Ricketts Circus and Congress Hall Philadelphia 1797, David J. Kennedy, 1870

Philadelphia county courthouse/congress hall (left) and category:ricketts's circus (also called ricketts's art pantheon or amphitheater) (center) at the corner of chestnut street and 6th street in philadelphia in 1797. (note: some sources incorrectly give the depicted location as market street and 12th street, which is the original location of ricketts's circus. ) ricketts's circus burned down on august 17, 1799. Date: 1870.