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'''Memorial Hall''' is a [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts style]] building in the Centennial District of West [[Fairmount Park]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Built as the art gallery for the [[1876 in the United States|1876]] [[Centennial Exposition]], it is the only major structure from that exhibition to survive. It subsequently housed the Pennsylvania Museum of Industrial Art (now the [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]]).


'''Memorial Hall''' is a [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts style]] building in the Centennial District of West [[Fairmount Park]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Built as the art gallery for the [[1876 in the United States|1876]] [[Centennial Exposition]], it is the only major structure from that exhibition to survive. It subsequently housed the Pennsylvania Museum of Industrial Art (now the [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]]). Since October 18, 2008, the Hall has served as home to the [[Please Touch Museum]]. It was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1976.
Since October 18, 2008, the Hall has served as home to the [[Please Touch Museum]]. It was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1976.


The building is located west of the [[Schuylkill River]], at the corner of East Memorial Hall Drive and the Avenue of the Republic.<ref>{{cite web|last=Caviglia|first=Ryan|title=Treasure in the Park|url=http://www.newcolonist.com/memhall.html|publisher=The New Colonist|accessdate=August 1, 2010}}</ref>
The building is located west of the [[Schuylkill River]], at the corner of East Memorial Hall Drive and the Avenue of the Republic.<ref>{{cite web|last=Caviglia|first=Ryan|title=Treasure in the Park|url=http://www.newcolonist.com/memhall.html|publisher=The New Colonist|accessdate=August 1, 2010}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Memorial Hall was designed by [[Herman J. Schwarzmann|Herman J. Schwarzman]], and is an early example of monumental [[Beaux-Arts architecture]] in the United States. Schwarzman, the chief engineer of the [[Fairmount Park|Fairmount Park Commission]], also designed the temporary Horticultural Hall for the Exposition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Memorial Hall|url=http://www.fairmountpark.org/MemorialHall.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630202315/http://www.fairmountpark.org/MemorialHall.asp|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 30, 2007|publisher=Fairmount Park Commission|accessdate=August 1, 2010}}</ref> The building cost $1.5 million to construct and was made without wood, making it fireproof, which was innovative for the time.


Memorial Hall was designed by [[Herman J. Schwarzmann]], and is an early example of monumental [[Beaux-Arts architecture]] in the United States. Schwarzmann, the chief engineer of the [[Fairmount Park|Fairmount Park Commission]], also designed the temporary Horticultural Hall for the Exposition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Memorial Hall|url=http://www.fairmountpark.org/MemorialHall.asp|publisher=Fairmount Park Commission|accessdate=August 1, 2010}}</ref> The building cost $1.5 million to construct and was made without wood, making it fireproof, which was very innovative for the time. The exterior is finished with granite and the interior is decorated with marble and [[Ornament (art)|ornamental]] plaster. The building is {{convert|365|ft}} by {{convert|210|ft}} with basement and ground floor, and {{convert|150|ft}} tall at the top of the building's most distinctive feature, an iron and glass [[dome]]. Surmounting the dome is the {{convert|23|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} statue of [[Columbia (name)|Columbia]] (the poetic symbol of the [[United States]]) holding a laurel branch. At the corners of the dome stand four statues symbolizing industry, commerce, agriculture and mining. Memorial Hall was the inspiration for the [[Reichstag building#History of the building|Reichstag building]] in Berlin, Germany.<ref>Filler, Martin, ''Makers of Modern Architecture'', Volume 1, New York: The New York Review of Books, 2007, {{ISBN|978-1-59017-227-8}}, p. 226</ref>
The exterior is finished with granite and the interior is decorated with marble and [[Ornament (art)|ornamental]] plaster. The building is {{convert|365|ft}} by {{convert|210|ft}} with basement and ground floor, and {{convert|150|ft}} tall at the top of the building's most distinctive feature, an iron and glass [[dome]]. Surmounting the dome is the {{convert|23|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} statue of [[Columbia (name)|Columbia]] (the poetic symbol of the [[United States]]) holding a laurel branch. At the corners of the dome stand four statues symbolizing industry, commerce, agriculture and mining. Memorial Hall was the inspiration for the [[Reichstag building#History|Reichstag building]] in [[Berlin]].<ref>Filler, Martin, ''Makers of Modern Architecture'', Volume 1, New York: The New York Review of Books, 2007, {{ISBN|978-1-59017-227-8}}, p. 226</ref>
[[File:Vestibule, Memorial Hall, by Centennial Photographic Co..jpg|thumb|left|250px|Vestibule, during the 1876 Centennial Exposition.]]
[[File:Vestibule, Memorial Hall, by Centennial Photographic Co..jpg|thumb|right|250px|Vestibule, during the 1876 Centennial Exposition.]]


