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Rosenbach Museum & Library

Albert M. Greenfield School

2009-10

Published by The Rosenbach Museum & Library 2010 DeLancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103 215.732.1600 www.rosenbach.org

Planet Greenfield

A Neighborhood Mapping Project

About this project
In the Fall of 2009 and the Spring of 2010, the
Rosenbach Museum & Library and Adrienne
Horowitzs fourth grade classes at the Albert M
Greenfield School joined forces to study and map
their neighborhood. Both the Fall and the Spring
projects lasted 6 weeks and consisted of walking
tours of the neighborhood, drawing, photography and
a visit to the Rosenbach to see historic maps of
Philadelphia and the east coast of the United States.
We learned how to use a compass, how to identify
different architectural styles and thought about why
William Penn thought parks in cities were so
important. Thank you to all the hard working kids
and grown-ups who made this project possible!

Project Director
Emilie Parker, Hirsig Family Director of Education,
Rosenbach Museum and Library
Classroom Teacher
Adrienne Horowitz, Fourth Grade Teacher,
Albert M. Greenfield School
Design
GHI Design

Adrienne Horowitzs

4th
grade
Class
A Neighborhood Mapping Project

Maeve Reilly
Lily McDowell
Ruth Chung
Cleo Knight
Ned Wilson
Xavier Gavin
Alexei Mannino
David Lawrence
Ivy Hunt

Thomas Wallison
Brad Florent
Binghan Zheng
Jacob Pfeiffer
Gavin Lane
Scarlett Cimillo
Alin Maimon
Joshua Smith
Emily Syken

2009-10

On 23rd and Walnut

I felt

squished
and smaller than I usually am.

Walnut might be a route to the

highway. I also think it might
be a highly populated area. Its
a busy corner and it felt like

rush, rush,

RUSH.
Cities have parks because

people can

get away
from the bustle and can

clear their mind.

Who were the Rosenbach Brothers?

Abraham (1876-1952) and Philip (1863-1953)
Rosenbach were legendary sellers and collectors of
rare books, documents and antiques. They had several
shops in Philadelphia and lived in a large house at
2010 Delancey Place. When they died, their house
became the beautiful Rosenbach Museum & Library,
filled with books, maps, paintings, furniture and
objects that stir the imagination. Highlights include
the original drawings for Alices Adventures in
Wonderland, the manuscript of James Joyces Ulysses
and the notes and outlines for Bram Stokers Dracula.
The museum is open every day except for Monday
and welcomes visitors of all ages.

Who was William Penn?

William Penn (1644-1718) was the founder of
Philadelphia. In 1682, he created a plan for a new
city to be sited between the Delaware River and the
Schuykill River in Pennsylvania. It was laid out
in a system of straight lines (or a grid) to make it
easy for fire-fighting equipment to get through the
streets. The plan included five parks, or squares so
the citizens of the new city would be able to enjoy
a lot of greenery. Although the western part of center
city Philadelphia was planned in 1682, it remained
farmland and brickyards until about 150 years later,
when houses and churches and shops were built there.