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Belmont Mansion (Philadelphia)

Belmont Mansion is a historic mansion located in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. Built in the early 18th century, the mansion is one of the finest examples of Palladian architecture in the United States. Since 2007, the mansion has hosted the Underground Railroad Museum. Construction William Peters, an English lawyer and land management agent for the Penn family, bought the property, then a group of farms, in 1742. Peters designed and built the mansion in 1745 and planted formal gardens around it. During the American Revolution As the American Revolution approached, the estate passed to William's son, Richard Peters, Jr., who had been born there. Richard served as Speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly, Pennsylvania State Senator and Judge of the United States District Court. An amateur scientist, he operated the estate farm as a working model of scientific agriculture. Many prominent figures in the Revolution stayed at the mansion at this time, including George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison. Part of Fairmount Park The property became part of Fairmount Park in 1869 as part of a program to preserve the quality of the water supply. In anticipation of the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876, a large dining pavilion was built alongside the mansion. Belmont was added to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places, June 26, 1956. The site continued to be used for public entertaining until it became a historic house museum under the management of the American Women's Heritage Society in 1986. The complex is also available for special events and rentals. In June 2007, the Underground Railroad Museum was opened at the mansion. The mansion lends its name to the surrounding neighborhood of Belmont. See also List of houses in Fairmount Park References Further reading H. D. Eberlein and H. M. Lippincott, The Colonial Homes of Philadelphia and Its Neighbourhood, J. B. Lippincott Co., Phila. and London, 1912. External links Official website Site at Fairmount Park Commission Site at Schuylkill River Heritage Area Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) documentation: HABS No. PA-1649, "Belmont Mansion", 6 photos, 2 photo caption pages, supplemental material HABS No. PA-6184, "Schuylkill River Villas", 18 data pages of historical context Lithograph of Belmont Mansion Archived 2007-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
Beltzville State Park

Beltzville State Park is a 3,002-acre (1,215 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Franklin and Towamensing townships, Carbon County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park opened in 1972, and was developed around the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood control project Beltzville Dam on Pohopoco Creek. The village of Big Creek Valley was vacated in 1966 to make way for Beltzville Lake. Beltzville Lake is a 949 acres (384 ha) with 19.8 miles (31.9 km) of shoreline. Beltzville State Park is 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Lehighton just off U.S. Route 209. The park is at an elevation of 633 feet (193 m). Beltzville Lake is a popular fishing destination. Anglers can fish for striped bass, largemouth and smallmouth bass, trout, walleye, perch, and muskellunge. Pohopoco Creek is stocked with trout by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Hunting is permitted at Beltzville State Park. Hunters are expected to follow the rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The common game species are ruffed grouse, squirrels, pheasant, waterfowl, white-tailed deer, and rabbits. The hunting of groundhogs is prohibited. The swimming beach is open from Memorial Day to Labor Day. There is a bathhouse with showers, a food stand, and first-aid building at the beach. Recreational scuba diving is prohibited at Beltzville State Park. Beltzville State Park has four picnic pavilions and several large picnic areas. Playgrounds and playfields are in the area of the picnic tables. Visitors also have the use of modern restrooms and drinking water. A large parking lot and a boat dock are also close by the picnic areas. There are 15 miles (24 km) of hiking trails at Beltzville State Park. The trails follow old roads, paths in the woods and follow the banks of small streams. Saw Mill Trail starts just west of Beltzville Dam is a path through the history of the park. Hikers will pass the remains of a gristmill, small ponds, an abandoned slate quarry and a wetland. Beltzville Lake is popular with recreational boaters. The maximum boating speed permitted is 45 miles per hour (72 km/h). Boats with inboard engines with out-of-the-transom or straight stack type exhausts are prohibited. Camping overnight on boats is also prohibited. Canoes and other small boats are often seen in the shelter coves of Beltzville Lake. Water skiing is permitted only in the south end of the lake in the marked water skiing area. Boats are required to travel in a counterclockwise direction. Boats not towing water skiers or tubers are not permitted to enter the waters of the skiing area. Beltzville State Park does not close for the winter months, when Beltzville Lake is busy with ice fishing and ice boating. The trails of the park are open for cross-country skiing. References External links Beltzville State Park Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources "Beltzville State Park official map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 13, 2012. (1159 KB)
Benjamin Franklin Hotel

