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What happened to the buildings from the 1876 Centennial in Fairmount Park?

The exposition on the banks of the Schuylkill — the first World’s Fair in the United States — featured some 200 buildings. Just two remain.

Memorial Hall, which now houses the Please Touch Museum, is pictured in West Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. The building was one of the four biggest buildings at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition.
Memorial Hall, which now houses the Please Touch Museum, is pictured in West Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. The building was one of the four biggest buildings at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer