Billy
1914 by Albert Laessle
The Billy Goat in Rittenhouse Square. Credit: M. McClellan for GPTMC
Description
A favorite of children as well as many adults, Billy, the small bronze goat, has graced the square since 1919. Sculptor Albert Laessle was born and trained in Philadelphia, and his bronze Penguins resides at the Philadelphia Zoo.
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S. 19th Street and Rittenhouse Square
Rittenhouse Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
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Neighborhood: Rittenhouse Square
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210 W. Rittenhouse Square Philadelphia, PA 19103
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Rittenhouse Square
18th and Walnut Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
Website - Bloomsday at the Rosenbach
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Barclay Prime
237 S. 18th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 732-7560
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- Square 1682
- Vango Lounge and Sky Bar
- Noble: An American Cookery
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- Rittenhouse Row
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- Twenty Manning
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