Editing Media, Pennsylvania (section)

==Landmarks==

=== Homes ===
* Minshall House (c.1750) on Route 252
* Cooper House (before 1870) on State Street, home of [[Thomas Valentine Cooper]], Pennsylvania State Senator and Representative
* [[Dr. Samuel D. Risley House]] (1877), 430 N. Monroe Street
* Gayley House (1855) 301 Gayley St., originally the ''Media Classical Institute'',<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofrefor00glas|title=History of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in America|last=Glasgow|first=William Melancthon|publisher=Hill & Harvey|year=1888|location=Baltimore, MD|pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofrefor00glas/page/512 512]–513|quote=Rev Samuel Maxwell Gayley|via=the New York Public Library}}</ref> a Presbyterian academy founded by Rev. Samuel Maxwell Gayley.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/mse/g/gayley-samuel-maxwell.html|title=Bible Encyclopedias - Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature - Gayley Samuel Maxwell|date=2016|website=www.studylight.org|access-date=October 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qyIRAAAAIAAJ&q=gayley&pg=PA154|title=The Presbyterian Historical Almanac and Annual Remembrancer of the Church, Volume 6|last=Wilson, 1864|first=Joseph M.|publisher=Presbyterian Church|year=1864|location=Philadelphia, PA|pages=150–158|via=New York City Library}}</ref> In 1923, the building became a convent for Nativity BVM Catholic Church. It has served as Nativity's parish center since 2005.
* Hillhurst (1890) on Orange Street, designed by [[Addison Hutton]] and owned by John Biddle as a summer home.
* Jaisohn House (1925), 100 East Lincoln Street

=== Municipal/civic ===
* [[Delaware County Institute of Science]] (1867) on Veterans Square. The institute was founded in 1833.
* Delaware County Courthouse (1871) on Front Street
* First National Bank of Media (1900) on State Street at Veterans Square, designed by Albert Dilks
* [[Media Armory]] (1908) on State St., designed by [[William Lightfoot Price]] and M H. McClanahan. Added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1989. Now home to the Media Armory and [[Trader Joe's]] grocery store.<ref>[http://www.paveteransmuseum.org Pennsylvania Veteran's Museum] accessed October 28, 2009</ref>
* Media Theatre (1927, restored 1994) on State St., designed by [[Louis Magaziner]] as a [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] movie palace with [[Art Deco]] design elements.<ref name="autogenerated1">[http://visitmediapa.com/history/ Media History] accessed May 10, 2007</ref>
* [[Old Rose Tree Tavern]] (1809), listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1971<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
* The County Court Apartments, location of historic marker documenting the [[Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI]] raid in 1971 that exposed [[COINTELPRO]] and mass FBI violations of the rights of U.S. citizens.<ref name=":0" />

=== Churches ===
* Media Vineyard Church
* Campbell A.M.E (African Methodist Episcopal) Church
* Christ Church (Episcopalian)
* [[Congregation Beth Israel (Media, Pennsylvania)|Congregation Beth Israel]], in [[Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Middletown Township]] - the oldest [[Reconstructionist Judaism|Reconstructionist]] congregation in the [[Delaware Valley]], founded in 1925.<ref name="history">[http://www.bethisraelmedia.org/NewSite/NewHistory.htm History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226020313/http://www.bethisraelmedia.org/NewSite/NewHistory.htm |date=2008-02-26 }}, Synagogue website. Accessed July 23, 2008.</ref>
* Faith Reformed Baptist Church
* First Baptist Church of Media
* First United Methodist
* Honeycomb Union AME Church
* Media Presbyterian Church (1855) on Baltimore Ave. designed by [[John McArthur Jr.]], architect of [[Philadelphia City Hall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediapresbyterian.org/about-us/history|title=Media Presbyterian Church History|date=2010|website=www.mediapresbyterian.org|access-date=June 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527042638/http://www.mediapresbyterian.org/about-us/history|archive-date=May 27, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Brooke Hall Female Seminary (1856) Finishing school at Lemon St. and Baltimore Ave, attended by future first lady, