Called "The Cradle of American Methodism," St. George's is the nation's oldest Methodist church in continuous use. In 1763, the church...

Designed by architect Ralph E. White, the Christ Church Neighborhood House at 20 N. American Street harmonizes with the Georgian...

Back in the day, Center City was "the" place to shop and boasted six major department stores. John Wanamaker was the oldest and the...

Philadelphia was a lucrative early American hub of the sugar refining industry. The accessibility of Philadelphia by water attracted...

28 N 3rd St was built ca. 1857 in the Italianate style for garment merchant Henry Korn. The architect was Stephen Decatur Button, who...

The Center for Art in Wood was officially established as a nonprofit in 1986 by brothers Albert and Alan LeCoff, following a series of...

The Clothespin is a 45 foot steel sculpture by Claes Oldenburg, located at Centre Square, across from City Hall. Oldenburg is known for...

When John Graver Johnson was born in 1841, there were no high expectations for his future. His father, a blacksmith, died before John...

Congregation Mikveh Israel is the oldest Jewish congregation in Philadelphia and second oldest in the United States. The building at 44...

Marketed as K. Struas & Co. Havana Lofts, 301 - 307 N 3rd St. originally housed a leather tannery. The original occupant was Leas &...

One of the city’s more storied historic buildings was originally constructed to house an artisan’s guild. The Carpenters’ Company was...

St. Augustine Catholic Church, also called Olde St. Augustine's, was consecrated in 1848. The Palladian-style church was designed by...

Christ Church Hospital (Christ Church Hospital for Indigent Women) was founded by Dr. John Kearsley in 1772 at 111 Arch St. The...

Robert Shoemaker (1817 - 1896) had a pharmacy at 2nd and Green St. for many years before he moved the business to 4th & Race St. in...

Although virtually forgotten now, the Philadelphia Nativist Riots of 1844 had significant consequences for political and religious life...

High up on the east side of 309-13 Arch St you can see the faintly visible ad for Klosfit Petticoat painted on the building. Below it...

During the 1820s, William Rush and Thomas Birch redesigned the park to depict nature by designing the park to be symmetrical to walkway...

Originally called North East Publick Square, William Penn founded the square to establish a commercial center for settlers. He wanted...

The building at 214 - 218 New St. is a condominium called Lagerhouse. Many realtor websites claim it's the site of America's first lager...

The University of Pennsylvania, one of the oldest & most prestigious schools in the nation, was established in Old City. The university...