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Former longtime home of the Philadelphia Orchestra and current home of the Pennsylvania Ballet and the Opera Company of Philadelphia. The oldest opera house in the United States that is still used for its original purpose. 2. American Philosophical Society Hall. American Philosophical Society Hall. More images.
History. Along with the northern part of Society Hill, Old City is one of Philadelphia's oldest neighborhoods and part of the area where William Penn and the Quakers first settled. It hosted the governments of Pennsylvania and the United States of America for most of the period from 1776–1800, and was North America's most important financial ...
Old City Hall (Philadelphia) / 39.94778°N 75.14806°W / 39.94778; -75.14806. Old City Hall, located at Chestnut and 5th Streets in the Independence Hall complex of Independence National Historical Park in Center City Philadelphia, was built in 1790–91 in the Federal style. The architect was David Evans, Jr. [ 2]
There are listings in each of Ohio's 88 counties. The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below), may be seen in an online map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates". [a] This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 9, 2024 ...
Philadelphia City Hall under construction in 1881. The building was designed by Scottish-born architect John McArthur Jr. and Thomas Ustick Walter [ 13] in the Second Empire style, and was constructed from 1871 to 1901 at a cost of $24 million. City Hall's tower was completed by 1894, [ 1] although the interior was not finished until 1901.
The Broad Street Historic District is a historic district in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is bounded roughly by Juniper, Cherry, 15th, and Pine Streets, covering an area about one block on either side of Broad Street. [2] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Focuses on Swedish contributions to history, art, architecture, music, science and technology. Arthur Ross Gallery. West Philadelphia. Art. Gallery of the University of Pennsylvania. Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Center City. Art. Museum of American fine and decorative arts, exhibits about architecture and design history.
Chestnut Hill Historic District (Philadelphia) Houston-Sauveur House (1885), 8205 Seminole Avenue. / 40.07167°N 75.21306°W / 40.07167; -75.21306. The Chestnut Hill Historic District is a historic area covering all the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [2]