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  2. Library Company of Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    The former Ridgway Library at 901 South Broad Street, built in 1873–1878, is now occupied since 1997 by the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts. The Library Company was an offshoot of the Junto, a discussion group in colonial Philadelphia, that gravitated around Benjamin Franklin. On July 1, 1731, Franklin and a ...

  3. Fisher Fine Arts Library - Wikipedia

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    Fisher Fine Arts Library. The Fisher Fine Arts Library was the primary library of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia from 1891 to 1962. The red sandstone, brick -and- terra-cotta Venetian Gothic giant, part fortress and part cathedral, was designed by Philadelphia architect Frank Furness (1839–1912).

  4. Junto (club) - Wikipedia

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    Jones was a Philadelphia Quaker, a neighbor of Franklin's, and later a founding member of the Library Company of Philadelphia. The club met Friday nights, first in a tavern and later in a house, to discuss moral, political, and scientific topics of the day. Franklin describes the formation and purpose of the Junto in his autobiography: [1]

  5. Van Pelt Library - Wikipedia

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    www.library.upenn.edu /vanpelt. The Charles Patterson Van Pelt Library, also known as the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center and Van Pelt, is the primary library at the University of Pennsylvania. The building was designed by architects Harbeson, Hough, Livingston & Larson, and built in 1962. It has a gross area of 201,215 square feet (18,693 m 2 ...

  6. Free Library of Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    The Free Library of Philadelphia was chartered in 1891 as "a general library which shall be free to all", through efforts led by Dr. William Pepper, who secured initial funding through a $225,000 bequest from his wealthy uncle, George S. Pepper. However, several libraries claimed the bequest, and only after the courts decided the money was ...

  7. List of tourist attractions in Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Civil War Museum of Philadelphia. Elfreth's Alley. Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library. Historical Society of Frankford. Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Museum of the American Revolution. National Constitution Center. National Liberty Museum. National Museum of American Jewish History.

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