Philadelphia: History and Art in Our First Capital
Updated: Aug 2
Neill-Cochran House Museum Study Tour # 22
October 13 - 18, 2026
Independence National Park (Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Congress Hall, Second Bank of the US)
Thomas Eakins, Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic), 1875
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!
Historic sites
Boathouse Row, 1860
Fairmount Water Works, 1812
Bartram’s Garden, 1728
Washington's Crossing of the Delaware, 1776
America’s Centennial Fairgrounds, 1876
Franklin Court: First Post Office, 1775, Franklin's House and Grave
Independence National Park: Liberty Bell, 1752, Independence Hall, 1753, Congress Hall, (seat of US Congress 1790 - 1800), Second Bank of the US, 1820
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, 1864
Irish Memorial, 2002, Glenna Goodacre
Prominent houses
Stenton, 1723, saved by the Pennsylvania Dames in 1899
Fairmount Park: Mount Pleasant, 1761, “most elegant seat in Philadelphia” per John Adams
Powel House, 1765, home of a power couple who entertained the Founders
Hill-Physick House, 1786
Andalusia, 1794, Greek Revival estate of the long-serving Biddle Family on the Delaware River
Great art museums
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1805
Philadelphia Museum of Art. 1876/1928
Barnes Foundation, 1922
Rodin Museum, 1929
Museum of the American Revolution, new in 2017
You are welcome to express your interest via email to the NCHM’s travel planner,
Barbara Newey, Art Wise TX: barbara@artwisetx.com