National Historic Landmark - Merchants' Exchange Building

National Historic Landmark - Merchants' Exchange Building

The Philadelphia Merchants' Exchange Building is nationally significant for its architectural design.

This monumental office building was designed by William Strickland (1788-1854) in 1831, and is an exquisite expression of the Greek Revival style. ...

National Historic Landmark - INA Building

National Historic Landmark - Insurance Company of North America (INA) Building

Since 1925, this 16 story, steel frame, brick and stone structure has been the home of the oldest capital stock insurance company in America.

Incorporated in 1794, INA pioneered many ...

National Historic Landmark - Harrisburg Station and Trainshed

National Historic Landmark - Harrisburg Station and Trainshed

With its passenger station and two train sheds, the Harrisburg Station is the most important structure remaining from the years when the city was a major stop along the Main Line of the ...

National Historic Landmark - Gruber Wagon Works

National Historic Landmark - Gruber Wagon Works

The family-owned Gruber Wagon Works produced both standard farm wagons and custom vehicles from 1882 to the 1950s.

Its fully preserved machinery, tools, and materials make the works an outstanding example of what was ...

National Historic Landmark - Gruber Wagon Works

National Historic Landmark - Gruber Wagon Works

The family-owned Gruber Wagon Works produced both standard farm wagons and custom vehicles from 1882 to the 1950s.

Its fully preserved machinery, tools, and materials make the works an outstanding example of what was ...

National Historic Landmark - Germantown (Manheim) Cricket Club

National Historic Landmark - Germantown (Manheim) Cricket Club

Founded in 1855, this is the second oldest cricket club in the United States. Its part in the sport of cricket was of international rank in the 19th century.

Early in the 20th ...

National Historic Landmark-Albert Gallatin House

National Historic Landmark- Albert Gallatin House

Friendship Hill was the home of Albert Gallatin from 1788-1832, the years of his extensive government service, first as U.S. Representative, then as Secretary of Treasury, and subsequently as a member of the 1814 ...

National Historic Landmark-Furness Library

National Historical Landmark- Furness Library, School of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania

Completed in 1890, this is a major work by an important late-19th-century architect, Frank Furness (1839-1912).

The red-brick Gothic style structure has Romanesque elements and distinctive, monumental foliate detailing; ...

National Historic Landmark-Robert Fulton Birthplace

National Historical Landmark- Robert Fulton Birthplace

This stone house was the birthplace of Robert Fulton (1765-1815), artist, civil engineer, and inventor.

Fulton worked on the development of canal systems and engineering; he is perhaps best remembered for designing the CLERMONT, ...

National Historic Landmark-First Bank of the United States

National Historical Landmark-The First Bank of the United States

The proposal to charter this institution provoked the first great debate over strict as opposed to expansive interpretation of the Constitution.

The Congress and President Washington, by following Alexander Hamilton's proposal and chartering ...