National Historic Landmark-Grey Towers-Gifford Pinchot

National Historic Landmark- Gifford Pinchot's House Grey Towers

From 1886 until his death, this chateau-like stone house was the family home of Gifford Pinchot (1865-1946), America's first professionally trained forester. Pinchot helped create the U.S. Forest Service.

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National Historic Landmark- Philadelphia's Masonic Temple

National Historic Landmark- Philadelphia's Masonic Temple

Dedicated in 1873, this Norman-Romanesque style building contains some of the most beautifully detailed, ornate interiors of any late-Victorian structure in the Nation.

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National Historic Landmark-School of Design for Women

National Historic Landmark- Philadelphia School of Design for Women

From 1880 to 1959, this was the location of the Philadelphia School of Design for Woman, which was the first school of industrial design for women in the United States.

The school ...

National Historic Landmark- Philadephia Savings Fund Society

National Historic Landmark- Philadelphia Savings Fund Society (PSFS) Building

Commissioned in 1932, the PSFS Building is the premier International Style building in the United States.

Philadelphia architect George Howe and Swiss architect William Lescaze designed not only the building and its ...

National Historic Landmark-Philadelphia Contributionship

National Historic Landmark-Philadelphia Contributionship

In 1752, Benjamin Franklin helped organize the Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire, the first fire insurance compnay in the United States and a pioneer institution in the development of ...

National Historic Landmark-Philadelphia City Hall

National Historic Landmark-Philadelphia City Hall

Designed by John McArthur, Jr. (1823-1890), this is the largest and most elaborate City Hall in America that is still in use.

It is also the world's tallest bearing-wall construction laid up without a steel ...

National Historic Landmark-Pennsylvania State Capitol Building

National Historic Landmark-Pennsylvania State Capitol Building

The Pennsylvania State Capitol building is an example of Renaissance Revival architecture as defined through Beaux Arts Classicism.

It also reflects an outstanding collaboration between architect, artist, sculptor, and craftsman, seeking to develop a true ...

National Historic Landmark- Pennsylvania Hospital

National Historic Landmark- Pennsylvania Hospital

Authorized by the Pennsylvania legislature in 1751 and at its present location since 1756, this is the earliest established public hospital in the country.

Conceived by Dr. Thomas Bond, an eminent Philadelphia physician of the 18th ...

National Historic Landmark- Pa Academy of the Fine Arts

National Historic Landmark- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Completed in 1876, this two story, fireproof building is the best-preserved of Furness' exuberant Victorian structures, and one of the outstanding Art Schools and Museums in America.

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National Historic Landmark- Charles Willson Peale, House

National Historic Landmark- Charles Willson Peale, House

From 1810 to 1820, this was the home of Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827), the country's preeminent painter during its early national period.

Peale, remembered for his miniatures and portraits of notable Americans, painted seven likenesses ...