Das Benjamin Franklin Hotel, später Ben Franklin House, ist ein ehemaliges Hotelgebäude in der 834 Chestnut Street in Center City, Philadelphia. Es wird heute als Apartment-Haus unter dem Namen Franklin Residences betrieben. Das 1925 eröffnete Hotel mit 1200 Zimmern auf 18 Etagen wurde von Horace Trumbauer entworfen und am Ort des ehemaligen Continental Hotel erbaut, das 1923–1924 abgerissen wurde. Das Continental Hotel wurde von John McArthur, Jr. 1857–1860 errichtet und beherbergte unter anderem den amerikanischen Präsidenten Abraham Lincoln im Februar 1861 – auf seiner Reise nach Washington, D.C. zu seiner Amtseinführung – der von einem Balkon des Hotels eine kurze Ansprache an die zu tausenden zu seiner Begrüßung herbeigeströmten Bewohner Philadelphias hielt. Das Benjamin Franklin Hotel bestand bis 1980. Das Gebäude wurde 1982 in das National Register of Historic Places aufgenommen. Nach einem Verkauf und Umbau des denkmalgeschützten Gebäudes in ein Apartment-Haus und Bürogebäude, Mitte der 1980er Jahre, wurde es in Ben(jamin) Franklin House umbenannt. Es besaß dann 420 Apartments und 125.000 m² Bürofläche. 2011 wechselte es erneut den Besitzer und wird heute unter dem Namen Franklin Residences betrieben. Das historische Gebäude besitzt mit dem Crystal Ballroom einen der größten Ballsäle in Philadelphia, der auf Drängen des National Park Service in seiner ursprünglichen Form und Ausstattung erhalten beziehungsweise wiederhergestellt wurde. Er wird heute für vielfältige Veranstaltungen genutzt, mit einer Kapazität je nach Verwendung zwischen 150 und 1200 Gästen. Weblinks The Franklin Residences. Korman Communities. Benjamin Franklin Hotel. Philadelphia Architects and Buildings, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia. The Architects and the Trumbauer Firm. Free Library of Philadelphia - 75th Anniversary 2002. Einzelnachweise
Benedum–Trees Building

The Benedum–Trees Building, which is located at 223 Fourth Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was built in 1905. It was commissioned by Caroline Jones Machesney, the daughter and sole heir of a Pittsburgh banker, making it the first skyscraper in the city ordered by and built for a woman. History and architectural features The Benedum–Trees Building was originally called the Machesney Building until 1913, when Machesney sold it for $10 million to Joe Trees and Michael Late Benedum, two local men who had made their fortunes by drilling for oil. For the next forty years, the fifteenth floor was home to their offices. The building, designed by Thomas H. Scott, was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 1973. The building is 19 stories tall. Benedum Trees Oil Company was founded in 1904, by Michael Late Benedum and Joe Trees in Wheeling, West Virginia. In 1929, Benedum Trees opened a subsidiary Republic Oil Refining Company in Texas City, Texas. References External links Media related to Benedum-Trees Building at Wikimedia Commons
Benedum-Trees Building

Benedum–Trees Building es un edificio ubicado en 223 Fourth Avenue en el centro de la ciudad de Pittsburgh, la capital del estado de Pensilvania (Estados Unidos). Construido en 1905,​ fue encargado por el abogado de Pittsburgh H. A. Machesney.​ Originalmente se llamó Machesney Building hasta 1911, cuando se convirtió en la sede de Benedum–Trees Oil Company.​ Durante los siguientes 40 años, el decimoquinto piso fue la sede de las oficinas de Joe Trees y Mike Benedum. El edificio, diseñado por Thomas H. Scott,​ fue agregado a la Lista de Monumentos Históricos de la Fundación de Historia y Monumentos de Pittsburgh en 1973. Tiene 19 pisos y mide 64 metros de altura.​ Galería Referencias Enlaces externos Wikimedia Commons alberga una categoría multimedia sobre Benedum-Trees Building. «Benedum-Trees Building» (en inglés). Emporis.
Benjamin Rush State Park

