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International Exposition of 1876, Memorial Hall, Belmont Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

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International Exposition of 1876, Memorial Hall, Belmont Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

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Summary

Significance: Historically, the structure was one of the significant buildings built for the 1876 Centennial Exposition. Architecturally, it was an early monumental building in the United States and one of America's first in the Beaux-Arts manner.
Survey number: HABS PA-1659
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76001665

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Date

1933 - 1970

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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator

Price, Virginia Barrett, transmitter

Price, Virginia B, transmitter

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Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 39.98773, -75.21622

Google Map of 39.9877333, -75.21621739999999

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Source

Library of Congress

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