Greenbelt Knoll
Posted by: 
Don.Morfe
N 40° 03.377 W 075° 01.330
18T E 498109 N 4434004
The first racially integrated housing development in Philadelphia, and a model for the nation, was built in 1956 by Morris Milgram, a nationally recognized developer and civil rights proponent.
Waymark Code: WM12EEM
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/09/2020
Views: 0
Greenbelt Knoll-The first racially integrated housing development in Philadelphia, and a model for the nation, was built in 1956 by Morris Milgram, a nationally recognized developer and civil rights proponent. Prominent building and landscape architects, including Robert Bishop, Margaret Duncan, and Louis Kahn, created Modernist houses in the natural setting of Pennypack Park. Original residents include Milgram, Rep. Robert N.C. Nix, & Rev. Leon Sullivan.
Marker Name: Greenbelt Knoll
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 06/10/2007
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: SW corner, Holme Ave. & Longford St., Philadelphia
Category: African American, Buildings & Architecture, Cities & Towns, Civil Rights, Houses & Homesteads
Website: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
In your log, please say if you learned something new, and if you took any extra time to explore the area once you stopped at the historic marker waymark.
Please post a photo of you OR your GPS at the marker location.