Joseph Priestley House
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The Joseph Priestley House is a historic museum and former residence of chemist and theologian Joseph Priestley, best known as the place where he lived after emigrating to the United States and continued his scientific and philosophical work.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joseph Priestley House canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
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historic house museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Federal architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | Joseph Priestley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Biographical museums in Pennsylvania
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Historic house museums in Pennsylvania ⓘ Museums in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| dateOfHeritageDesignation | 1965 ⓘ |
| endDateOfConstruction | 1798 ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
Unitarian and dissenting religious history
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history of chemistry in the late 18th century ⓘ life and work of Joseph Priestley ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central hall plan
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end chimneys ⓘ laboratory building ⓘ service wing ⓘ |
| hasGarden | reconstructed period garden ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStories | 2.5 ⓘ |
| hasReconstruction | Joseph Priestley’s laboratory ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| inception | 1798 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
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Northumberland, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | east bank of the Susquehanna River ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Joseph Priestley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 66000669 ⓘ |
| occupant |
Joseph Priestley
NERFINISHED
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Mary Priestley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Friends of the Joseph Priestley House
NERFINISHED
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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Pennsylvania state historic sites ⓘ |
| roofType | gable roof ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
residence of Joseph Priestley after emigration from England
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site of Joseph Priestley’s later chemical experiments ⓘ site of Joseph Priestley’s theological and philosophical writing ⓘ |
| startDateOfConstruction | 1794 ⓘ |
| use | historic house museum ⓘ |
| usedAsResidenceUntil | 1804 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northumberland, Pennsylvania
subject surface form:
Northumberland, Pennsylvania