Pennsylvania
Dauphin County
Harrisburg

State Museum of Pennsylvania

The State Museum of Pennsylvania is a non-profit history museum at 300 North Street in downtown , United States. It is run by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to preserve and interpret the Commonwealth's history and culture.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: state museum in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  • Also known as: “SMOP”, “State Museum of PA”, “statemuseumpa.org”, and “The State Museum of Pennsylvania”
  • Address: 300 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120
  • Roof shape: dome

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pennsylvania Capitol and Cathedral of Saint Patrick.

Town hall
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The Pennsylvania State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of located in downtown . The building was designed by architect Joseph Miller Huston in 1902 and completed in 1906 in a Beaux-Arts style with decorative Renaissance themes throughout. is situated 700 feet southeast of State Museum of Pennsylvania.

Church
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The is a cathedral of the Catholic Church in downtown , . It is the mother church of the Diocese of Harrisburg and is the seat of its bishop. is situated 850 feet southwest of State Museum of Pennsylvania.

Church
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The , formerly known as the Old Salem Reformed Church, is an historic, Reformed church that is located at 231 Chestnut Street in , . is situated 780 feet northeast of State Museum of Pennsylvania.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fox Ridge Historic District and SoMa.

Neighborhood
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The is a municipal historic district and neighborhood within recognized by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Neighborhood
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, or South of Market Street, is a neighborhood in Downtown around South Third Street, bounded by Market to the north, 3rd to the west, Chestnut to the south, and 4th to the east.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in Harrisburg, . Its zip code is 17102. The neighborhood is delineated by Forster Street to the south, Maclay Street to the north, 7th Street to the east, and the to the west.

State Museum of Pennsylvania

Latitude
40.26584° or 40° 15′ 57″ north
Longitude
-76.88541° or 76° 53′ 8″ west
Levels
6
Open location code
87G57487+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25854511
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­dome
Wiki­data ID
Q7603435
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“State Museum of Pennsylvania” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Փենսիլվանիայի պետական թանգարան”
  • Chinese: “宾夕法尼亚州立博物馆”
  • Chinese: “賓夕法尼亞州立博物館”
  • Chinese: “賓州博物館”
  • Czech: “State Museum of Pennsylvania”
  • Japanese: “ペンシルベニア州立博物館”
  • Spanish: “Museo Estatal de Pensilvania”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pennsylvania State Archives and Commonwealth Keystone Building.

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