Philadelphia: History and Art in Our First Capital

Neill-Cochran House Museum Study Tour # 22

October 13 - 18, 2026

Independence National Park (Liberty Bell, Independence Hall)

Claude Monet, Poplars, Three Trees in Autumn, 1891

Stenton (NSCDA property), 1723

Karen, Rowena, and I invite you to enjoy the small-group camaraderie of Neill-Cochran House Museum members on a tour designed to explore Philadelphia, History and Art in Our First Capital.

CELEBRATE AMERICA 250!

Itinerary in the works —

Historic sites

Bertram’s Garden, 1728

Valley Forge, 1777-78 overwinter camp

America’s Centennial Fairgrounds, 1876

Independence National Park (Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, etc.)

Museum of the American Revolution (new in 2017)

Prominent houses

Stenton, 1723, saved by the Pennsylvania Dames in 1899

Mount Pleasant, 1761, “most elegant seat in Philadelphia” per John Adams

Powel House, 1765, home of a power couple who entertained the Founders

Andalusia, 1833, Greek Revival home of the long-serving Biddle Family

Great art museums

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Barnes Collection

You are welcome to express your interest via email to the NCHM’s travel planner, 

Barbara Newey, Art Wise TX: barbara@artwisetx.com