Category:Franklin Court, Philadelphia

**Franklin Court**
	biographical museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Instance of	museum; museum building; archaeological site; courtyard;
Commemorates	Benjamin Franklin;
Located in protected area	Independence National Historical Park;
Location	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Architectural style	postmodern architecture (courtyard);
Architect	Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown (museum building, memorial, courtyard, Venturi, Rauch and Scott Brown);
Commissioned by	National Park Service;
Heritage designation	National Register of Historic Places contributing property (Independence National Historical Park);
Inception	1976;
Date of official opening	20 April 1976;
Area	30,000 ft² (museum building);
Capital cost	4,750,000 ±1000 United States dollar (1976, construction);
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	39° 56′ 58.78″ N, 75° 08′ 47.72″ W
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	Q15961550; Library of Congress authority ID: sh85051588; J9U ID: 987007550752005171
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Franklin Court is a courtyard in Philadelphia where Benjamin Franklin lived in the late 1700s. The courtyard is located between 3rd Street and 4th Street with entrances on Market Street (a covered walkway) and Chestnut Street (a walkway). Franklin Court is part of Independence National Historical Park. The interior of the courtyard contains the "Ghost Houses," steel structures representing Franklin's house and the workshop he built for his grandson. Also located within the courtyard is the Benjamin Franklin Museum. The buildings at 314-322 Market Street are also considered part of Franklin Court. They include the Printing Office and Fragments of Franklin Court', both museums, and the B. Free Franklin post office operated by the United States Post Office.

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This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.

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B. Free Franklin Post Office (4 F)
Benjamin Franklin Museum, Philadelphia (10 F)

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Fragments of Franklin Court (6 F)
Franklin Court Printing Office (13 F)

Media in category "Franklin Court, Philadelphia"

The following 25 files are in this category, out of 25 total.

Aerial view of Franklin Court, 1980 (3d4b02a8-155d-451f-6713-73a70fa201af).jpg 1,638 × 1,229; 466 KB
Ben Franklin's Well.jpg 960 × 720; 91 KB
Benjamin Franklin at home, by H. Bacon.jpg 2,800 × 1,808; 729 KB
Benjamin Franklin House Outline.jpg 3,456 × 2,304; 2.41 MB
Benjamin Franklin Museum in Philadelphia.jpg 2,400 × 3,200; 5.98 MB
Cobblestone.jpg 960 × 720; 83 KB
Flickr - USCapitol - The Constitutional Convention, 1787.jpg 2,200 × 1,729; 4.04 MB
Franklin Court 314-322 Market Street.jpg 2,204 × 1,418; 849 KB
Franklin Court, Market Street entrance (1501054e-155d-451f-6742-53370bfe6359).jpg 1,939 × 2,000; 2.68 MB
Franklin's "House" art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania LCCN2011630519.tif 3,418 × 4,266; 83.46 MB
Franklin's Court.jpg 960 × 720; 153 KB
HFCA 1607 NPS Employees, Women 097.jpg (95d1d75a222249a2a82c26afd416f620).jpg 7,771 × 5,174; 3.63 MB
Independence National Historical Park (a80d78de-5277-4fa2-b783-27b335d927c5).jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 941 KB
Independence National Historical Park Franklin Court Ghost Structure.jpg 1,467 × 1,080; 354 KB
Independence National Historical Park Market Street Houses.jpg 1,219 × 1,050; 259 KB
Independence National Historical Park-064.jpg 1,024 × 768; 302 KB
Independence National Historical Park-065.jpg 1,024 × 768; 312 KB
Map of the Independence National Historic Park (as of 2024-01-23).png 1,920 × 948; 866 KB
Old City, Philadelphia, PA, USA - panoramio (4).jpg 4,288 × 2,848; 7.75 MB
Printing Office & Bindery Entrance.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 3.78 MB
Stairs by Franklin's Court.jpg 960 × 720; 104 KB
The large white steel frame in the foreground marks the location and size of Benjamin Franklin's home in Franklin Court (3d00c6b9-155d-451f-67cb-cdfa110dc69e).jpg 1,638 × 1,229; 383 KB
United States Post Office - Philadelphia (2).jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 2.77 MB
View of the courtyard, 1950 (3d96f874-155d-451f-678b-ade92a11186c).jpg 1,638 × 1,229; 392 KB
Window by Franklin's Court.jpg 960 × 720; 154 KB

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