Society Hill in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

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Preservation at Work

Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Monument

— National Park Service, Department of the Interior —

Preservation at Work Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 1, 2009

1. Preservation at Work Marker

Inscription.
Preservation of the Site:
Since 1798, when Polish patriot Thaddeus Kosciuszko lived here, this building has undergone many changes. In order to interpret the building accurately, the National Park Service (NPS) restored the houses' exterior masonry walls, including reconstructing the missing historical first floor walls, and recreated the building's historic window patterns and door locations. NPS staff members based this 1970s restoration work on documentary research, surviving architectural evidence, and archeological investigation at the site.

The Current Project:
Today the NPS continues its preservation of this historic site in a new project to provide an accessible visitor entrance. As required by federal law, the finished project (a ramp) will give all people, regardless of their mobility level, independent access to the building from Pine Street. The ramp will stand on the building's west side, to limit its visual impact on the historic appearance of the houses' most prominent facade.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Notable Buildings • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.

Location.

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Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 39° 56.605′ N, 75° 8.841′ W. Marker was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It was in Society Hill. It was on Pine Street just west of South 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 200 Pine St, Philadelphia PA 19106, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in Southeast Pennsylvania. It was also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Thaddeus Kosciuszko (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Thaddeus Kosciuszko (a few steps from this marker); St. Peter's (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Peter's Churchyard (within shouting distance of this marker); Ada Knowlton Chew (within shouting distance of this marker); Capt. Charles Massey House (within shouting distance of this marker); Tribal Chieftains (within shouting distance of this marker); Stephen Decatur (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 1, 2009

2. Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 163 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 10, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.