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Outside the revitalized neighborhoods vacant lots remained. In 1990 Philadelphia had around 40,000 vacant properties and by 2006 that number had dropped to around 20,000. [26] While Philadelphia neighborhoods changed, architecture continued to evolve. In Chestnut Hill, architects like George Howe and Wilson Eyre set the tone for residences in ...
Carpenters' Hall is a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the First Continental Congress met in 1774 and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was born in 1776. It is the official birthplace of Pennsylvania and a National Historic Landmark.
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-184, "Letitia Street House", 11 photos, 2 color transparencies, 4 measured drawings, 3 photo caption pages; Letitia Street House, from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings; William Penn's Mansion (watercolor by David J. Kennedy), from Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Learn about the history and features of the landmark hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, built in 1904 and expanded in 1912. The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel has hosted many famous guests, events and scandals over the years.
Identified in 1978 NRHP nomination as "John Harrison (Smith) Chemistry Lab" [2] Vagelos Laboratories was built on the site in 1997. [11] PA-6175: Logan Hall (originally Medical Hall, now Claudia Cohen Hall) 22 Thomas W. Richards 1874 249 South 36th Street (36th Street between Spruce Street & Woodland Walk) Logan Hall in 1890 Medical School
The architect was David Evans, Jr. [2] Originally intended as Philadelphia's City Hall, it housed the U.S. Supreme Court from the completion of its construction in 1791 until 1800, when the national capital was moved to Washington, D.C.
Learn about the history, architecture, and collections of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, a special library and museum founded in 1814. The Athenaeum also awards a literary prize to local authors and is affiliated with Penn Libraries.
Congress Hall was the seat of the United States Congress from 1790 to 1800, while the permanent capital was being built in Washington, D.C. It is now a historic site within Independence National Historical Park and a National Park Service building.