Athenaeum of Philadelphia
- Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Infobox_nrhp | name =Athenaeum of Philadelphia
nrhp_type =nhl
caption = Athenaeum of Philadelphia
location= 219 S. 6th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 56
lat_seconds = 48
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 75
long_minutes = 9
long_seconds = 6
long_direction = W
locmapin = Pennsylvania
area =
built =1845
architect= John Notman
architecture= Italianate, Other
designated= December 08, 1976[cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1266&ResourceType=Building]
title=Athenaeum |accessdate=2008-02-16|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = February 01, 1972[cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]
governing_body = Private
refnum=72001144The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a special collections library founded in 1814 to collect materials "connected with the history and antiquities of America, and the useful arts, and generally to disseminate useful knowledge" for public benefit. The Athenaeum's collections include architecture and interior design history, particularly for the period 1800 to 1945. The institution focuses on the history of American architecture and building technology, and houses architectural archives of 180,000 drawings, 350,000+ photographs, and manuscript holdings of about 1,000 American architects.
The building is operated as a museum furnished with American fine and decorative arts from the first half of the nineteenth century, and is open to the public free of charge.
The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976, [citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/72001144.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: the Athenaeum of Philadelphia] |32 KB|date=July 29, 1976 |author=Carolyn Pitts |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/72001144.pdf "Accompanying 6 photos, exterior and interior, from 1951, 1971, and undated"] |32 KB] and was designed in 1845 by architect John Notman.]External links
* [http://www.philaathenaeum.org/ Athenaeum of Philadelphia] official site
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