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    Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, at 301 Pine Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, preserves the home of Tadeusz Kościuszko. Instructed to find "a dwelling as small, as remote, and as cheap" as possible, Kosciuszko's secretary, Julian Niemcewicz, chose Mrs. Ann Relf's boarding house in Society Hill (on the corner of 3rd and Pine Streets). The life and work of the Polish patriot and hero of the American Revolution are commemorated here.


    The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1970. The National Memorial was authorized on October 21, 1972. It is administered under Independence National Historical Park.

    At 0.02 acre (80 m²), the memorial is often referred to as America's smallest "national park" (or unit of the National Park Service). Benjamin Franklin National Memorial is even smaller (only a statue), but that national memorial is designated an "affiliated area" rather than a "unit" because it is not administered by the federal government.



        Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
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    NameThaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
    Iucn CategoryV
    Locator X246
    Locator Y68
    LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Lat Degrees39
    Lat Minutes56
    Lat Seconds36
    Lat DirectionN
    Long Degrees75
    Long Minutes8
    Long Seconds51
    Long DirectionW
    Areaarea
    EstablishedOctober 21, 1972
    Visitation Num4,107
    Visitation Year2005

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