 70 feet	Frankford. Bounded by Willow St. to Little Tacony Creek, Wakeling St. to Foulkrod St. Property subdivision
SD5th-008	Topographical survey of the Cambria Reservoir site, Thirty-Eighth Ward, Philadelphia Pa. H. M. Fuller, Sur. & Reg. 13th Dist., March 21, 1901	Fuller, H. M.	1901	Tracing 1 inch = 70 feet	North Philadelphia. Bounded by Lehigh Ave. to Clearfield St., 27th St. to 31st St. Topography, proposed reservoir for Philadelphia Water Department, footprints of buildings on Wharton family property called Bellevue.
SD5th-009	Plan of the Sixth Section of the survey of Penn Township	Not named	1841	Mounted Not noted	North Philadelphia. Bounded by 26th St., Allegheny Avenue and the Schuylkill River to "44th Street", and the boundaries of Roxborough and Germantown townships. Same as 31-01-HP (see) but without full title block and with many penciled annotations: proposed streets, calculations, etc.]
SD5th-010	Plan of Stouton Farm [Copy of Reading Howell plan]	Howell, Reading	1799	Tracing Not noted	North Philadelphia Property boundaries and owners, acreage, building footprints, Harrowgate garden, streams and mill races. Right side slightly cut off. Owners include General William MacPherson, Leonard Jacoby, John McAllister, Paul Beck, William Pointell, and Morris.
SD5th-011	Plan of lots surveyed for the Hamilton Disston et. Al., Twenty-third Ward, Philadelphia. G. S. Webster, Surveyor and Regulator 10th Dist, July 18th 1887.	Webster, George S.	1887	Tracing Not noted	North Philadelphia. Bounded by Dark Run Lane to Bridge St., Cottage St. to Jackson St. Property subdivision, footprints of pre-existing buildings.
SD5th-012	Plan of the proposed Frankford Park, Twenty-third Ward, Philadelphia. Geo. S. Webster, Surveyor and Regulator 10th Dist., March 17th, 1888.	Webster, George S.	1888	Tracing 1 inch = 50 feet	Frankford. About 9 acres at the corner of Arrot St. and Castor Rd. This became Northwood Park (see SD5th-013, -014, and -015) Park property.
SD5th-013	Plan of Northwood Park, Twenty-third Ward, Philada. John H. Webster, Jr., Surveyor and Regulator 10th District, June 15, 1895.	Webster, John H., Jr.	1895	Tracing 1 inch = 60 feet	Frankford. Park roughly at corner of Arrot St. and Castor Rd. (See SD5th-012, -014, and -015) Topography, "small stream" (Little Tacony Creek), railroad
SD5th-014	Plan of Northwood Park, Twenty-third Ward, Phila. J. H. Webster, Jr., Surveyor & Regulator 10th District, June 19, 1908.	Webster, John H., Jr.	1908	Tracing 1 inch = 40 feet	Frankford. Park roughly at corner of Arrot St. and Castor Rd. (See SD5th-012, -013, and -015) Topography, "small stream" (Little Tacony Creek), railroad
SD5th-015	Topographical plan showing location of trees, one-foot contours, etc., of a portion of Northwood Park, Twenty-third Ward, Phila. J. H. Webster, Jr., Sur. & Reg. 10th Dist., June 12, 1901.	Webster, John H., Jr.	1901	Tracing 1 inch = 20 feet	Frankford. Park roughly at corner of Arrot St. and Castor Rd. (See SD5th-012, -013, and -015) Topography, "small stream" (Little Tacony Creek), trees with approximate trunk diameter.
