University of Pennsylvania Campus Historic District
- Vicinity: Roughly bounded by Hamilton Walk, South, 32nd, Walnut, 36th, Spruce, and 39th Sts
- University of University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1816/08/16 | Thomas Leiper Patterson | Born | Helen Hamilton Patterson, wife of Dr Robert Maskell Patterson, gives birth to a son, Thomas Leiper Patterson, in the families residence at the Univ of Penn, Philadelphia, PA, where Dr R M Patterson is a professor of natural science. | |||
1844/00/00 | Dr Joseph Priestley | Education | After attending a local private school and reading medicine in Milton, Pennsylvania, Joseph Priestley graduates from the University of Pennsylvania. | |||
1894/00/00 | GW and WD Hewitt | Architect | Funded by Isaac Jones Wistar's endowment for research, The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology is built. | |||
1896/01/02 | Frank Miles Day | Architect | Finance by $100,000 from Sallie and Henry H Houston, Houston Hall student union is dedicated as a memorial to their son, Henry Howard Houston Jr. (Class of 1878). The cornerstone of the building was laid on 22 January 1894. | |||
1896/01/02 | Henry Howard Houston | Benefactor | Finance by $100,000 from Sallie and Henry H Houston, Houston Hall student union is dedicated as a memorial to their son, Henry Howard Houston Jr. (Class of 1878). The cornerstone of the building was laid on 22 January 1894. | |||
2000/00/00 | Robert Charles Venturi | Architect | Houston Hall is renovated by Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates. |
Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
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Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
College Hall, University Of Pennsylvania |
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Drexel Colony Historic District | ||
Furness Library |
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Particulars for University of Pennsylvania Campus Historic District: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Higher Learning | College |
Area of Significance | Education |
Sight Category | Historic District |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Architectural Style | Late Gothic Revival |
Level of Significance | National |
Owner | Private |
Architectural Style | Romanesque Revival |
Architectural Style | Tudor Revival |
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