Wagner Free Institute of Science
United States historic place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built 1865. Added to the National Register in 1989, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Wagner Free Institute of Science is a natural history museum at 1700 West Montgomery Avenue in north Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, it is a rare surviving example of a Victorian era scientific society, with a museum, research center, library, and educational facilities. Its buildings, developed between 1859 and 1901, present the collections of founder William Wagner in the style of the period, and have been designated a National Historic Landmark for their architecture and state of preservation.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 17th St. and Montgomery Ave., Philadelphia, PA |
| County | Philadelphia County |
| Listed | May 17, 1989 |
| Reference number | 89000361 |
| Built | 1865 |
| Type of place | institute |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 17th St. and Montgomery Ave., Philadelphia, PA |
| Website | wagnerfreeinstitute.org ↗ |
| Coordinates | 39.98050, -75.16286 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site · 1 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 89000361. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.