Sights & Attractions in Philadelphia

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Things to Do in Society Hill

Name	Category	Location

Athenaeum Housed in a national landmark Italianate brownstone dating from...	Libraries	Society Hill

Bouvier's Row Three of the Victorian brownstones on a stretch of 3rd Street...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Society Hill

Head House Square This open-air Colonial marketplace, extending from Pine Street...	Squares	Society Hill

Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church Society Hill holds a notable landmark in the history of African-Americans...	Religious Sites	Society Hill

Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church Designed by Robert Smith in 1768 as a simple brick Georgian-style...	Religious Sites	Society Hill


Old St. Joseph's Church In 1733 a tiny chapel was established by Jesuits for Philadelphia's...	Religious Sites	Society Hill

Old St. Mary's Church The city's second-oldest Catholic church, circa 1763, became...	Religious Sites	Society Hill

Pennsylvania Hospital Inside the fine 18th-century original buildings of the oldest...	Hospitals	Society Hill

Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire The Contributionship, the nation's oldest fire insurance company...	Museums / Galleries	Society Hill

Physick House Built in 1786, this is one of two remaining freestanding houses...	Houses / Mansions	Society Hill

Powel House The 1765 brick Georgian house purchased by Samuel Powel in 1769...	Houses / Mansions	Society Hill

South Street Philadelphia's most bohemian neighborhood is crammed with crafts...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Society Hill

St. Peter's Episcopal Church Founded by members of Christ Church in Old City who were living...	Religious Sites	Society Hill

Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial A Polish general who later became a national hero in his homeland...	Museums / Galleries	Society Hill

Washington Square This leafy area resembling a London park has been through numerous...	Squares	Society Hill
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