===[[Centennial Exposition]]===
===Centennial Exposition===
{{Main|Centennial Exposition}}
Construction of the hall began on {{date|July 6, 1874}} and was completed for the opening ceremonies on {{date|May 10, 1876}}. President [[Ulysses S. Grant]] dedicated the building with a [[ribbon-cutting ceremony]]. The President was joined by both Houses of Congress, and Supreme Court, and the Emperor [[Pedro II of Brazil]] to kick off the event. Nearly 10 million visitors walked through Memorial Hall during the exhibition that lasted from May to November.<ref name="PTM">{{cite web|title=History of Memorial Hall and the 1876 Centennial|url=http://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/memorial_hall/history/|publisher=Please Touch Museum|accessdate=August 1, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620123153/http://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/memorial_hall/history/|archivedate=June 20, 2010|deadurl=yes}}</ref> Memorial Hall was designed to house the Centennial Exposition's art exhibits. The exposition received so many art contributions that a separate annex was built to house them all. Another building was built for the display of [[photography]].<ref>''Philadelphia's 1876 Centennial Exhibition'', pages 101 - 103</ref> The hall was one of over two hundred buildings constructed on the property of [[Fairmount Park]] to display exhibits.
Construction of the hall began on 6 July 1874 and was completed for the opening ceremonies on May 10, 1876. President [[Ulysses S. Grant]] dedicated the building with a [[ribbon-cutting ceremony]]. The President was joined by both Houses of Congress, and Supreme Court, and the Emperor [[Pedro II of Brazil]] to kick off the event. Nearly ten million visitors walked through Memorial Hall during the exhibition that lasted from May to November.<ref name="PTM">{{cite web|title=History of Memorial Hall and the 1876 Centennial|url=http://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/memorial_hall/history/|publisher=Please Touch Museum|accessdate=August 1, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620123153/http://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/memorial_hall/history/|archivedate=June 20, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Memorial Hall was designed to house the Centennial Exposition's art exhibits. The exposition received so many art contributions that a separate annex was built to house them all. Another building was built for the display of [[photography]].<ref>''Philadelphia's 1876 Centennial Exhibition'', pages 101 - 103</ref> The hall was one of over two hundred buildings constructed on the property of [[Fairmount Park]] to display exhibits.


