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Franklin Square is one of the five original open-space parks planned by William Penn when he laid out the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1682.It is located in the Center City area, between North 6th and 7th streets, and between Race Street and the Vine Street Expressway (I-676).
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Center City in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
Center City at night in May 2007 Logan Circle in 2011 Philadelphia City Hall at night in December 2012. Among Center City's neighborhoods and districts are Penn's Landing, Old City, Society Hill, South Street, Washington Square West, Market East, Chinatown, Logan Square, the Museum District (located along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway), Rittenhouse Square, Fitler Square, the Avenue of the Arts ...
Philadelphia Museum of Art at 2600 Benjamin Franklin Franklin Institute at 222 N. 20th Street National Constitution Center at Independence National Historical Park at 143 S. 3rd Street Eastern State Penitentiary at 2027 Fairmount Avenue Independence Seaport Museum at Penn's Landing Museum of the American Revolution at 101 South Third Street
[16] [17] With 17 four-year universities and colleges in the city, Philadelphia is one of the nation's leading centers for higher education and academic research. [18] [19] The city is a national cultural center, hosting more outdoor sculptures and murals than any other city in the nation.
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The City of Philadelphia leased the square to the Orphans' Society from 1821 to 1830. [2] While some have suggested that the lease for a “good and noble purpose” was an aim at redirecting public attention away from its previous morbid use following Gross’s death, that is probably revisionist since the lease was executed two full years ...
The River Wards is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States located along the Delaware River to the northeast of Center City Philadelphia. 'River Wards' is the commonly used name for an area including several neighborhoods, such as Fishtown, Kensington, Port Richmond and Olde Richmond.