SD5th-016	Plan of lots surveyed for the North Frankford Land Company, Thirty-fifth Ward, Philadelphia	Webster, John H., Jr.	1896	Tracing 1 inch = 60 feet	Frankford. Bounded roughly by Frankford Ave. to Walker St., Robbins St. to Devereaux St. Property subdivision
SD5th-017	Plan of lots surveyed for the North Frankford Land Company, Thirty-fifth Ward, Philadelphia	Webster, John H., Jr.	1897	Tracing 1 inch = 100 feet	Frankford. Bounded roughly by Frankford Ave. to Brous St., Hellerman St. to Devereaux St. Property subdivision
SD5th-018	Plan for use of the Highway Committee of Councils, 25th and 35th Wards, Phila.	Webster, John H., Jr.	1904	Tracing Not noted	Frankford. Bounded roughly by Frankford Ave., Oxford Ave., Castor Ave., and Devereaux St. Property owners, Little Tacony Creek, proposed line of Roosevelt Boulevard
SD5th-019	Plan of the Est. of Mathias Baldwin Dec[eased]. 23rd Ward.	Not named	1870 ca.	Tracing 1 inch = 80 feet	Wissinoming, Plan bounded roughly by Hegerman St. to the Delaware River, Wissinoming Creek to Vankirk St. Building footprints: mansion house, greenhouse, stable, sheds, and pig pens; driveways, property subdivision. Wissinoming Creek, railroad. Plan stored in two halves, which were pieced together using Photoshop, but which do not match exactly along the seam
SD5th-020	Plan of second allotment of lots belonging to The Baldwin Homestead Association of Wissinoming, Twenty-third Ward, Philadelphia.	Webster, George S.	1888	Tracing 1 inch = 60 feet	Wissinoming. Bounded by Wissinoming Creek to Dark Run Lane, State Rd. to Delaware Ave. Property subdivision
SD5th-021	Plan of property surveyed for The Baldwin Homestead Ass'n., Thirty-fifth Ward, Phila.	Webster, John H., Jr.	1895	Tracing 1 inch = 100 feet	Wissinoming. Bounded by Delaware Ave. to Delaware River, Vankirk St. to Devereaux Ave. Property subdivision
SD5th-022	Plan of lots belonging to The Baldwin Homestead Association of Wissinoming, Twenty-third Ward, Philadelphia.	Not named	1888 ca.	Mounted 1 inch = 60 feet	Wissinoming. Bounded by Wissinoming Creek to Dark Run Lane, Hegerman St. to State Rd. Property subdivision
SD5th-023	Plan of the change of grade of Orthodox Street from Torresdale Ave. Tacony St., Twenty-third Ward, Philada.	Webster, John H., Jr.	1894	Tracing 1 inch = 80 feet	Frankford Profiles along several streets, Little Tacony Creek running through center of Greenwood and Bault's Dye works (also known as Globe Dye Works).
SD5th-024	[No title. On reverse: "Church St. from Torresdale to Melrose." Probably plan for grade crossing elimination at this location.]	Smedley, Samuel L., possibly	1885 ca.	Tracing 1 inch = 40 feet	Frankford Probably a plan to eliminate dangerous railroad grade crossing at Church Street, by cutting the street down so it passes beneath the railroad. Two sisters were killed at this location on February 27, 1885, after which a public uproar led Councils to look
SD5th-025	Copy of a portion of plans 270-278. Forty-first Ward, Phila.	Not named		Tracing Not noted	Northeast Philadelphia. Bounded by Frankford Ave. to Torresdale Ave., Devereaux St. to Magee St. Topography, Wissinoming Creek, Little Wissinoming Creek, trees, building footprints
SD5th-026	Plan of property surveyed for John Overington in the Thirty-fifth Ward, Philadelphia.	Webster, John H., Jr.	1893	Tracing 1 inch = 100 feet	Northeast Philadelphia. Bounded roughly by Magee St. to Levick St., Bustleton and Somerton Turnpike to Battersby St. Building footprints: mansion, carriage house, barn, wooded areas, stream from spring house (tributary of Wissinoming Creek)
SD5th-027	Plan of property surveyed for James G. Gillinder, Twenty-third Ward, Philadelphia.	Not named	1886	Tracing Not noted	Northeast Philadelphia. Bounded by Hellerman St. to Walker St., Robbins St. to State Rd. Building footprints, Wissinoming Creek and tributaries
SD5th-028	Plan of lots surveyed for the Marburg Land Asso., Twenty-third Ward, Philadelphia. E. W. Smith & Co., Map Publisher, 20 So. Sixth St., Philada.	Webster, George S.	1887	Mounted Not noted	Northeast Philadelphia. Bounded by Kensington and Oxford Turnpike to Lawndale St., Comly St. to Devereaux St. Property subdivision
SD5th-029	Plan of property surveyed for the Glebe Farm Land Company, Twenty-third Ward, Philadelphia.	Webster, George S.	1888	Tracing 1 inch = 60 feet	Frankford. Bounded roughly by Adams Rd. to Grange Rd., H St. to G St. Property subdivision
SD5th-030	Copy of the official plan of the Cheltenham Mutual Land Association, Twenty-third Ward, Philadelphia	Not named	1888 ca.	Mounted	Northeast Philadelphia. Levick St. between G St. and Lawndale Ave. Property subdivision. Plan lists officers and board of directors.
