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 The Perfe Square A History of  Nancy M. Heinzen The Perfe Square T E M P L E U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S P H I L A D E L P H I A Rittenhouse Square Temple University Press 1601 North Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19122 www.temple.edu/tempress Copyright © 2009 by Nancy M. Heinzen All rights reserved Published 2009 Printed in Canada T E X T D E S I G N B Y K AT E N I C H O L S The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences— Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992 The publication of this book was supported by a grant from Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Heinzen, Nancy M. The perfect square : a history of Rittenhouse Square / Nancy M. Heinzen. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-59213-988-0 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Rittenhouse Square (Philadelphia, Pa.)—History. 2. Philadelphia (Pa.)—History. I. Title. F158.65.R6H45 2009 974.8′11030222—dc22 2009017429 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1  To Ben, for his love, patience, and encouragement  I[I saw] the residential square that lay before me shine in its native light. . . . I had only to turn round again and see where I was, and how it was . . . it having been clear to me still . . . that she couldn’t not be perfect. —Henry James, THE AMERICAN SCENE ...

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