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Sedgeley (Porter's House) A relatively hidden architectural gem, Sedgeley (Porter's House) has an important and little known history. Who would have guessed something so modest was actually designed by the "Father of American Architecture" Benjamin Henry Latrobe, who went on to design the United States Capitol? Research into the building's history has revealed it to be an example of one of America's earliest Gothic Revival buildings. Park staff knew it to be famous for something else. For over a century it was used by The Park Guard and housed the jail. In the early 1990s, the Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust rescued the building from demolition and adaptively reused it as office space which is currently occupied by Outward Bound. Contact Info: Tel 215-232-9130 (Outward Bound) www.compass.hiobs.org Location: East Fairmount Park 3250 West Sedgeley Drive Philadelphia, PA 19130 |
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