The Warehouse was originally built as a livery stable and housed horses and carriages to service the dairy next door. The second owners of the Warehouse were manufacturers of wire mesh, the company founded by the Darby brothers traded under the name Pennsylvania Wire Works. Now known as Edward J. Darby & Son, the company is still in operation in Philadelphia. In 1986 the WAREHOUSE was purchased by it's third owner, Philadelphia based artist Harry Anderson, in order to gain a larger studio. He purchased it with plans to rent the unused portion to other artists. The building has been continually occupied by artists and other creative individuals ever since.
In addition to artist studios and live /work spaces, the building has also been used for periodic exhibitions, beginning in May of 1986 when the first MEAT exhibit took place there. The most recent exhibit GREEN THEME, October 2009, focused on art, craft and product created from found and recycled materials.
Anderson's studio was open to the public as part of the 2011 Philadelphia open studio tour (POST).
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