Carpenters' Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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The Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia is the oldest builders' organization in the United States and the oldest of all trade bodies in Philadelphia. It was organized along the lines of the companies of England in 1724. The Friendship Carpenters' Company was formed in 1769 and united with the Carpenters' Company in 1786.

From the guide to the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia Records, 1683-1983, 1683-1983, (American Philosophical Society)

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referencedIn Klos, Stanley L. Forgotten Founders collection, 2008-2009. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
creatorOf Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia Records, 1683-1983, 1683-1983 American Philosophical Society
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associatedWith Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia. corporateBody
associatedWith Friendship Carpenters' Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Jones, Samuel person
associatedWith Klos, Stanley L. person
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Philadelphia (Pa.)
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Business and Skilled Trades
Carpenters
Guilds
Philadelphia History
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