In the High Street there is a very perfect example of these Elizabethan houses, erected about the year 1600. It has a fine oak staircase, the newels beautifully carved and enriched with pierced finials and pendants.
"Vanishing England"
P. H. Ditchfield
Used for pulp wood, floors, panels, and newels.
"Seasoning of Wood"
Joseph B. Wagner
During the nineteenth century more attention was given to newels in ironwork, and elaborate square posts combining cast and wrought pieces were constructed, such as that at Fourth and Liberty streets.
"The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia"
Frank Cousins Phil M. Riley