===After the Exposition===
===After the Exposition===
Memorial Hall reopened in 1877 as the museum portion of the [[Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art]]. The building closed it 1928 when the [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]] opened on the [[Benjamin Franklin Parkway]]. The Fairmount Park Commission took over the building in 1958 and made it their offices.<ref>{{cite book |last=Gross |first=Linda P. |author2=Theresa R. Snyder |title=Philadelphia's 1876 Centennial Exhibition |date=2005 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=0-7385-3888-4 }}, page 105</ref><ref name="history462">{{cite book |last1=Wainwright |first1=Nicholas |first2=Russell|last2=Weigley|first3=Edwin|last3= Wolf |title=Philadelphia: A 300-Year History |date=1982 |publisher=W.W. Norton & Company |isbn=0-393-01610-2 }}</ref> The hall was used as a police station for a period of time and has also housed a [[gym]]nasium and a [[swimming pool]] in its wings.<ref name="history462" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/memorial_hall_update/ |title=Memorial Hall Update |accessdate=2007-01-17 |last=Resinger |first=Kelly |publisher=Please Touch Museum |quote= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206165647/http://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/memorial_hall_update/ |archivedate=2007-02-06 |df= }}</ref>{{clear left}} The building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on December 8, 1976.
Memorial Hall reopened in 1877 as the museum portion of the [[Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art]]. The building closed in 1928 when the [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]] opened on the [[Benjamin Franklin Parkway]]. The Fairmount Park Commission took over the building in 1958 where it made its offices.<ref>{{cite book |last=Gross |first=Linda P. |author2=Theresa R. Snyder |title=Philadelphia's 1876 Centennial Exhibition |date=2005 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=0-7385-3888-4 }}, page 105</ref><ref name="history462">{{cite book |last1=Wainwright |first1=Nicholas |first2=Russell |last2=Weigley |first3=Edwin |last3=Wolf |title=Philadelphia: A 300-Year History |date=1982 |publisher=W.W. Norton & Company |isbn=0-393-01610-2 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/philadelphia300y00weig }}</ref>
The hall was used as a police station for a period of time and has also housed a [[gym]]nasium and a [[swimming pool]] in its wings.<ref name="history462" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/memorial_hall_update/ |title=Memorial Hall Update |accessdate=2007-01-17 |last=Resinger |first=Kelly |publisher=Please Touch Museum |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206165647/http://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/memorial_hall_update/ |archivedate=2007-02-06 }}</ref>{{clear left}}
The building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on December 8, 1976.
The building had fallen into great disrepair by 2000 and was used mainly for art storage. The Fairmount Park Commission sought a new tenant to help restore the building to its former glory. The [[Please Touch Museum]] signed an eighty year lease for the building in 2005 and began extensive renovations.
The building had fallen into great disrepair by 2000 and was used mainly for art storage. The Fairmount Park Commission sought a new tenant to help restore the building to its former glory. The [[Please Touch Museum]] signed an eighty-year lease for the building in 2005 and began extensive renovations.


==Key Events and Usage==
==Key events and usage==
===Philadelphia Orchestra recordings===
===Philadelphia Orchestra recordings===
In the 1980s and 1990s, the [[Philadelphia Orchestra]] made a number of recordings in a basketball court in Memorial Hall under the batons of [[Riccardo Muti]] and [[Wolfgang Sawallisch]]. Memorial Hall was used because the [[Academy of Music (Philadelphia)|Academy of Music]], the orchestra's home at the time, was considered not [[Resonance|resonant]] enough.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.philly.com/philly/news/special_packages/inquirer/PT_in_MusicReview.html | title = A memorable musical moment at Memorial Hall | accessdate = 2012-08-19 | last = Dobrin | first = Peter | work = Philadelphia Inquirer}}</ref>
In the 1980s and 1990s, the [[Philadelphia Orchestra]] made a number of recordings in a basketball court in Memorial Hall under the batons of [[Riccardo Muti]] and [[Wolfgang Sawallisch]]. Memorial Hall was used because the [[Academy of Music (Philadelphia)|Academy of Music]], the orchestra's home at the time, was considered not [[Resonance|resonant]] enough.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.philly.com/philly/news/special_packages/inquirer/PT_in_MusicReview.html | title = A memorable musical moment at Memorial Hall | accessdate = 2012-08-19 | last = Dobrin | first = Peter | work = Philadelphia Inquirer}}</ref>
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===Please Touch Museum===
===Please Touch Museum===
In 2005, the [[Please Touch Museum]] began an $85-million renovation to convert it into its new home. The museum opened its doors to the public on October 18, 2008.<ref>[http://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/about/history "The History of Please Touch Museum" from the museum's official website]</ref> Memorial Hall's eastern lawn serves as the home field for [[Athletic Base Ball Club of Philadelphia]], a [[vintage base ball]] team which plays by 1864 rules.
In 2005, the [[Please Touch Museum]] began an $85-million renovation to convert it into its new home. The museum opened its doors to the public on October 18, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/about/history |title="The History of Please Touch Museum" from the museum's official website |access-date=2010-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502055002/http://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/about/history/ |archive-date=2009-05-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Memorial Hall's eastern lawn serves as the home field for [[Athletic Base Ball Club of Philadelphia]], a [[vintage base ball]] team which plays by 1864 rules.
[[Image:MemorialHallPhila02.jpg|thumb|center|675px|<center>Renovated Memorial Hall (March 2010)</center>]]
[[Image:MemorialHallPhila02.jpg|thumb|center|400px|{{center|Renovated Memorial Hall (March 2010)}}]]


