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Philadelphia, PA
9
Miles From Center City Philly:
Home Was Staging Ground At The Battle of Germantown
Built is 1698, this historic mansion is considered one of the finest extant examples of Federal architecture. The property was a staging ground of the Continental Army at the Battle of Germantown on October 4, 1777. Continental cannons were placed . . .
Built is 1698, this historic mansion is considered one of the finest extant examples of Federal architecture. The property was a staging ground of the Continental Army at the Battle of Germantown on October 4, 1777. Continental cannons were placed on the front lawn, and fired at nearby Cliveden (B . . .
Philadelphia, PA
9
Miles From Center City Philly:
Gardens & Home To One Family Dating Back To 1690
Wyck is a National Historic Landmark house, garden, and farm that served as the ancestral home to one Philadelphia family for nine generations. The site consists of a colonial house with innovative 1824 alterations by architect William Strickland, t . . .
Wyck is a National Historic Landmark house, garden, and farm that served as the ancestral home to one Philadelphia family for nine generations. The site consists of a colonial house with innovative 1824 alterations by architect William Strickland, the oldest rose garden in its original plan in Amer . . .
Elkins Park, PA
10
Miles From Center City Philly:
Synagogue Designed Frank Lloyd Wright
The only synagogue designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Completed in 1959, it has been called a "startling, translucent, modernist evocation of an ancient temple, transposed to a Philadelphia suburb by Frank Lloyd Wright." It was designa . . .
The only synagogue designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Completed in 1959, it has been called a "startling, translucent, modernist evocation of an ancient temple, transposed to a Philadelphia suburb by Frank Lloyd Wright." It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2007 for its a . . .
Philadelphia, PA
10
Miles From Center City Philly:
Home Where One of The Bloodiest Fights of The Battle of Germantown Took Place
Clivedon was owned by Benjamin Chew, who was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and also a close friend of George Washington. The historic mansion was the scene of some of the bloodiest fighting of the Battle of Germantown, fought i . . .
Clivedon was owned by Benjamin Chew, who was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and also a close friend of George Washington. The historic mansion was the scene of some of the bloodiest fighting of the Battle of Germantown, fought in 1777 during the American Revolutionary War.
Cheltenham, PA
10
Miles From Center City Philly:
Grave of Controversial Philadelphia Politician
Grave of Frank Rizzo (1920-1991). Frank Rizzo was a controversial politician, who served as Philadelphia police commissioner from 1968 to 1971 and mayor of Philadelphia from 1972 to 1980.
Grave of Frank Rizzo (1920-1991). Frank Rizzo was a controversial politician, who served as Philadelphia police commissioner from 1968 to 1971 and mayor of Philadelphia from 1972 to 1980.
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