E-mail page
|
|
|
|
Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire Review
Read our Philadelphia sights reviews. Or post your own.
Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire
Museums / Galleries, Society Hill
Fodor's Review:
The Contributionship, the nation's oldest fire insurance company, was founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1752; the present Greek Revival building with fluted marble Corinthian columns dates from 1836 and has some magnificently elegant salons (particularly the boardroom, where a seating plan on the wall lists Benjamin Franklin as the first incumbent of seat Number One). The architect, Thomas U. Walter, was also responsible for the dome and House and Senate wings of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. This is still an active business, but a small museum is open to the public.
INFO
- Address: 212 S. 4th St., Society Hill, Philadelphia, PA
- Phone: 215/627-1752
- Web site
- Cost: Free
- Open: Weekdays 9-4
- Philadelphia Hotels advice please
7 responses; most recent on 08/10/2008, 09:46 pm - Jazz in Philadelphia?
3 responses; most recent on 08/08/2008, 11:34 pm
Visit the Travel Talk forums for help on planning your trip
- Philadelphia Flower Show Showcases Gardens of New Orleans The Philadelphia Flower Show, an extravagant celebration ...
- Top Chef Travels: Eric Ripert's Grand Cayman In more than a decade at the helm of New York's seafood...
- Let's Take a Train Trip Ever-increasing delays, canceled flights, security snarls,...
- more >>