Benjamin Rush State Park is a 275-acre (111 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The park is undeveloped and is the site of community gardens, believed to be one of the largest in the world. The park is home to the Northeast Radio Controlled Airplane Club. Benjamin Rush State Park is in Northeast Philadelphia at the intersection of Southampton Road and Roosevelt Boulevard (U.S. Route 1). The northern boundary of the park is formed by Poquessing Creek. There are several acres of woodlands along the creek bank. A proposal map show plans to connect the park with Fairmount Park. Other proposed improvements included hiking trails, parking facilities, and a reforestation project. The community gardens and airfield for the radio-controlled aircraft would remain. See also Benjamin Rush List of parks in Philadelphia References External links Benjamin Rush State Park Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources "proposed improvements map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2011. (393 KB)
Bentley Hall

Bentley Hall is a historic building located on the campus of Allegheny College at Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1820 and 1835, and is a vernacular brick and stone building with a Federal style center building and Greek Revival style wings. The central section measures three stories and 60 feet wide and the two-story wings are 30 feet wide each. It is topped by a distinctive cupola. It was the first building built on the Allegheny College campus, and the only building until Ruter Hall was built in 1853. It is named for Rev. William Bentley, an early benefactor. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. References
Benton Area School District

The Benton Area School District is a small, rural public school district in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. Benton Area School District serves the boroughs of Benton and Stillwater and Benton Township, Fishing Creek Township, Jackson Township and Sugarloaf Township. The District encompasses approximately 97 square miles (250 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 5,260. By 2010, the District's population declined to 5,231 people. It is one of eight public school districts operating in Columbia County and is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania in 2016. According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 30.6% of the District's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. The per capita income of residents was $16,915 in 2009, while the median family income was $40,669. In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. The educational attainment levels for the Benton Area School District population (25 years old and over) were 85.6% high school graduates and 15.9% college graduates. It encompasses 96.8 square miles (251 km2). The Benton Area School District operates two schools: Benton Middle-Senior High School (7th–12th grades) and L.R. Appleman Elementary School (K–6th). Benton Area High School students may choose to attend Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School for training in the vocational trades. The Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit 16 (CSIU16) provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty. Extracurriculars The district offers a variety of activities, clubs and after school sports programs. Varsity and junior varsity athletic activities are under the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association and the regional Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference. Sports The District funds: Middle School Sports According to PIAA directory July 2016 References External links Benton Area School District website
Bergdoll Mansion

The Bergdoll Mansion is a historic house located in the Spring Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia. It was designed by architect James H. Windrim and built in 1886. It is in a Beaux Arts / Italianate style. The mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. History and architecture The building was constructed as the home of the Louis Bergdoll family, owners of the City Park Brewery. Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, scion of the well known brewing family, was a playboy, aviator, and World War I draft dodger. In 1920, Bergdoll was apprehended in the mansion by authorities searching for him due to his draft dodging. The 14,000-square-foot (1,300 m2) mansion has eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms, two kitchens, mahogany woodwork, multiple fireplaces, frescoes, and mosaics. It was listed for sale in 2012 with an asking price of $6.9 million. The house was damaged by a fire in 1989. References External links Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1732, "2201–2205 Green Street (Kemble–Bergdol House), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA", 3 photos, 1 color transparency, 2 photo caption pages
Eastern State Penitentiary

