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10/25/2017 Question of the Week If you’re searching for a haunted locale to visit this Halloween, you might try “John Wister’s Big House” located in Germantown. This stately home dating to 1744 is also known by another name. Can you guess what it is? A) Cliveden B) Sweetbriar C) Grumblethorpe D) Andalusia Answer: C) Grumblethorpe Question of the Week Wednesday, 10/25/17 10:56 am pglennon@hsp.org Philadelphia	10/18/2017 Question of the Week The Zoological Society of Philadelphia incorporated March 21, 1859, but the property known as the Philadelphia Zoo did not open until July 1, 1874. What was the primary reason for the delay? Answer: The Civil War Question of the Week Wednesday, 10/18/17 9:53 am pglennon@hsp.org Philadelphia
10/10/2017 Question of the Week In the fall of 1933, a series of riots occurred at Eastern State Penitentiary. What brought about the riots? Answer: Overcrowding Eastern State Penitentiary opened in Philadelphia in 1829 on Fairmount Avenue between 21st and 22nd streets. It was built on a raised site that had been a cherry tree orchard, and as such, the prison was also known as “Cherry Hill.” Question of the Week Tuesday, 10/10/17 3:13 pm pglennon@hsp.org 20th century	10/3/2017 Question of the Week True or False? In the early 1900s, three local women artists, Violet Oakley, Jesse Willcox Smith, and Elizabeth Shippen Green became known collectively as the “Lilies of the Main Line.” Answer: FALSE Question of the Week Tuesday, 10/3/17 9:44 am pglennon@hsp.org 20th century
September 25th Question of the Week Philadelphia’s Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier, in Washington Square, is marked by a monument that was designed by architect G. Edwin Brumbaugh in mid-20th century. Question of the Week Monday, 9/25/17 1:07 pm pglennon@hsp.org American Revolution, Monument, Revolutionary War	September 12th Question of the Week Philadelphia’s Declaration House is the spot where Thomas Jefferson first drafted the Declaration of Independence in June 1776. This house is known by another name. Can you guess what it is? Answer: The Graff House Jacob Graff, a Philadelphia brick mason, built a residence in 1775 at the corner of 7th and Market Streets. Question of the Week Tuesday, 9/12/17 12:15 pm pglennon@hsp.org American Revolution
September 6th Question of the Week Philadelphian William Henry Fry (1811-1864) is recognized as the first American composer of grand or “serious” opera. Can you guess the name of his first operatic work?  a) Leonora b) Lucinda c) Louisa d) Lavinia Answer: a) Leonora William Henry Fry (1813-1864) was born in Philadelphia to William and Anne (nee Fleeson) Fry. William Fry was the publisher of the city’s National Gazette in Philadelphia. Fry grew up in a household that appreciated the arts. Question of the Week Wednesday, 9/6/17 3:28 pm pglennon@hsp.org 19th century	August 28th Question of the Week True or false: HSP’s second president - Peter S. Du Ponceau - studied with Benedictine monks in France as a teenager. Check back on Wednesday, August 30th to find out the answer! Answer: True Question of the Week Monday, 8/28/17 12:52 pm pglennon@hsp.org American Revolution, Peter S. Du Ponceau

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