SD5th-031	Plan of Luzerne St. from Rising Sun Ave. to Algon Ave., Thirty-third Ward, Philadelphia. Made for the Department of Law in the matter of the opening thereof under ordinance approved Dec. 1, 1911.	Brinton, Walter	1912	Tracing 1 inch = 100 feet	Bounded by Lawrence St. to Algon Ave., Lycoming Ave. to Pike St. Topography, tributary to Wingohocking Creek, building footprints, plots of New Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia Municipal Hospital
SD5th-032	Plan made for use of the Highway Committee in the opening of Rising Sun Ave. from Germantown Ave. to Luzerne St. and from Third St. to Second St. also Luzerne St. from Rising Sun Ave. to Third St. and Third St. from Luzerne St. to Rising Sun Ave. Thirty-third Ward, Philadelphia.	Brinton, Walter	1895	Tracing	North Philadelphia Building footprints, property lines, owners, and valuations; North Pennsylvania Railroad, North Philadelphia Butchers and Drovers Live Stock Yard Association
SD5th-033	Plan of lots of the Tabor Mutual Land Association. Walter Jones, Surv. & Reg'r. 9th Dist., Scale 80 ft. = 1 inch. Oct. 1887. F. Bourquin, Lith., 31 S. 6th St., Phila.	Jones, Walter	1887	Mounted 1 inch = 80 feet	Crescentville. Bounded roughly by 5th St. to American St., Grange Ave. to Olney Ave. Property subdivision. 343 building lots delineated. Original plan badly curled and cracked; scanned in 3 pieces and assembled in Photoshop.
SD5th-034	Draft of James Benezet's Plantation and Tract of 64-3/4 Ac's. land situate in Oxford Township in the County of Philadelphia as survey'd. June 1764 and 1765 by (signed) (copy) Silas Watts. [Second survey dated 1785; "Traced by E.R.S. 1-4-09"]	Watts, Silas	1785	Tracing Not noted	Oxford Township, Philadelphia County Property plan
SD5th-035	Plan of lots of the estate of Peter Buckius dec'd. and Rudolph N. Buckius in the Borough of Frankford.		1847 ca.	Tracing Not noted	Frankford Property subdivision. Building lots, Baptist Church, German Church, Frankford Creek
SD5th-036	Philadelphia December 5th 1868. James P. Davis, Sur. & Reg. Sixth District. [Extension of Clearfield Street between Frankford Road and Waterloo Street.]	Davis, James P.	1868	Mounted Not noted	Clearfield Street. Building footprints shown in line of proposed street.
