DESTINATION PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia's architectural history dates back to Colonial times and includes a wide range of styles. The earliest structures were of logs construction, but brick structures were common by 1700. During the 18th century, the cityscape was dominated by Georgian architecture, including Independence Hall and Christ Church.
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BELMONT MANSION
Belmont Mansion is a historic mansion located in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built in the early eighteenth century, the mansion is one of the finest examples of Palladian architecture in the United States. William Peters, an English lawyer and land management agent for the Penn family, bought the property, then a group of farms, in 1742 ...
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BETSY ROSS HOUSE
The Betsy Ross House is generally recognized as the place where Betsy Ross lived when she may have made the first American Flag. Several of her surviving family members, including daughters, grandchildren and a niece, said that this was the site of the legendary event. The house is just blocks from Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia ...
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CARPENTER'S HALL
Carpenters' Hall is a two-story brick building in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia that was a key meeting place in the early history of the United States. Completed in 1773 and set back from Chestnut Street, the meeting hall was built for and is still owned by the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, the country's oldest extant trade guild ...
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CONGRESS HALL
Congress Hall is a building that served as the seat of the United States Congress from 1790 to 1800. During Congress Hall's duration as the capitol of the United States, the country admitted three new states, Vermont, Kentucky, and Tennessee; ratified the Bill of Rights; and oversaw the Presidential inaugurations of both George Washington (his second) and John Adams ...
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EDGAR ALLAN POE HISTORICAL SITE
The Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site is a preserved home once rented by American author Edgar Allan Poe, located in the Spring Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though Poe lived in many houses over several years in Philadelphia (1837 to 1844), it is the only one which still survives ...
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ELFRETH'S ALLEY
Elfreth's Alley is a residential alley located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited residential streets in the country, dating back to the early 1700s. It is a National Historic Landmark. The alley is located off Second Street between Arch and Race Streets in Philadelphia's Old City Neighborhood ...
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FAIRMOUNT WATER WORKS
The Fairmount Water Works in Philadelphia was the first municipal waterworks in the United States. Designed in 1812 by Frederick Graff and built between 1819 and 1822 it operated until 1909, winning praise for its design and becoming a popular tourist attraction. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 ...
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FIRST BANK OF THE UNITED STATES
The First Bank of the United States is a National Historic Landmark located within Independence National Historical Park. The First Bank was a bank chartered by the United States Congress in 1791. The charter was for 20 years. The Bank was created to handle the financial needs and requirements of the central government of the newly formed United States ...
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FRANKLIN INSTITUTE
The Franklin Institute (named after the noted American scientist and statesman Benjamin Franklin) is a museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and one of the oldest centers of science education and development in the United States, dating to 1824. The Institute also houses the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial ...
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INDEPENDENCE HALL
Independence Hall is a U.S. national landmark located on Chestnut Street between 5th and 6th Streets. Known primarily as the location where both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted, the building was completed in 1753 as the Pennsylvania State House for the Province of Pennsylvania ...
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LIBERTY BELL
The Liberty Bell is one of the iconic symbols of American independence. It is believed to have rung to mark the public reading of the American Declaration of Independence on July 8, 1776. The bell was commissioned from the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in 1752, and was inscribed 'Proclaim LIBERTY throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof' ...
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MEMORIAL HALL
Designed by Hermann J. Schwarzmann for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Memorial Hall is an early example of monumental Beaux-Arts architecture in the United States. Schwarzmann was the chief engineer of the Fairmount Park Commission and he also designed the temporary Horticultural Hall for the exposition ...
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OLD CITY
Old City is the area near the Delaware River where William Penn and the Quakers first settled. To tourists, it is best known as the site of Elfreth's Alley, the Betsy Ross House, and many of Philadelphia's other historic sites. The district occupies several blocks between Front and Sixth Streets, bounded by Vine Street to the north and Walnut Street to the south ...
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PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL
Pennsylvania Hospital (Pennsy) is a hospital in Center City, Philadelphia, currently affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Founded in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Bond, it was the first hospital in the United States. Pennsylvania Hospital gained a reputation as a center of innovation and medical advancement, particularly in the area of maternity ...
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PHILADELPHIA CITY HALL
Philadelphia City Hall is the seat of government for the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Originally designed to be the world's tallest building, by the time it was completed it had already been surpassed by the Washington Monument and the Eiffel Tower, though it was indeed the world's tallest habitable building at the time of opening ...
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