It was founded through the outgrowth of an idea fostered by Benjamin Franklin, and it is the oldest learned society in the United States. The museum is free and open to the public. The Library Company of Philadelphia, founded by Benjamin Franklin in , was housed on the site of Library Hall from to ; the Library Company served as the Library of Congress from to In the s, a reproduction of Library Hall was constructed on its original site.
Completed in , the Second Bank of the United States is one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture, modeled on the Parthenon in Greece.
The Second Bank was incorporated in , and it was one of the most influential financial institutions in the world until Today, the building houses a collection of late 18th and early 19th Century portraits. I am not a Virginian but an American. The New Hall Military Museum is devoted to interpreting the role of the military in early American history. The building currently houses exhibits highlighting the origins of the United States Army, Marine Corps and Navy with displays featuring weapons, uniforms, battle flags and more.
Architecturally, the First Bank of the United States building won wide acclaim upon its completion in , and it is believed to be one of the first examples of Classical monumental design. It is a living portrayal of a bygone Colonial lifestyle, and it is the only active post office in the United States that does not fly the American flag because there was not yet one in when Benjamin Franklin was appointed Postmaster General.
The museum on the second floor features displays of postal history and memorabilia. It was the first parish of the Church of England Anglican in Pennsylvania. It is also the church where the American Episcopal Church was born. The steeple, financed by a lottery organized by Franklin, was the tallest structure in the Colonies for 83 years.
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