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    Beyond the Powels: Alternative Narratives as Primary Solutions for the Powel House

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    Thesis/Dissertation
    Date
    2015
    Author
    Funk, Lyell
    Advisor
    Bruggeman, Seth C., 1975-
    Committee member
    Lowe, Hilary Iris
    Burton, Jonathan
    Department
    History
    Subject
    History
    Museum Studies
    House
    Landmarks
    Museum
    Narrative
    Philadelphia
    Powel
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/2885
    
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    http://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/2867
    Abstract
    Philadelphia is a city that constantly gazes back toward its eighteenth-century past. Many of its historic sites rely on legends from the era of the American founding fathers in order to attract visitors. The Powel House, an historic house museum that was once the home of Philadelphia's last colonial and first post-revolutionary mayor Samuel Powel, fits into this category. Yet for The Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks, the consortium that manages the Powel House, there is a pressing need for an expanded audience and increased funding, and the story of the Patriot Mayor does not provide enough fuel to achieve these goals. This essay examines some of the Powel House's lesser-known narratives. It suggests that for historic house museums such as the Powel House that are bound to constricted historical eras, an exploration of the house's entire history is a route toward uncovering new strategies for audience engagement. The essay isolates three specific narratives from the early twentieth century, and contemplates how each individual story can be leveraged for Landmarks' broader goals.
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