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Stephen Girard Park is a 4-acre (16,000 m 2) park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the South Philadelphia neighborhood of Girard Estate, bounded between West Shunk, West Porter, 21st, and 22nd Streets.
Girard Fountain Park is a 0.15-acre (610 m 2) pocket park in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, at 325 Arch Street. It is open to the public during daylight hours and is maintained by local volunteers now incorporated as Old City Green.
Girard's country home was on a plot of land he named Gentilhommiere in what was formerly called Passyunk Township of Philadelphia County.He was likely the richest man in the United States when he died in 1831, and he left most of his $6 million estate to the City of Philadelphia.
This year’s Festivals Acadiens et Créoles is set to take place Oct. 11 to 13 at Girard Park. The event is free and open to the public. Throughout the weekend, the festival will offer a range of ...
But Girard Township residents say they should have been informed earlier. Girard Township could soon have a 200-acre business park. Some residents say they had no idea
Korean War Memorial Park Penn's Landing: 4 † Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: Penn's Landing 2.4 † Spruce Street Harbor Park: Penn's Landing 0.9 † Drexel Park: University City 2.5 [29] Cira Green: University City 1.3 [30] Columbus Square: Passyunk Square: 4.6 † Wharton Square: South 4.6 † Stephen Girard Park: Girard Estate: 4 [31 ...
Between The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton and the Ritz-Carlton Hotel is Girard Park. Girard Park is split into a gated garden for residents and a public space facing the street. [8] A memorial for the three firefighters who died during the One Meridian Plaza fire was unveiled on October 21, 2009.
The neighborhood now known as Girard Estate is part of what was a successful farm that he established in the late 1700s, and includes the Stephen Girard Park where his "country mansion" still stands. Girard Fountain Park is in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, in which a sculpture of Benjamin Franklin is displayed.