PA-071 London Coffee House

Marker text: LONDON COFFEE HOUSE

Scene of political and commercial activity in the colonial period, the London Coffee House opened here in 1754. It served as a place to inspect Black slaves recently arrived from Africa and to bid for their purchase at public auction.

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1991

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Location: SW corner, Front & Market Sts., Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

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