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery class="center" widths="187px" heights="175px">
File:Memorial hall and annex ground floor plan.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Ground plan of Art Gallery and Annex (1876).
File:Memorial hall and annex ground floor plan.jpg|Ground plan of Art Gallery and Annex (1876).
File:Art Gallery and Memorial Hall, March 7, by Centennial Photographic Co..jpg|Nearing completion (March 7, 1876).
File:Art Gallery and Memorial Hall, March 7, by Centennial Photographic Co..jpg|Nearing completion (March 7, 1876).
Image:Memorial Hall%2C Phila new.jpg|East facade
Image:Memorial Hall%2C Phila new.jpg|East facade
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Commonscat-inline|Memorial Hall (Philadelphia)|Memorial Hall}}
*{{Commons category-inline|Memorial Hall (Philadelphia)|Memorial Hall}}
*[http://www.ushistory.org/districts/fairmountpark/memor.htm Memorial Hall] - a walking tour by the Independence Hall Association
*[http://www.ushistory.org/districts/fairmountpark/memor.htm Memorial Hall] - a walking tour by the Independence Hall Association
*{{HABS |survey=PA-1659 |id=pa0944 |title=International Exposition of 1876, Memorial Hall |photos=35 |color=4 |data=7 |cap=6}}\
*[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.pa0944 Listing, drawings, and photographs] at the [[Historic American Buildings Survey]]
*[http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/pj_display.cfm/20390 International Exhibition of 1876 Memorial Hall] at the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project, The [[Athenaeum of Philadelphia]]
*[http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/pj_display.cfm/20390 International Exhibition of 1876 Memorial Hall] at the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project, The [[Athenaeum of Philadelphia]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121128002719/http://www.fairmountpark.org/MemorialHall.asp Fairmount Park Commission page (archive)]
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121128002719/http://www.fairmountpark.org/MemorialHall.asp Fairmount Park Commission page (archive)]}}


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Latest revision as of 04:12, 21 December 2024

Memorial Hall
Home of the Please Touch Museum
Memorial Hall (Philadelphia) is located in Philadelphia
Memorial Hall (Philadelphia)
Memorial Hall (Philadelphia) is located in Pennsylvania
Memorial Hall (Philadelphia)
Memorial Hall (Philadelphia) is located in the United States
Memorial Hall (Philadelphia)
LocationWest Fairmount Park
4231 Avenue of the Republic
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131
Coordinates39°58′45″N 75°12′35″W / 39.97917°N 75.20972°W / 39.97917; -75.20972
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1876
ArchitectHerman J. Schwarzmann
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
NRHP reference No.76001665[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 8, 1976
Designated NHLDecember 8, 1976

Memorial Hall is a Beaux-Arts style building in the Centennial District of West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built as the art gallery for the 1876 Centennial Exposition, it is the only major structure from that exhibition to survive. It subsequently housed the Pennsylvania Museum of Industrial Art (now the Philadelphia Museum of Art).

Since October 18, 2008, the Hall has served as home to the Please Touch Museum. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976.

The building is located west of the Schuylkill River, at the corner of East Memorial Hall Drive and the Avenue of the Republic.[2]

History

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Memorial Hall was designed by Herman J. Schwarzman, and is an early example of monumental Beaux-Arts architecture in the United States. Schwarzman, the chief engineer of the Fairmount Park Commission, also designed the temporary Horticultural Hall for the Exposition.[3] The building cost $1.5 million to construct and was made without wood, making it fireproof, which was innovative for the time.

The exterior is finished with granite and the interior is decorated with marble and ornamental plaster. The building is 365 feet (111 m) by 210 feet (64 m) with basement and ground floor, and 150 feet (46 m) tall at the top of the building's most distinctive feature, an iron and glass dome. Surmounting the dome is the 23-foot-tall (7.0 m) statue of Columbia (the poetic symbol of the United States) holding a laurel branch. At the corners of the dome stand four statues symbolizing industry, commerce, agriculture and mining. Memorial Hall was the inspiration for the Reichstag building in Berlin.[4]

Vestibule, during the 1876 Centennial Exposition.

