Guide to the Homes of Famous Pennsylvanians

by Miller, Arthur P., Jr.; Miller, Marjorie L.

• ISBN13: 9780811726283
• ISBN10: 0811726282
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Stackpole Books

Summary

Pennsylvania has been home to many significant individuals. This book profiles 39 famous Pennsylvanians and is a guide to the houses and museums that memorialise their lives and accomplishments. Included are William Penn, William Rittenhouse, Conrad Weiser, John Bartram and William Bartram, Benjamin Franklin, Joseph Priestley, Daniel Boone, Charles Willson Peale, Anthony Wayne, Stephen Girard, Betsy Ross, Albert Gallatin, Robert Fulton, John James Audubon, James Buchanan, Asa Packer, Edgar Allan Poe, St. John Neumann, Stephen Foster, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, George Westinghouse, Henry Mercer, Milton S Hershey, St Katharine Drexel, Gifford Pinchot, Zane Grey, the Wyeth family, Dwight D Eisenhower, Pearl S Buck, Marian Anderson, Rachel Carson, James A Michener, Jimmy Stewart, Mario Lanza, Andy Warhol.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Map to the Sites	xiii
William Penn	1	(6)
Pennsbury Manor	4	(3)
William Rittenhouse	7	(4)
Historic Rittenhouse Town	9	(2)
Conrad Weiser	11	(7)
Conrad Weiser Homestead	15	(3)
John Bartram and William Bartram	18	(7)
Historic Bartram's Garden	22	(3)
Benjamin Franklin	25	(6)
Franklin Court	28	(3)
Joseph Priestley	31	(6)
Joseph Priestley House	35	(2)
Daniel Boone	37	(7)
Daniel Boone Homestead	41	(3)
Charles Willson Peale	44	(6)
Peale Collection, Second Bank of the United States	47	(3)
Anthony Wayne	50	(5)
Historic Waynesborough	53	(2)
Stephen Girard	55	(6)
Founder's Hall, Girard College	59	(2)
Betsy Ross	61	(5)
American Flag House and Betsy Ross Memorial	64	(2)
Albert Gallatin	66	(6)
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	69	(3)
Robert Fulton	72	(6)
Robert Fulton Birthplace	76	(2)
John James Audubon	78	(7)
Mill Grove Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary	82	(3)
James Buchanan	85	(6)
James Buchanan's Wheatland	88	(3)
Asa Packer	91	(6)
Asa Packer Mansion	94	(3)
Edgar Allan Poe	97	(5)
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site	100	(2)
St. John Neumann	102	(5)
National Shrine of St. John Neumann	104	(3)
Stephen Foster	107	(6)
Center for American Music---Stephen Foster Memorial and Foster Hall Collection	111	(2)
Andrew Carnegie	113	(7)
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh	117	(3)
Henry Clay Frick	120	(9)
Frick Art and Historical Center	123	(2)
West Overton Museums	125	(4)
George Westinghouse	129	(7)
George Westinghouse Museum	132	(4)
Henry Mercer	136	(7)
Fonthill Museum	139	(1)
Moravian Pottery and Tile Works	140	(1)
Mercer Museum	141	(2)
Milton S. Hershey	143	(8)
Hershey Museum, Milton Hershey School, and the Town of Hershey	148	(3)
St. Katharine Drexel	151	(6)
St. Katharine Drexel Shrine	154	(3)
Gifford Pinchot	157	(5)
Grey Towers National Historic Landmark	160	(2)
Zane Grey	162	(6)
Zane Grey Museum	166	(2)
The Wyeth Family	168	(9)
Brandywine River Museum and N. C. Wyeth House and Studio	173	(4)
Dwight D. Eisenhower	177	(8)
Eisenhower National Historic Site	182	(3)
Pearl S. Buck	185	(5)
Pearl S. Buck House	188	(2)
Marian Anderson	190	(7)
Marian Anderson Residence Museum and Birthplace Museum	193	(4)
Rachel Carson	197	(6)
Rachel Carson Homestead	200	(3)
James A. Michener	203	(6)
James A. Michener Art Museum	206	(3)
James Stewart	209	(6)
Jimmy Stewart Museum	212	(3)
Mario Lanza	215	(6)
Mario Lanza Institute and Museum	219	(2)
Andy Warhol	221	(6)
Andy Warhol Museum	224	(3)
Famous Pennsylvanians without Sites	227	(8)
Index	235