SD5th-037	Philadelphia February 4th 1871. James P. Davis, Sur. & Reg. Sixth District. Note.--Those lots which are enclosed in lilac colored lines belong to the estate of George W. Ford, deceased.	Davis, James P.	1871	Mounted Not noted	North Philadelphia. Allegheny Ave. from Lambert St. to Delaware River. Building lots, property lines, meadow bank along river
SD5th-038	Plan for Har Nebo Cemetery. Jacob Herold, Architect, Office, 614 Chestnut Street, residence, 932 North Eleventh St. Philadelphia.	Not named	1890 ca.	Mounted 3 inches = 100 feet	Northeast Philadelphia. Current boundaries are Oxford, Devereaux and Summerdale avers. Elevation of gatehouse
SD5th-039	Plan of Joshua Hellerman's farm, Cheltenham Township, Mont. Co. Pa. Traced March 23, 1921 from original signed by Hunter & Evans, Engrs. & Surveyors, Jenkintown, Sep. 12, 1888.	Hunter & Evans	1888	Tracing 1 inch = 100 feet	Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County Building footprints, spring and tributary to Tacony Creek, Lawndale Station of Philadelphia, Newtown and New York Railroad, Cheltenham Land Association
SD5th-040	Plan of lots surveyed for the East Frankford Land Company in the Twenty-third Ward, Philadelphia.	Webster, John H., Jr.	1894	Tracing 1 inch = 40 feet	Frankford Property subdivision
SD5th-041	Plan of the property of Friends Asylum for the Insane in the Thirty-fifth Ward near Frankford, Philadelphia	Webster, John H., Jr.	1892	Tracing Not noted	Friends Asylum (now Friends Hospital). Property bounded roughly (in 1892) by Philadelphia, Bustleton & Trenton Railroad, Adams (or Asylum) Road, Oakland Cemetery, and Tacony Creek Building footprints, driveways, Lawnside mansion, Tacony Creek and pond, Oakland Cemetery, adjacent property owners
SD5th-042	Plan of the property of Friends Asylum, Thirty-fifth Ward near Frankford, Philadelphia	Webster, John H., Jr.	1910	Tracing 1 inch = 100 feet	Friends Asylum and surrounding property, bounded (in 1919) by Whitaker Ave., Loudon St., Wyoming Ave., Ramona Ave (Fisher's La.), Adams Ave., Roosevelt Boulevard, and Oxford Road Branch of the Connecting Railway Building footprints, Tacony Creek Park, Oakland Cemetery Co., Connecting Railway, Roosevelt Boulevard
SD5th-043	Plan of lots situated at Whitehall, Twenty-third Ward, Philadelphia. Thomas W. South, Agt.	Webster, George S.	1880	Mounted Not noted	Whitehall. Bounded by Philadelphia and Kensington Railroad to Tacony St., Kennedy St. to Fraley St. Property subdivision
SD5th-044A	Plan showing improvement as a garden street. Twenty-seventh St. from Allegheny Ave. to Willard St., Thirty-eighth Ward, Philadelphia.	Fuller, Herbert M.	1915	Tracing Not noted	North Philadelphia Building footprints, design of garden features
SD5th-044B	Plan for the construction of granolithic steel-bound curb, granolithic steps and water and drain connections in the improvement of a park in the center of Twenty-seventh St. between Allegheny Ave. and Willard St., Thirty-eighth Ward, Philadelphia. [Garden street]	Fuller, Herbert M.	1917	Tracing 1 inch = 20 feet	North Philadelphia Architectural details
SD5th-044C	Plan of Park in 27th St. with cross sections showing present surface and finished grade. Thirty-eight Ward, Philadelphia [Garden street]	Fuller, Herbert M.	1917	Tracing 1 inch = 20 feet	North Philadelphia Street cross section
SD5th-044D	Plan for improvement of Twenty-seventh St. between Allegheny Ave. and Willard St. as a garden street, showing tiling parapet walls and steps on one quarter section of the central terrace. Thirty-eighth Ward, Philadelphia.	Not named	1917 ca.	Tracing 1 inch = 1 foot	North Philadelphia Architectural details
SD5th-044E	Plan for improvement of Twenty-seventh St. between Allegheny Ave. and Willard St. as a garden street, showing tiling balustrade walls and steps on one quarter section of the central terrace. Thirty-eighth Ward, Philadelphia.	Not named	1917 ca.	Tracing 1 inch = 1 foot	North Philadelphia Architectural details
SD5th-044F	Plan for improvement of Twenty-seventh St. between Allegheny Ave. and Willard St. as a garden street, Thirty-eighth Ward, Philadelphia.	Not named	1917 ca.	Tracing Not noted	North Philadelphia Architectural details
SD5th-044G	Plan for improvement of Twenty-seventh St. between Allegheny Ave. and Willard St. as a garden street, Thirty-eighth Ward, Philadelphia.	Not named	1917 ca.	Tracing 1 inch = 20 feet	North Philadelphia Architectural details

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