National Historic Landmark - Hill-Keith-Physick House

National Historic Landmark - Hill-Keith-Physick House

From about 1815 until his death, this was the home of Philip Syng Physick (1768-1837), the late 18th and early 19th century Philadelphia physician who has been called the father of American surgery.

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National Historic Landmark - Frances Ellen Watkins Harper House

National Historic Landmark - Frances Ellen Watkins Harper House

From 1870 to her death, this was the home of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-1911), a Black writer and social activist who participated in the abolitionist, black rights, women's suffrage, and ...

National Historic Landmark - The Hagan House

National Historic Landmark - Isaac Newton and Bernardine Hagan House

The Hagan House is a nationally significant work of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and one of only two such works in western Pennsylvania.

While Wright designed many houses during his ...

National Historic Landmark-Gemeinhaus-De Schweinitz House

National Historic Landmark - Gemeinhaus - Lewis David De Schweinitz, Residence

The Gemeinhaus was the birthplace and later long-time home of Lewis David de Schweinitz (1780-1834), a Moravian minister and naturalist who in the early 19th century made significant contributions to ...

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-Fulton Opera House

National Historical Landmark-Fulton Opera House

This early Victorian structure was built (1852) to serve several civic purposes.

It was named in honor of Robert Fulton, co-inventor of the steamboat, and a native of the county. It remains the oldest continuously ...

National Historic Landmark-David Espy House

National Historical Landmark- David Espy House

At the time of the Whiskey Rebellion (1794), this 2-1/2-story fieldstone home was owned by a local official, David Espy.

Espy made it available for the temporary use of President Washington (October 19-21, 1794) who ...

National Historic Landmark-Thomas Eakins House

National Historic Landmark-Thomas Eakins House

Noted American painter Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) lived in this mid-19th century 4-story townhouse almost his entire life.

His unrelentingly realistic, often uncomplimentary portraits eschew surface expression to focus on inner truth and character.

Walt ...

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 ...