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William Penn Annex East in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Declaration House

 
 
Declaration House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 21, 2023
1. Declaration House Marker
Inscription. On this site stood the house where Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #03 Thomas Jefferson series list.
 
Location. 39° 57.043′ N, 75° 9.133′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in William Penn Annex East. Marker is on South 7th Street just south of Market Street (County Road 2004), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 Market St, Philadelphia PA 19106, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Declaration House (here, next to this marker); The Graff House (here, next to this marker); "…it was intended to be an expression of the American mind…" (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Declaration House (within shouting distance of this marker); American Pharmaceutical Association (within shouting distance of this marker); Rohm and Haas [Headquarters] (within shouting distance of this marker); Bicentennial Dawn, Philadelphia
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(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Siegmund Lubin (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
 
Declaration House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 21, 2023
2. Declaration House Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 97 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 24, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
 
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