NCHM Study Tour #22: Philadelphia
Tuesday-Sunday, October 13-18, 2026
Travel Info
Group size limited; express your interest to Barbara Newey/ArtWiseTX at barbara@artwisetx.com. See attached flyer for additional registration information.
This tour is designed for members of the NCHM at the Premium ($150) membership level or above. New memberships are welcome from anyone interested in our travels.
Itinerary
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1876.
Day 1: Tuesday, October 13: TRAVEL
Bartram’s Garden, 1728
Waterworks, 1812 (Lunch @ Waterworks Restaurant and Lounge)
Evening Free
Day 2: Wednesday, October 14
Powel House, 1765
Curtis Publishing Building, 1910
Lunch: Dutch Eating Place
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1805
Museum of the American Revolution
Thomas Eakins, The Fairman Rogers Four-in-Hand, 1879-1880. Collection Philadelphia Art Museum.
Day 3: Thursday, October 15
Museum of the American Revolution (lunch in Cross Keys Cafe)
Independence Park (Liberty Bell, Independence Hall)
Second Bank of the US, 1820
Franklin Post Office and Museum
Day 4: October 16
Site of Washington’s Crossing of the Delaware, 1776
Andalusia (Nicholas Biddle Estate on the Delaware), 1794
Lunch at King George II Inn, one of America’s oldest inns
Stenton (NSCDA property), 1723
Day 5: October 17
Rodin Museum
Barnes Collection
Lunch at Garden Restaurant Cafe in Barnes Collection
Fairmount Park (Mount Pleasant, 1761, and remains of Centennial Fair, 1876)
Calder Sculpture Garden
Evening stroll to Irish Memorial (Glenna Goodacre, 2002)
Day 6: October 18
Philadelphia Museum of Art: highlights tour of American collection
Farewell lunch: Stir
Registration
Group Size limited to 20 NCHM Members. All arrangements by ARTWISE: barbara@artwisetx.com. Please contact Barbara Newey to express interest - registration will be coming soon!
History of the NCHM Study Tours
Founded by NSCDA-TX President Mary Etzold in 2005, the NCHM study tours feature itineraries rich in architectural history, particularly historic house museums, enriching the travelers’ perspectives on the achievements and challenges of NCHM and sister historic properties; special events including receptions with Dames in other states; special exhibitions; offerings in the performing arts; and general sightseeing; historic hotels, chartered transportation, fine dining; groups limited to 20 per tour. These tours have cemented good friendships among travelers and sustained support for the NCHM.
NCHM 1. Chicago 2005
“Art and the Artful House in a Great American City"
NCHM 2. Philadelphia 2006
“Franklin and Philadelphia: Citizen of Two Worlds"
NHCM 3. Virginia 2007
“Historic Homes & Gardens of Virginia: Jamestown 400 and American History"
NCHM 4. Hudson River 2008
“Great Houses of the Hudson River"
NCHM 5. Baltimore 2009
"Baltimore & Annapolis: Art & History around the Chesapeake"
NCHM 6. Washington DC 2010
"Hidden Treasures: Women & the Arts in Our Nation’s Capital"
NCHM 7. BOSTON 2011
“Art and History in the Cradle of Liberty"
NCHM 8. NEWPORT 2012
"Gilded Age by the Narragansett Bay"
NCHM 9. Chicago 2013
"Bastille Day on Lake Michigan: Fashion & French Art"
NCHM 10. Falling Waters (F. L. Wright, Pittsburgh to Niagara) 2014
NCHM 11. Charleston 2015
“Lowcountry Charm in the South"
NCHM 12. Portland (Oregon) 2016
“Portland, the Columbia, and the Landscape of Lewis & Clark"
NCHM 13. New England 2017
"Granite & Green Mountains: Art & History Up East"
NCHM 14. Hudson River 2018
“Great Houses of the Hudson River"
NCHM 15. North Carolina 2019
“Art & Historic Houses, Tidewater to the Blue Ridge"
NCHM 16. Savannah 2020
“History & Architecture in Georgia’s Oldest City"
NHM 17. SUMMER INTERLUDE, 2021: “Galveston, the Oleander City”
NHM 18. The Berkshires, 2023
”History, Art, and the Mystique of the Berkshires”
NCHM 19. Tulsa and Northwest Arkansas, 2024
”Into the Woods: American Art and History”
NCHM 20. Seattle, 2024
“Exploring the Emerald City, Queen of the Far Northwest”
NCHM 21. Detroit, 2025
”An Art Deco City in the Times of Henry Ford”