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Dilworth Park is a public park and open space along the western side of
Dilworth Park opened in September 2014. It is named in honor of Richardson Dilworth, who served as
City Hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or municipal hall (in the Philippines) is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses the city o ...
in Center City, Philadelphia
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. The park opened to the public on September 4, 2014.
History
Dilworth Park opened in September 2014. It is named in honor of Richardson Dilworth, who served as mayor
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of the city from 1956 to 1962. The current park was designed by KieranTimberlake, Urban Engineers and OLIN Olin may refer to:
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and replaced ''Dilworth Plaza'', designed by Vincent Kling in 1972.
Centre Square
City Hall is located in what was originally named ''Centre Square''. ''Centre Square'' was one of the five original public squares planned byWilliam Penn
William Penn ( – ) was an English writer, religious thinker, and influential Quakers, Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania during the British colonization of the Americas, British colonial era. An advocate of democracy and religi ...
in 1682. ''Centre Square'' was the geographic heart of the city until 1854, when Philadelphia expanded its city boundaries with the Act of Consolidation. ''Centre Square'' never became the social heart of the city as originally intended, but it remained in use until 1871, when construction of City Hall began.
Features
Dilworth Park contains: * grass lawns and landscaping, * two large sloped glass stair canopies, * a fountain/ice skating rink * a cafe * restaurantSee also
* Penn Center *Philadelphia City Hall
Philadelphia City Hall is the seat of the municipal government of the City of Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Built in the ornate Second Empire style, City Hall houses the chambers of the Philadelphia City Council and the office ...
* Richardson Dilworth
* List of parks in Philadelphia
References
Further reading
*External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dilworth Park Municipal parks in Philadelphia Center City, Philadelphia 2014 establishments in Pennsylvania