Das Eastern State Penitentiary (deutsch etwa „Östliche Staatsbußanstalt“) ist eine ehemalige Strafanstalt in Philadelphia, im US-Bundesstaat Pennsylvania, die von 1829 bis 1971 als solche genutzt wurde und seit 1994 als Museum dient. Geschichte Bereits 1787 stellte eine Gruppe bekannter Bürger Philadelphias, darunter Benjamin Franklin, erste Überlegungen zum Bau des Gefängnisses an. Konkrete Planungen begannen aber erst 1821. Realisiert wurde der Bau vom englischen Architekten John Haviland von 1822 bis 1829. Am 23. Oktober 1829 nahm die Strafanstalt ihren Betrieb auf. Um schon von weitem eine abschreckende Wirkung zu erzielen, ist das Gebäude äußerlich einer mittelalterlichen Burg nachempfunden. Zur leichteren Überwachung waren seine zweistöckigen Zellentrakte strahlenförmig um einen Zentralbau angeordnet. Das Gefängnis wurde nach seinerzeit reformerischen Grundansätzen konstruiert. Deren oberstes Prinzip war es, die Gefangenen von der Außenwelt und voneinander durch Einzelhaft zu isolieren. Daher verfügt jede Zelle über einen ebenfalls durch Mauern abgetrennten Außenbereich. Den Häftlingen war es nicht gestattet, zu arbeiten oder Besuch zu empfangen, außer durch einen Anstaltsseelsorger. Die Isolationshaft war umstritten: Alexis de Tocqueville, der das Eastern State Penitentiary 1831 besuchte, äußerte sich positiv über die erzieherische Wirkung der Anstalt. Charles Dickens, der das Gefängnis 1842 besuchte, verurteilte das Modell scharf. Im Laufe seiner 141-jährigen Geschichte als Gefängnis wurde das Gebäude mehrmals umgebaut. Das heutige Museum dokumentiert den Zustand von Zellen aus jeder der unterschiedlichen Phasen. Ein großer Teil des Gebäudes befindet sich noch in baufälligem Zustand. Im Eastern State Penitentiary haben unter anderem Al Capone und Willie Sutton eingesessen. Al Capones Zelle wurde rekonstruiert und ist zu besichtigen. Im Juni 1965 erhielt das Gefängnis den Status als National Historic Landmark zuerkannt. Seit dem Oktober 1966 ist es als Bauwerk im National Register of Historic Places verzeichnet. Derzeit ist die Ausstellung um eine Zelle ergänzt, wie sie in der Militärbasis Guantánamo Bay in Gebrauch ist. Ursprünglich außerhalb Philadelphias errichtet, hat die Bebauung der Stadt das Gefängnis inzwischen umschlossen. Es befindet sich in der 22nd Street / Fairmount Ave. Das Museum ist von April bis November geöffnet. Fotogalerie Literatur Ashley T. Rubin: The Deviant Prison: Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary and the Origins of America's Modern Penal System, 1829-1913. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2021, ISBN 978-1-108-48494-7. Weblinks Website des Museums (englisch) Michael Marek: Philadelphias Mustergefängnis im Namen Gottes. (mp3-Audio; 23 MB; 24:55 Minuten) In: SWR2-Glauben. 9. November 2023; abgerufen am 9. November 2023. Einzelnachweise
Eastern State Penitentiary

Le pénitencier d'Eastern State (en anglais : Eastern State Penitentiary) est une ancienne prison des États-Unis, située à Philadelphie en Pennsylvanie. C'est aujourd'hui un musée. Histoire Construite en 1829 dans le style néogothique par l'architecte John Haviland, elle adopte un modèle de détention individuelle où les détenus sont totalement isolés les uns des autres (« modèle pennsylvanien »). Elle a accueilli durant dix mois en 1929, le célèbre gangster Al Capone, condamné pour port d’arme illégal. Il a longtemps été cru que durant sa détention, il fit arranger sa cellule de façon luxueuse, mais des recherches historiques récentes ont remises en cause cette idée. Elle est classée au National Historic Landmark depuis 1966, soit cinq ans avant sa fermeture en 1971. Le site est actuellement ouvert au public. Notes et références Liens externes (en) Site officiel Ressource relative à l'architecture : Registre national des lieux historiques Voir l'exposition et l'article que lui a consacré Sara Jane Elke, présidente et directrice générale du Site historique du pénitencier d'Eastern State sur Criminocorpus Voir le webdocumentaire Le cloître et la prison. Les espaces de l'enfermement, Falk Bretschneider, Julie Claustre, Isabelle Heullant-Donat, Elisabeth Lusset, 2018, http://cloitreprison.fr Portail de la prison Portail du Registre national des lieux historiques Portail de Philadelphie Portail des musées
Eastern State Penitentiary

De Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP) is een voormalige gevangenis in de Amerikaanse staat Pennsylvania, meer bepaald aan 2027 Fairmount Avenue tussen Corinthian Avenue en North 22nd Street in de stad Philadelphia. Het bouwwerk was in gebruik als gevangenis van 1829 tot 1971. In 1829 was de ESP het grootste en duurste gebouw opgericht door de overheid ooit en de gevangenis werd al snel een model voor vele anderen in de wereld. Hier werd het systeem van apart opsluiten van gevangenen, zoals dat voor het eerst in de VS werd toegepast in de Walnut Street Jail, verfijnd. De nadruk kwam ook te liggen op het heropvoeden van de gevangenen, veeleer dan op het straffen. Bankrover Willie Sutton en maffiabaas Al Capone waren twee van ESP's bekendste gevangenen. Tegenwoordig is de Eastern State Penitentiary een historische site en museum. Het is sinds 1965 erkend als National Historic Landmark. Tot 1991 hield men gewoon het verval tegen, maar sindsdien is men begonnen met het complex te renoveren. Het interieur van het ziekenhuis werd gebruikt in de film Twelve Monkeys. Externe link (en) Officiële website
Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern State Penitentiary är ett tidigare fängelse i Philadelphia. Det var i drift åren 1829-1971, och de första åren var systemet revolutionerande för sin tid. Cellstraffet ansågs då handla alltmer om vård än straff. Se även Philadelphiasystemet Referenser Den här artikeln är helt eller delvis baserad på material från engelskspråkiga Wikipedia, 11 september 2012. Noter Externa länkar Wikimedia Commons har media som rör Eastern State Penitentiary. Eastern State Penitentiary Officiell webbplats
Asbury AME Church

Asbury AME Church is an African Methodist Episcopal Church founded in 1845 in Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the second African Methodist Episcopal church founded in Chester behind the Union African Methodist Church in 1832. Asbury AME Church is located at 1712 Providence Avenue and is an active worship center. History Reverend Stephen Smith of Philadelphia was the founder of Asbury African Methodist Episcopal Church which he organized on October 26, 1845. The church was originally a frame building located on the east side of Market Street between Second and Third Streets. In 1846, William Murphy and his wife came to Asbury AME Church with the certificate from Bethel Church in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1863, during the ministry of Reverend Jeremiah Young, the church was rebuilt and the congregation chose to rename the church Asbury to honor Francis Asbury, the English missionary who founded the Independent Methodist Episcopal Church in America. On November 25, 1867, the Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church was incorporated by the court of Delaware County. In 1889, the church building on 2nd and Bevan Street was sold and services were held at James Hall on Fifth and Edgemont Avenue until a new structure was built in 1890. In 1995, the church property at 2nd and Bevan was sold. The United Methodist Church at 1712 Providence Avenue was purchased and became the new home of Asbury AME Church in 1996. Notable people associated with Asbury AME Church AverySunshine sang at Asbury AME Church with the award-winning Wilmington/Chester Mass Choir. References External links Asbury A.M.E. Church Website
Chester Friends Meetinghouse

Chester Friends Meetinghouse is a Quaker meeting house at 520 East 24th Street in Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The first recorded meeting of Friends in the province of Pennsylvania was in Chester at the house of Robert Wade in 1675. William Edmundson, the founder of Quakerism in Ireland was present at the first meeting. In 1682, the Chester Friends agreed to hold their meeting at the Chester Court House, also known at the time as the House of Defense. On January 7, 1687, a lot was purchased on the west side of present-day Edgemont Avenue and construction began on the meetinghouse. The first Chester Friends Meetinghouse was completed in 1693. William Penn was known to speak at the original Chester Friends meetinghouse. In 1735, after forty-three years of worship at the original building, a larger meetinghouse was built on the same property. The existing buildings have 1829 and 1954 represented on them indicating the date of construction of the current buildings. The Chester Friends meetinghouse is an active worship center. Notable burials John Chew Thomas (1764-1836) - U.S. Congressman from Maryland References