20th St. and the Benjamin Franklin Pkwy., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Philadelphia.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 03, 1985. NRIS 85000039.
1 contributing building.
The Franklin Institute is a science museum and a center of science education and research in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is named after the American scientist and statesman Benjamin Franklin. It houses the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial. Founded in 1824, the Franklin Institute is one of the oldest centers of science education and development in the United States. Its chief astronomer is Derrick Pitts.
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