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Thaddeus Kosciuszko portrait by Edward Lis from the Poles in America Foundation Collection, presently at Loyola University in Chicago, IL

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The house on the corner of 3rd and Pine Streets, where Kosciuszko resided during his visit in Philadelphia 1797-1798. At that time it was Mrs. Ann Relf's boarding house.
See: Kosciuszko House Memorial

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The official Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission marker at the Kosciuszko House Memorial dedicated in 1967 by the Kosciuszko Commemorative Committee, Edward Pinkowski Chairman.

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Celebrating Kosciuszko's 280th Birthday

The 280th Anniversary of Thaddeus Kosciuszko's birth fell on Wednesday, February 4th. This turned out to be a sunny but cold day following an earlier snowstorm that blanketed Philadelphia and caused much difficulty to drivers on the narrow streets of the Old City. However that did not stop Hon. Consul of the Republic of Poland Deborah "Debbie" Majka from putting on her snow boots and bringing flowers to Kosciuszko's former residence on the corner of 3rd and Pine Streets. She was joined by Alexandra Golaszewska-Kelly, and Peter J. Obst, president of the Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia.

This was an auspicious start to the celebration of the participation of Poles in the American Revolution, as part of the the Semiquincentenial of the founding of the United States.

The house or Kosciuszko House Memorial contains a museum operated by the National Park Service (NPS). It documents his activities during the American Revolution, and the Insurrection which he led later in Poland. It is open for visitors on weekends from April to October 12:00 to 4:00 pm.

For more information see: Kosciuszko House National Memorial


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At the side entrance to the Kosciuszko House Memorial (l. to. r.) Peter J. Obst,
Hon. Consul Deborah "Debbie" Majka, Alexandra Golaszewska-Kelly.

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Looking East along Pine Street (l. to. r.) Hon. Consul Deborah "Debbie" Majka,
Alexandra Golaszewska-Kelly.

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At the front entrance to the Kosciuszko House Memorial (l. to. r.) Peter J. Obst,
Hon. Consul Deborah "Debbie" Majka, Alexandra Golaszewska-Kelly.