From the National Park Service: "After the First Bank closed, the building housed Girard Bank, founded by Philadelphia merchant Stephen Girard. After his death in 1831, other corporate banks owned the building. In 1902, bank officials had the building's interior remodeled. In 1955, the National Park Service procured the First Bank building.Feb 7, 2024"
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Historic Structure Report: https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/603898
According to the Philadelphia Print Shop listing of this print at https://philaprintshop.com/products/strickland-george-girard-s-bank, "Almost three decades after the publication of the first edition of William Birch’s City of Philadelphia, Cephas Childs published the second comprehensive series of prints of the city, entitled Views of Philadelphia. Childs, a native of Bucks County, was one of the most prominent American printmakers of his day. He was an expert engraver and publisher, and he later went on to run an important early lithographic firm. Despite his energy, skill and popularity, Childs never made much money from prints, and so in 1834 he abandoned the business to become a newspaper publisher. The Views of Philadelphia was Child’s most important early publication, containing twenty six prints, most engraved by Childs. The detail and composition of the engravings is excellent, and they provide a fascinating view of the city in early 19th century. See: Snyder, Mirror of America, pp. 70-77."
The Philadelphia Print Shop sold their copy. This copy is from my father's personal collection.