Centennial Exposition

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Main article: Centennial Exposition

Construction of the hall began on 6 July 1874 and was completed for the opening ceremonies on May 10, 1876. President Ulysses S. Grant dedicated the building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The President was joined by both Houses of Congress, and Supreme Court, and the Emperor Pedro II of Brazil to kick off the event. Nearly ten million visitors walked through Memorial Hall during the exhibition that lasted from May to November.[5]

Memorial Hall was designed to house the Centennial Exposition's art exhibits. The exposition received so many art contributions that a separate annex was built to house them all. Another building was built for the display of photography.[6] The hall was one of over two hundred buildings constructed on the property of Fairmount Park to display exhibits.

After the Exposition

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Memorial Hall reopened in 1877 as the museum portion of the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art. The building closed in 1928 when the Philadelphia Museum of Art opened on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The Fairmount Park Commission took over the building in 1958 where it made its offices.[7][8]

The hall was used as a police station for a period of time and has also housed a gymnasium and a swimming pool in its wings.[8][9]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 8, 1976. The building had fallen into great disrepair by 2000 and was used mainly for art storage. The Fairmount Park Commission sought a new tenant to help restore the building to its former glory. The Please Touch Museum signed an eighty-year lease for the building in 2005 and began extensive renovations.

Key events and usage

[edit]

Philadelphia Orchestra recordings

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In the 1980s and 1990s, the Philadelphia Orchestra made a number of recordings in a basketball court in Memorial Hall under the batons of Riccardo Muti and Wolfgang Sawallisch. Memorial Hall was used because the Academy of Music, the orchestra's home at the time, was considered not resonant enough.[10]

Richie Ashburn viewing

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In September 1997, a viewing for former Philadelphia Phillies baseball player and long-time broadcaster Richie Ashburn was held shortly after his death from a heart attack in New York City. Several hundred thousand people mourned his death as they walked by his casket in the Grand Hall.

Please Touch Museum

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In 2005, the Please Touch Museum began an $85-million renovation to convert it into its new home. The museum opened its doors to the public on October 18, 2008.[11] Memorial Hall's eastern lawn serves as the home field for Athletic Base Ball Club of Philadelphia, a vintage base ball team which plays by 1864 rules.

Renovated Memorial Hall (March 2010)
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  • Ground plan of Art Gallery and Annex (1876).
    Ground plan of Art Gallery and Annex (1876).
  • Nearing completion (March 7, 1876).
    Nearing completion (March 7, 1876).
  • East facade
    East facade
  • Southwest vestibule
    Southwest vestibule
  • Rotunda
    Rotunda
  • Statue near entrance
    Statue near entrance
  • Beaux-Arts doorway
    Beaux-Arts doorway

See also

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References

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Notes

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ Caviglia, Ryan. "Treasure in the Park". The New Colonist. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  3. ^ "Memorial Hall". Fairmount Park Commission. Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  4. ^ Filler, Martin, Makers of Modern Architecture, Volume 1, New York: The New York Review of Books, 2007, ISBN 978-1-59017-227-8, p. 226
  5. ^ "History of Memorial Hall and the 1876 Centennial". Please Touch Museum. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  6. ^ Philadelphia's 1876 Centennial Exhibition, pages 101 - 103
  7. ^ Gross, Linda P.; Theresa R. Snyder (2005). Philadelphia's 1876 Centennial Exhibition. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-3888-4., page 105
  8. ^ a b Wainwright, Nicholas; Weigley, Russell; Wolf, Edwin (1982). Philadelphia: A 300-Year History. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0-393-01610-2.
  9. ^ Resinger, Kelly. "Memorial Hall Update". Please Touch Museum. Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved January 17, 2007.
  10. ^ Dobrin, Peter. "A memorable musical moment at Memorial Hall". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  11. ^ ""The History of Please Touch Museum" from the museum's official website". Archived from the original on May 2, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
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