National Historic Landmark-Forks of the Ohio

National Historical Landmark- Forks of the Ohio

This is the junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers and is the strategic key to the Ohio Valley.

The French erected Fort Duquesne here in 1754; the British replaced it with Fort Pitt ...

National Historic Landmark-Moravian Pottery and Tile Works

National Historical Landmark-Mercer Fonthill Museum, and Moravian Pottery and Tile Works

These three sites are associated with Henry Chapman Mercer (1856-1930), antiquarian, designer of Arts-and-Crafts ceramics, and a visionary architect who was one of the first designers to work with ...

National Historic Landmark-First Bank of the United States

National Historical Landmark-The First Bank of the United States

The proposal to charter this institution provoked the first great debate over strict as opposed to expansive interpretation of the Constitution.

The Congress and President Washington, by following Alexander Hamilton's proposal and chartering ...

National Historic Landmark-Fallingwater

National Historical Landmark- Fallingwater

A summer house built for a Pittsburgh millionaire, Fallingwater (1937) has been called the most famous modern house in the world.

The house, cantilevered over a waterfall, is one of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterworks.

National Historic Landmark-Fairmount Waterworks

National Historical Landmark-Fairmount Water Works

The Fairmount Water Works, located on the east bank of the Schuylkill River at the head of navigable waters, used innovative methods for pumping water and was an integral part of the initial five acres ...

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-Wharton Esherick

National Historical Landmark- Wharton Esherick, House and Studio

From 1926 to 1966, this was the home and workplace of Wharton Esherick (1887-1970), an artist and craftsman who applied the principles of modern sculpture to all his work, including furniture and architectural ...

National Historic Landmark-Ephrata Cloister

National Historical Landmark-Ephrata Cloister

Erected between 1740 and 1746, this group of buildings shows a strong German architectural influence.

The cloister is part of a self-sufficient community founded by a German Pietist mystic in 1732.

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National Historic Landmark-Emmanuel Episcopal Church

National Historical Landmark-Emmanuel Episcopal Church

Designed by one of America's premier architects, Henry H. Richardson, Emmanuel Episcopal Church is a small and simple religious structure that is representative of his ecclesiastical buildings.

Not known as a church architect, Richardson died soon ...

St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church - West Palm Beach

Organized by the Rev. Charles Long, Sr. in 1900, St. Paul is the oldest church in Pleasant City. As membership grew, the congregation built a small church and named it Gethsemane. When African American families were forced to move from ...