Centre Square
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Centre Square was a historic public square in central Philadelphia that originally served as the city’s main civic center and site of its early waterworks.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
public square ⓘ |
| coordinateRole | center of Philadelphia’s original grid plan ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentSiteOf | Philadelphia City Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | William Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | colonial period ⓘ |
| function |
main civic center of early Philadelphia
ⓘ
public gathering place ⓘ site of early waterworks ⓘ |
| hasFeature | early municipal water pumping station ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
civic activities
ⓘ
public meetings ⓘ water distribution ⓘ |
| laidOutBy | William Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidOutIn | 17th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Center City Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| oneOf | five original public squares of Philadelphia ⓘ |
| orientation | central square in William Penn’s plan ⓘ |
| partOf |
five-square plan of Philadelphia
ⓘ
original city plan of Philadelphia ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Philadelphia City Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | no longer exists as an open square ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.