Historical Campus Tour

Name: Historical Campus Tour
Start: 2024-09-19T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Girard College, 2101 S College Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19121

Schedule

Thu Sep 19 2024 at 03:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Girard College, 2101 S College Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19121 | Philadelphia, PA

Enjoy a guided tour behind the famous 10-foot wall of Girard College with Director of Historical Resources Kathy Haas. As we stroll around this 43-acre oasis in the middle of the city, we’ll talk about Stephen Girard, the 19th-century multi-millionaire who left his fortune to create a school for financially-disadvantaged children; the monumental architecture of the school, including Founder's Hall, a National Historic Landmark; the generations of students who have lived and learned here (and still do); and the powerful civil rights activism that led to the school’s desegregation.