Wagner Free Institute of Science, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Significance: The Wagner Free Institute of Science exists as a rare, if not entirely peerless, relic of American Victorian educational-institutional architecture. The Institute remains essentially unaltered in "its original program, uniting the functions of a museum, research institution and a private school."...The Wagner Free Institute of Science's direct association with renowned biologist, Joseph Leidy, and its embodiment of major nineteenth-century movements in education and educational philanthropy further mark the building's unparalleled importance.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N439

Survey number: HABS PA-6667

Building/structure dates: 1859-1865 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1885-1892 Subsequent Work

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 89000361

wagner free institute wagner free institute science west montgomery avenue philadelphia philadelphia county pennsylvania robert r arzola collins and autenrieth joseph elliott g w hewitt and w d hewitt historic american buildings survey james a jacobs joseph leidy john mcarthur louisa binney wagner william wagner photo ultra high resolution high resolution united states history library of congress national register of historic places

1933 - 1970

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