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

Day 1: Tuesday, October 13: TRAVEL
Boathouse Row, 1860: Lunch @ Cosmic Coffee House
Fairmount Water Works, 1812
Bartram’s Garden, 1728
Hotel check-in: historic Notary Hotel (1926 City Hall Annex), near Reading Terminal Market

Day 2: Wednesday, October 14
Site of Washington’s Crossing of the Delaware, 1776  
Lunch at King George II Inn, one of America’s oldest inns
Andalusia (Nicholas Biddle Estate on the Delaware), 1794
Stenton (NSCDA property), 1723

Day 3: Thursday, October 15
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1805: tour
Lunch @ The Plow and the Stars
Powel House, 1765, and Hill-Physick House, 1786
Irish Memorial, 2002, Glenna Goodacre

Day 4: October 16
Independence Park (Walking Tour)
Liberty Bell, 1752
Independence Hall, 1753
Second Bank of the US, 1820
Museum of the American Revolution: lunch and tour
Fragments of Franklin Court: First Post Office, 1775; Franklin’s House and Grave

Day 5: October 17
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1876/1928: lunch @ Stir; tour of American highlights 1750-1900 
Fairmount Park: Mount Pleasant, 1761, and remains of Centennial Fair, 1876
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, 1846

Day 6: October 18
Rodin Museum, 1929
Barnes Collection, 1922/2012: tour, free time and Farewell lunch in Maguire Garden Pavilion

Registration

Group Size limited to 20 NCHM Members. All arrangements by ARTWISE: barbara@artwisetx.com. Please contact Barbara Newey to express interest!

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”