National Historic Landmark-Cornwall Iron Furnace

National Historic Landmark- Cornwall Iron Furnace

Cornwall Iron Furnace consists of three interrelated elements: the furnace and its associated buildings, the open pit mine, and a workers housing village.

Taken together, these three components exemplify the type of charcoal furnaces that ...

National Historic Landmark-Edward Drinker Cope House

National Historic Landmark-Edward Drinker Cope House

From 1880 until his death, this was the residence of Edward Drinker Cope (1840-1897), one of America's most prolific and creative 19th-century geologists and paleontologists.

He wrote some 1,300 titles, and his entry in the ...

National Historic Landmark-John Coltrane House

National Historic Landmark- John Coltrane House

This house was the home of tenor saxophonist and American jazz pioneer John Coltrane from 1952 until his death in 1967, including the critical years during which he developed his characteristic musical language.

A musician ...

National Historic Landmark-Colonial Germantown

National Historic Landmark- Colonial Germantown Historic District

Founded in 1683 by Germans fleeing religious persecution who were invited to Pennsylvania by William Penn.

The district exemplifies the successful settlement of a non-British group in one of the 13 original British colonies.

Courtesy ...

National Historic Landmark-Cliveden

National Historic Landmark-Cliveden

Completed in 1767, this Georgian-style house with handsome pediments, cornices, and a fine doorway was the home of Benjamin Chew, Attorney General of Pennsylvania.

It is the most important surviving landmark of the Battle of Germantown (October 4, ...

National Historic Landmark-Church of the Advocate

National Historic Landmark- Church of the Advocate

The Church of the Advocate (1887-1897) is a landmark in the religious, social and architectural history of the United States.

Built as a private bequest and intended to serve as the Episcopal Cathedral of ...

National Historic Landmark-Christ Church-Philadelphia

National Historic Landmark-Christ Church Philadelphia

Constructed between 1727 and 1754, the present ornate Georgian structure, used by a congregation organized in 1695, is the third building on the site.

Its most striking exterior features are a Palladian window and Doric ...

National Historic Landmark-Chatham Village

National Historic Landmark-Chatham Village

Chatham Village is an internationally acclaimed model of community design based on Garden City planning, innovative methods of cost analysis, and pioneering efforts to reduce housing construction costs.

It was designed by local architects under the supervision ...

National Historic Landmark-Cedarcroft

National Historic Landmark-Cedarcroft

From 1859 to 1874, this was the residence of James Bayard Taylor (1825-1878), poet, novelist, and Civil War correspondent.

Taylor did much of his writing in this house, which he built himself.

Courtesy National Park Service Historic Landmarks

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National Historic Landmark-Carrie Blast Furnace

National Historic Landmark- Carrie Blast Furnaces 6 and

Built in 1906-1907, Carrie Blast Furnaces 6 and 7 are the only remaining pre-World War II era blast furnaces in the Pittsburgh District, the nation's largest iron and steel production district for much ...