
A Walking Tour of Washington Square West - The Downtown Neighborhood in Philadelphia
The Washington Square is known to be one among the five original squares of Philadelphia. It was laid in the year1682 by William Penn's surveyor. Within twenty five years of the time when Penn burst into the scene, this Square became reputed as a burial ground. Strangers in the city were buried here at quite low expenses; however canvases were used instead of coffins. This continued from 1704 to 1794. The place is still quite interesting, here's description of walking tour of Washington Square West:
For the walking tour through Washington Square West, you will need to start from the southwest corner of the square and move in a clockwise direction. The tour begins from 230 West Washington Square. Here, you'll come across stone sculptures on the door. Next, a wide range of interesting food items including juicy grapes and other fruits will welcome you to the Farm Journal Building.
This building was the site where the farmers were trained in 1827. However, previously this building was located a few miles away from its current position. Initially this magazine had readers confined only within Philadelphia, but today it is the most read farming magazine of USA.
Now, walk towards the north, you will fall upon the historic building, which used to house the oldest advertizing agency of the country, N.W. Ayer & Son. The building was constructed in 1928.
Moving more towards the north, you will fall upon an Italianate bank at the Northwest corner. It used to be the headquarters of the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society. The building was designed by Addison Hutton in 1869. He was again called for the same job when the construction was expanded in 1885.
Close to the finishing zone of Washington Square West is the Bible House. This building houses the oldest devout group of the country, Pennsylvania Bible Society.
To conclude it can be said that the walking tour around the mentioned area is full of well designed architectural delights.

