Carpenters' Hall

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Carpenters’ Hall adds monthly food tastings to after-hours whisky tours

250 years ago, Ben Franklin met with a French spy in Old City to urge support for American independence

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Washington’s Farewell brings history and tastings to Old City

Carpenters' Hall

Rare trees named for Ben Franklin to be planted at Carpenters' Hall

Carpenters' Hall Franklinia trees

Carpenters' Hall is hosting tea parties with a Dolley Madison impersonator

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Carpenters' Hall to commemorate 250th anniversary of First Continental Congress this fall with free performances

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Philadelphia's busy 2026 will include TED talks, new Mural Arts project

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A peek inside Lynnewood Hall, the Gilded Age mansion under repair

Lynnewood Hall

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