Accommodations
Lodging options in the Center City/University City areas of Philadelphia include:
Club Quarters
1628 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-282-5100
http://clubquarters.com/MemberHome.aspx
Hilton Inn at Penn
3600 Sansom Street
(215) 222-0200
www.theinnatpenn.com
(800) 445-8667.
Holiday Inn Express Philadelphia-Midtown
1305 Walnut Street
(215) 735-9300
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Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel
1701 Locust Street
(215) 735-6000
For reservations, call (888) 201-1718 or
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Sheraton University City Philadelphia
36th and Chestnut streets
(215) 387-8000
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Travel
Philadelphia is easily accessible by plane, train, or automobile. Amtrak service is frequent on the Northeast Corridor line between Washington and Boston. Most major airlines serve Philadelphia International Airport. SEPTA commuter trains, various limousine services, and taxis provide quick transportation from the airport to Center City or University City.
Hexagonal Teapot
Salt-glazed stoneware
c.1735-50
England
Excavated at Stenton in 1982.
Courtesy of The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Bowl or Pan
Trailed slip-decorated redware
c.1730-60
Likely Philadelphia
Excavated at Stenton in 1982.
Depicts Sa Ga Qua Pieth Tow, an Iroquois Mohawk, one of four “Indian Kings,” who traveled to London to pledge allegiance to Queen Anne in 1710.
Courtesy of The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Contact
mceas@ccat.sas.upenn.edu | 215-898-9251