National Historic Landmark-Rittenhousetown Historic District

National Historic Landmark- Rittenhousetown Historic District

An important industrial community that spans the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, Rittenhousetown is the core of a village that grew up around the first paper mill (1690) in British North America.

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National Historic Landmark-Reynolds-Morris House

National Historic Landmark- Reynolds-Morris House

Built 1786-87, this L-shaped, 3-1/2 story brick building is one of the finest surviving examples of a Georgian Philadelphia row townhouse, an important representation of Georgian city architecture.

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National Historic Landmark-Reading Terminal and Trainshed

National Historic Landmark- Reading Terminal and Trainshed

Completed in 1893, this, the largest single-span (259 feet by 8 inch), arched-roof trainshed in the world, is a monument in the history of engineering.

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National Historic Landmark-Race Street Meetinghouse

National Historic Landmark- Race Street Meetinghouse

Race Street Meetinghouse, which served as the site of the Hicksite Yearly Meeting from 1857 to 1955, was at the forefront of women's involvement both in Quaker religion and in American political activism.

Many leaders ...

National Historic Landmark-Matthew S. Quay House

National Historic Landmark- Matthew Stanley Quay House

From 1874 until his death, this was the residence Matthew Stanley Quay (1833-1904), a U.S. Senator who was prominent in Republican machine politics.

Republican National Chairman in 1888, Quay organized and managed Benjamin ...

National Historic Landmark-Pulpit Rocks

National Historic Landmark- Pulpit Rocks

Pulpit Rocks is a prime example of the findings of the First Geological Survey of Pennsylvania and the impact of that survey upon the study of the geology of the eastern United States.

This survey, conducted ...

National Historic Landmark-Printzhof

National Historic Landmark- Printzhof

Constructed about 1643 of hewn logs, the Printzhof was the residence of Johan Printz, Governor of New Sweden, the first permanent European settlement in what was to become Pennsylvania. Today, the only visible remains of the settlement ...

National Historic Landmark-Joseph Priestley

National Historic Landmark- Joseph Priestley House

From 1794 until his death, this was the residence of Joseph Priestley (1733-1804). Priestley's research in chemistry enabled him to identify oxygen in 1776 and carbon monoxide in 1794. One wing of this frame house ...

National Historic Landmark-Terence Vincent Powderly House

National Historic Landmark-Terence Vincent Powderly House

This was the long-time home of Terence Vincent Powderly (1849-1924), who from 1879 to 1893 was the head of the Knights of Labor, an early national labor organization.

The Knights flourished under his leadership for ...

National Historic Landmark-Edgar Allan Poe House

National Historic Landmark- Edgar Allen Poe House

From 1842 to 1844, this was the home of Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849). Poe wrote some of his best-known short stories in this small brick cottage. In 1978, this became the Edgar Allan Poe ...