Carson, Robert

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Title

Carson, Robert

Description

Robert Carson was a master builder who became a member of the Carpenters' Company prior to 1770. He is recorded as having built pews for the Third (Old Pine) Presbyterian Church of 1768. During the American Revolution, English soldiers utilized the church as a hospitals and used the pews for firewood.

Biography from the Philadelphia Architects and Builders website, a project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Written by Sandra L. Tatman and Thomas Stokes.

Member Number

57*

Last Name

Carson

First Name

Robert

Deceased Date

1/1/1775

Project

Pews for Third (Old Pine) Presbyterian Church of 1768

Fourth & Pine Sts.

Reference

*Tatman & Moss Biographical Dictionary of Phila. Architects. Page 131. Robert Carson was a master builder who became a member of the Carpenters' Company prior to 1770. He is recorded as having built pews for the Third (Old Pine) Presbyterian Church of 1768 (Fourth & Pine Sts.) See Selected Bibliography in Tatman & Moss Bio Dictionary Phila. Architects. Noter source at Presbyterian Historical Society.

*Grantor File Data from the City of Philadelphia Archives:
(Date; Book; No.; Page; Grantee)
1777/1800; D; 16; 517; McCutcheon, James
1799/1809; EF; 8; 699; Shower, John
1809/1815; MR; 12; 447; Whitebread, Charles

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Members

Citation

“Carson, Robert,” Carpenters' Company Digital Archive & Museum, accessed April 26, 2024, https://archive.carpentershall.org/items/show/25846.