| 词条 | London Coffee House (Philadelphia) |
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HistoryOpened by William Bradford in 1754, the London Coffee House was built with funds provided by more than 200 Philadelphia merchants, and it soon became their meeting place. Here merchants, ship masters and others talked business and made deals that they often sealed with nothing more than a simple handshake. The governor and other officials also frequented the coffee house, where they held court in their own private booths.[1] It was named the London coffee house, the second house in Philadelphia to bear that title. The building had stood since 1702, when Charles Reed, later mayor of the city, put it up on land which he bought from Letitia Penn, daughter of William Penn. Bradford was the first to use the structure for coffee-house purposes.[3] The London Coffee House was situated at the once busy corner of Front street and High Streets[4] hard on the city's docks. Lots of lots of real estate were offered over pots and pots of coffee.[5] Shuttered in the aftermath of the British occupation of Philadelphia in 1778, the London Coffee House did not re-open until 1783. But the 1780s were a difficult time in which to establish or revive a business in the city. Unable to weather the economic hardship, the London Coffee House was in 1791 converted into a residence and general store.[1] References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=London Coffee House Historical Marker|url=http://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-21|work=ExplorePAHistory|publisher=WITF, Inc.|accessdate=25 April 2014}} 2. ^{{cite web|first=Ron|title=Philadelphia Slave Stories: The London Coffee House|url=http://usslave.blogspot.com/2012/08/philadelphia-slave-stories-london.html|work=usslave.blogspot.com|publisher=usslave.blogspot.com|accessdate=25 April 2014|date=2012-08-28}} 3. ^{{cite web|last=Ukers|first=William H.|title=The Second London Coffee House|url=http://www.cluesheet.com/All-About-Coffee-XIV.htm|work=All About Coffee|accessdate=25 April 2014}} 4. ^{{cite web |title=The London Coffee House |url=https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/slavery-and-the-slave-trade/slavery_london-coffee-house/ |website=The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia |publisher=The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia |accessdate=3 February 2019 |ref=teogp}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Philadelphia Merchant's Exchange|url=http://www.ushistory.org/tour/merchants-exchange.htm|work=ushistory.org|publisher=Independence Hall Association|accessdate=25 April 2014}} External links
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