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

Dr. Benjamin Rush House Site

Independence National Historical Park

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 14, 2023

1. Dr. Benjamin Rush House Site Marker

Inscription.
Dr. Benjamin Rush lived in a three-story house on this site from 1790-1793. A true son of the Enlightenment, he was a physician, chemist, educator, author, abolitionist, and politician. His treatise on mental illness was the first in America.

Rush served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence. Later he supported ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

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

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Government & Politics • Science & Medicine • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Signers of the Declaration of Independence series list.

Location. 39° 56.832′ N, 75° 8.793′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Society Hill. It is on South 3rd Street (County Road 3006) west of South 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 198 S 3rd St, Philadelphia PA 19106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds 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 marker: Fort Wilson (a few steps from this marker); Judge William Lewis

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(a few steps from this marker); Row Houses in the Capital City (a few steps from this marker); “Evangeline” (within shouting distance of this marker); Treasurer's Office Site (within shouting distance of this marker); House Where Lived in 1791 Alexander Hamilton (within shouting distance of this marker); A Backyard in the Capital City (within shouting distance of this marker); “Common Sense” (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 14, 2023

2. Dr. Benjamin Rush House Site Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,821 times since then and 125 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 17, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.