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  2. Philadelphia History Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Philadelphia History Museum was a public history museum located in Center City, Philadelphia from 1938 until 2018. From 1938 until 2010, the museum was known as the Atwater Kent Museum . The museum occupied architect John Haviland 's landmark Greek Revival structure built in 1824–1826 for the Franklin Institute . [ 2 ]

  3. List of museums in Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Philadelphia History Museum: Center City: Local history: History museum for the City of Philadelphia (currently closed, future unknown) [4] Philadelphia Museum of Art: Lower North Philadelphia: Art: European, Asian and American fine art, furniture and decorative arts, arms & armor, period rooms Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art: Lower North ...

  4. List of tourist attractions in Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    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

  5. Peale's Philadelphia Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Philadelphia Museum was an early museum in Philadelphia started by the painter Charles Willson Peale and continued by his family. It was opened in 1784 as an art museum and added a natural history collection in 1786. The exhibits included the first nearly complete skeleton of the mastodon, a relative of the mammoth. Peale died in 1827 and ...

  6. National Constitution Center - Wikipedia

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    The National Constitution Center is a non-profit institution that is devoted to the study of the Constitution of the United States.Located at the Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the center is an interactive museum which serves as a national town hall, hosting government leaders, journalists, scholars, and celebrities who engage in public discussions, including Constitution ...

  7. National Register of Historic Places listings in Philadelphia

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    The properties are distributed across all of Philadelphia's 12 planning districts. East/West Oak Lane, Olney, Upper North and Lower North are included as North Philadelphia. Kensington, Near Northeast and Far Northeast are part of Northeast Philadelphia. Roxborough/Manayunk and Germantown/Chestnut Hill are a part of Northwest Philadelphia.

  8. Philadelphia Register of Historic Places - Wikipedia

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    According to the Philadelphia Historical Commission, sites eligible for listing are those that possess any of the following: [2] Has significant character, interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the city, commonwealth or nation, or is associated with the life of a person significant in the past.

  9. Philly (dog) - Wikipedia

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    Philly at the Philadelphia History Museum Philly (1917 - 1932) was a stray female dog who served on the front lines of World War I with Company A of the 315 Infantry, 79th Division. Smuggled into France, she served at Montfaucon, Nantillois, Troyon and LaGrande Montagne before returning to the United States.