Stephen Girard Park

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Gentilehommiere, Girard's home in the park

Stephen Girard Park is a 4-acre (16,000 m2) park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the South Philadelphia neighborhood at 21st and Shunk Streets. It is maintained by the City of Philadelphia's Fairmount Park Commission. The park was established in 1953 on land donated by Stephen Girard, and includes a house formerly owned by the Girard family. The house was named Gentilehommiere.[1] Coordinates: 39°55′13″N 75°10′59″W / 39.920339°N 75.183145°W / 39.920339; -75.183145

References

  1. ↑ Parksource.org, retrieved 15 October 2007.


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