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    Architecture Walking Tour: Around Washington Square

    Architecture Walking Tour: Around Washington Square

    Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia

    July 7, 2012


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    Meet at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, center of Washington Square

    Walk around one of William Penn's original planned public parks. Learn how this square served as a burial ground for over 1,200 Revolutionary War soldiers, then as a potter's field before receiving its present name in 1825. See The Athenaeum, the first Italian Renaissance building in the US, and learn how the Square became home to the publishing industry in the early 20th century. Today, many of the former office buildings are being transformed into residences as Washington Square serves as an important gateway to the nearby residential Society Hill neighborhood.


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      • Venue Info

        Architecture Walking Tour: Around Washington Square

        Meet at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, center of Washington Square
        Philadelphia, PA 19106

        Full map and directions

      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        $10 (Adult)
        $8 (Student with ID)
        $5 (Member with ID)
        FREE! (Child 10 or under with Adult)

        Reservations are not taken for tours unless otherwise indicated. Tour group size limited to the first 25 people to arrive. Go to the designated tour meeting place and pay your tour guide (cash or check payable to Preservation Alliance).

        Info Phone: 215-546-1146, ext. 3

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        July 7, 2012

        Times:

        10 am

      • Accessibility Info

          Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.