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Philadelphia History Museum

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Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent from south
Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent from south

The Philadelphia History Museum was a public history museum located in Center City, Philadelphia from 1938 until 2018. The museum occupied architect John Haviland's landmark Greek Revival structure built in 1824–1826 for the Franklin Institute. The Museum operated as a city agency as part of Philadelphia's Department of Recreation. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 1979.

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Philadelphia History Museum
South 7th Street, Philadelphia Center City

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South 7th Street 18
19107 Philadelphia, Center City
Pennsylvania, United States
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Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent from south
Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent from south
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