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History of The President's House in Philadelphia
Slavery in the North, Washington, and Oney Judge
Honoring Samuel Fraunces at St. Peter's, June 26, 2010
Chickasaws Visit President Washington (1794)
Maps and Images
Map Showing Location of the Liberty Bell Center, the President's House, and Slave Quarters
Ground Plan
Burnt House Plan
A Brief History of the President's House in Philadelphia
Frequently Asked Questions
First-Person Accounts: The Washington Years
First-Person Accounts: The Adams Years
Ground Plan of the President's House
Quotations
Hills Map
President's House site in 1790 and 2003
The First Icehouse in America?
An Act for establishing the temporary and permanent Seat of the Government of the United States, July 16, 1790
An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery. (1780)
1788 Amendment to the 1780 Gradual Abolition Act
Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
George Washington's Household in Philadelphia, 1790-1792
References to People from the Presidential Household Account Books
Washington's Desk at the President's House
"Eulogy of George Washington," Richard Allen
Samuel Fraunces: Black Man or White Man?
George Washington's Will
Enslaved Persons of African Descent in the President's House
President's House Slavery: By the Numbers
Slavery in the President's House
Oney Judge
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Austin
Hercules
Richmond
Giles
Paris
Christopher Sheels
Joe (Richardson)
Washington, the Enslaved, and the 1780 Law
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The Slave Quarters
The Slave Quarters Frequently Asked Questions
Slave Quarters Photo Album
Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
Two 1840s Articles on Oney Judge
History of the Controversy: 1947-Present
A House With No Walls
by Thomas Gibbons
Letter from Mayor Street to Michael Coard
Oney Judge Day, 2008
$3.6M Awarded to the project
Overview of the Controversy About the President's House in Philadelphia
A Forgotten National Landmark
Historiography of the President's House, 1832-1995
For Whom Will the Liberty Bell Toll? From Controversy to Collaboration
INHP Superintendent Mary Bomar's Reply to Edward Lawler, Jr. RE: 5.19.03 subject: Slave quarters
Reply to 5/23/03 e-mail from INHP Superintendent Mary Bomar
Sharon Ann Holt Email to Park Superintendent Cynthia MacLeod
Ad-Hoc Historians on Importance of Documentary Evidence
IHA Letter to Park Superintendent Cynthia MacLeod
IHA Letter to Park Superintendent Martha B. Aikens
Park Superintendent Martha B. Aikens reply to IHA Letter
Park Superintendent Martha Aikens Editorial
IHA Reponse to April 2002 Editorial
Revised final report - Posted on INHP Web site on or before Nov. 1, 2002
Preliminary Report – Distributed to historians, May 13 and 17, 2002
Final Report – Posted on INHP Web site on or before October 16, 2002
Online Petition
Questions for Discussion for Roundtable
Consensus Document from the President's House Roundtable
Minority Report From Roundtable
Historic Resource Study
PA House Resolution No. 490 Session of 2002
President's House Civic Engagement Forum
IHA's April 2, 2003 letter to the Appropriations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Excerpt from the 1947 Final Report to the US Congress
January 9, 1952: Philadelphia A.I.A. Letter to the Evening Bulletin (excerpt)
Problems with the Consensus Document
President's House Site Meeting
Excerpt from:
Metropolitan Philadelphia: Living with the Presence of the Past
Ad-Hoc Historians' Letter to the Mayor and to the Superintendent of INHP
House Rpt.107-564
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Legislation and Design to Completion (2002-2010)
President's House Exhibition
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Issues with the Physical Design of the President's House Commemoration Project
Archaeology at the President's House
Archaeology Team for the President's House Dig
Archaeology at the President's House
Archaeology at the President's House: Site Plan
Archaeology at the President's House: Site Plan Overlay
19th Century Pipe Discovered
Bow Window
A visit to the Archaeology
Grass on the Dig: October 2007
Archaeology Closing Ceremony at the President's House: July 31, 2007
Archaeology at the President's House: July 20, 2007
Archaeology at the President's House: Week of July 4, 2007
Archaeology at the President's House: June 18, 2007
Archaeology at the President's House: June 5, 2007
Archaeology at the President's House: May 31, 2007
Archaeology at the President's House: May 24, 2007
Archaeology at the President's House: May 15, 2007
Archaeology at the President's House: May 8, 2007
Archaeology at the President's House: May 1, 2007
Archaeology at the President's House: April 26, 2007
Archaeology at the President's House: April 17, 2007
Selected Comments About the Designs
Public Meeting, November 17, 2005
Archaeology at the President's House Site
President's House Design Competition Photo Gallery
President's House Live Webcam
URS Archaeology
RFQ: The President's House
Amaze Design Team
Davis Buckley Team
EwingCole Team
Howard+Revis Team
Kelly/Maiello Team
The President's House Oversight Committee
Core Design Requirements for the Project
Maps and Pictures
Hexamer and Locher Map 1858-62
Plan Showing Points of Agreement
1796 John Hills Map of what is today Independence Mall
1796 John Hills Map of what is today Independence Mall
Burnt House Plan: The property as it was in 1781
Nathaniel Burt's 1875 copy of the 1785 Burnt House Plan
1985 INHP Map Detail
Ground Plan of the house
Photograph of the site, overlaid with a full-sized outline
Map Showing Locations of the Liberty Bell Center, the President's House, and Slave Quarters
Juxtaposed Burt Map, 1985 INHP Map, and 2002 NPS Map
2002 National Park Service Map
2002 National Park Service Map
1947 Photograph Showing the Surviving East Wall of the President's House
1951 Photograph Showing the Demolition of 524-530 Market Street
1949 Photograph of Southeast Corner Sixth and Market Streets
The President's House in Philadelphia by Edward Lawler, Jr.
The President's House Revisited by Edward Lawler, Jr.
President's House Preliminary Designs by Olin Partnership and Vincent Ciulla Design, January 15, 2003
Cover Slide
Card Sort
Themes
Themes Diagram
Overall Site Plan
Themes Site Plan
Detail Site Plan 1
Detail Site Plan 2
Detail Site Plan 3
Perspective from Pedestrian Path
East Side of Curved Wall -- Graphic Elevation
Physical History -- Graphic Elevation & West Side of Curved Wall Graphic Elevation
Perspective from 6th and Market Streets
Elevation from Market Street
Examples of Glass Used in Other Installations
Examples of Sculpture at Other Installations
Interpretive Media Concepts -- Use of Stone and Tile
Ad-Hoc Historians Press Kit
Summary of Ad Hoc Historians group position
Statement from Mr. Michael Coard, Esq.
Statement from Dr. Stephanie Grauman Wolf
Contact List
Index of Olin Partnership preliminary design
Sample of Olin Partnership preliminary design
2002 NPS Map of LBC and President's House Site
Photo of Slave Quarters Site
Article from current
Preservation
magazine
Select news coverage of the LBC/President's House controversy
President's House: Your Thoughts Archive
President's House: Your Thoughts Archive: 2009
President's House: Your Thoughts Archive: 2008
President's House: Your Thoughts Archive: 2007