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{{toplink|url=http://smithplayground.org/|name=smithplayground.org}}'''Smith Memorial Playground''', also known as, "Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse".
{{toplink|url=http://smithplayground.org/|name=smithplayground.org}}'''Smith Memorial Playground''', also known as, "Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse", {{gives}}<blockquote>Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse was built with a bequest from Richard and Sarah Smith, and was dedicated to the memory of their adult son, Stanfield. Smith’s beautiful, 16,000 square foot Playhouse was designed solely as a play space for children by one of Philadelphia’s most prominent late 19th century architects, James H. Windrim.  The Playground is situated on its original historic landscape – 6 1/2 acres of open fields, wooded terrain, and sloped hills – and is home to the century old Ann Newman Giant Wooden Slide, a treasured play experience for generations of Philadelphia’s children, as well as other unique pieces of play equipment.</blockquote>
 
==Info==
*Volunteer:&nbsp;[http://smithplayground.org/volunteer/ Volunteer at Smith!]


==In The News==
==In The News==
*[http://spiritnews.org/articles/party-in-the-playground-smith-memorial-playgrounds-10th-annual-fundraiser-comes-to-fairmount-park/ Party in the Playground: Smith Memorial Playground’s 10th Annual Fundraiser Comes to Fairmount Park], Spirit News, May 23, 2017.
*[http://spiritnews.org/articles/party-in-the-playground-smith-memorial-playgrounds-10th-annual-fundraiser-comes-to-fairmount-park/ Party in the Playground: Smith Memorial Playground’s 10th Annual Fundraiser Comes to Fairmount Park], Spirit News, May 23, 2017.


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Smith Memorial Playground, also known as, "Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse", gives the following descriptive information:

Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse was built with a bequest from Richard and Sarah Smith, and was dedicated to the memory of their adult son, Stanfield. Smith’s beautiful, 16,000 square foot Playhouse was designed solely as a play space for children by one of Philadelphia’s most prominent late 19th century architects, James H. Windrim. The Playground is situated on its original historic landscape – 6 1/2 acres of open fields, wooded terrain, and sloped hills – and is home to the century old Ann Newman Giant Wooden Slide, a treasured play experience for generations of Philadelphia’s children, as well as other unique pieces of play equipment.

Info

In The News