Bishop White House

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historic house museum tourist attraction

The Bishop White House is a preserved 18th-century Philadelphia residence that was home to William White, the first Episcopal Bishop of Pennsylvania and a prominent figure in early American religious and civic life.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic house → museum → tourist attraction →
architecturalStyle	Georgian architecture →
associatedWith	Episcopal Church → early American civic life → early American religious history →
builtIn	18th century →
category	Historic house museums in Pennsylvania → Houses in Philadelphia → Museums in Philadelphia →
city	Philadelphia →
constructionEnd	1789 →
constructionStart	1787 →
country	United States →
era	Colonial America → Early Republic →
floorCount	3 →
formerUse	private residence →
governingBody	National Park Service →
hasBasement	yes →
hasCollection	18th-century furnishings → period artifacts →
hasFeature	original interior woodwork → period-appropriate furnishings →
hasGarden	yes →
heritageDesignation	contributing property to a National Historic Landmark district → contributing property to the Independence National Historical Park Historic District →
locatedIn	Pennsylvania → Philadelphia → United States →
managedBy	National Park Service →
material	brick →
namedAfter	William White →
near	Independence Hall → Liberty Bell Center →
neighborhood	Society Hill →
numberOfStories	3 →
openToPublic	yes →
ownedBy	United States federal government →
partOf	Independence National Historical Park →
preservationStatus	well preserved →
preservedAs	historic site →
region	Old City Philadelphia →
residenceOf	William White →
resident	William White →
significantPerson	William White →
tourType	guided tours →
usedFor	historic house museum →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Independence National Historical Park →	hasSite