National Historic Landmark - Graeme Park

National Historic Landmark -Graeme Park

This is an example of a 1-room deep, 2-1/2-story colonial building with rich Georgian interiors.

Built in 1722 as a malt house, it was later remodeled (1740) into a dwelling.

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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-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-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-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-Friends Hospital

National Historical Landmark- Friends Hospital

Friends Hospital was the first private, nonprofit, exclusively mental hospital in the United States and is the oldest continuing such institution.

The social and medical concerns which Quakers held regarding psychiatric problems guided Friends Hospital in ...

National Historic Landmark-Founders Hall Girard College

National Historical Landmark-Founders Hall Girard College

This is an outstanding example of philanthropic support for education in the United States, and also one of the finest late Greek Revival buildings in America.

Wealthy merchant Stephen Girard bequeathed $6 million to Philadelphia ...

National Historic Landmark-Fort Mifflin

National Historical Landmark-Fort Mifflin

In October and November 1777, Fort Mifflin was the scene of a spirited defense by the Americans against a British fleet intent on opening the Delaware River supply line into newly captured Philadelphia.

Although the British captured ...