Discover the Joseph Priestley House:
A Warm Welcome to History and Heritage
The Joseph Priestley House and laboratory is an historic site that preserves and interprets
the contributions and significance to American history of Joseph Priestley. As a National
Historic Landmark and National Historic Chemical Landmark, the site features Priestley’s
manor house with its laboratory. In the nearby Pond Building can be found the Joseph
Priestley Timeline, a series of panels that present accomplishments during different periods
The Friends of The Joseph Priestley
House in The News
It was the pleasure, honor, and privilege of one of our board members, Craig Specht, to spend a week at the Constitution Center this summer with teachers from all over the country studying the principles of the American Revolution. Part of the program included the opportunity to get a sneak peak of Ken Burns new documentary coming out this fall, The American Revolution. Sarah Botstein, a co-director of the film spoke to the group about the meaning of this documentary as we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
In the picture, Craig is presenting a Joseph Priestley book, A World on Fire: A Heretic, An Aristocrat, and the Race to Discover Oxygen by Joe Jackson, to Samantha Hunter-Gibbs, senior manager of audience engagement for the new Ken Burns’ documentary!
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The Joseph Priestley House and laboratory is an historic site that preserves and interprets the contributions and significance to American history of Joseph Priestley. As a National Historic Landmark and National Historic Chemical Landmark, the site features Priestley’s manor house with its laboratory. In the nearby Pond Building can be found the Joseph Priestley Timeline, a series of panels that present accomplishments during different periods of his life.
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