I thought this might be helpful for those interested in "Homes for Friendless Children". As I did visit the storage room and found quite a large collection of records there. The address now: Northern Home for Children 5301 Ridge Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19128 Phone: 215-482-1423 Taken from "History of Philadelphia". The Northern Home for Friendless Children was chartered Jan. 25, 1854. Mrs. E.E.Hutter and other ladies were prominent in originating this charity. They succeeded in obtaining a lot of ground extending from Twenty-second to Twenty third Streets,and from Brown to Parrish Streets. The object was to receive and befriend "destitute and neglected children, ignorant or forsaken, little boys or girls under twelve years of age." It was not necessary that they should be orphans. Here, in 1855, was erected a very large and imposing building, sufficient to accommodate a considerable number of children. In later years, after the war of the Rebellion had commenced a large adjoining building on Twenty-third and Parrish Streets was erected. Here was maintained the Soldiers' Orphans' Institute, the inmates being supported by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. I did visit the orginal location and found a school now at the site, interestly they had some art work placed within the school building that I feel must have come from the orginial buildings. When I asked about the items, no one seem to know where they came from.