Bishop White House

E11095

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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Bishop White House canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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 of America
surface form: United States
era Colonial America
Early Republic of the United States
surface form: 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 of America
surface form: 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 government
surface form: United States federal government
partOf Independence National Historical Park
preservationStatus well preserved
preservedAs historic site
region Old City, Philadelphia
surface form: Old City Philadelphia
residenceOf William White
resident William White
significantPerson William White
tourType guided tours
usedFor historic house museum

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.