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16 U.S.C. § 407m–3Acquisition of site of Graff House

submitted 62 years ago by Pub. L. 88-477 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 126 words · no verdicts yet

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The Secretary of the Interior can buy or accept the site of the Graff House, where Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, to add it to the historical park. The law describes the exact plot: a 50-by-124-foot lot at Market and South Seventh Streets in Philadelphia.

This section lets the Secretary acquire the site where Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. To include this site in Independence National Historical Park, the Secretary of the Interior may acquire, by purchase, donation, or donated funds, all or any interest in the land and buildings at the southwest corner of Market and South Seventh Streets in Philadelphia. The plot is described precisely: starting where Market Street's south line meets South Seventh Street's west line, then going south 124 feet, west 50 feet, north 124 feet, and east 50 feet back to the starting point.
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In order to include in Independence National Historical Park the site of the Graff House where Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, or with donated funds all or any interests in the land and improvements thereon located at the southwest corner of Market and South Seventh Streets, in the city of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, and more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at a point located at the intersection of the southerly line of Market Street with the westerly line of South Seventh Street, thence southerly along the west side of South Seventh Street 124 feet, thence westerly 50 feet, thence northerly 124 feet, thence easterly 50 feet to the point of beginning.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 88–477, § 1, Aug. 21, 1964, 78 Stat. 587.)

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  • 1964Enacted · Pub. L. 88-477 · 78 Stat. 587

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 88-477 on 1964-08-21.

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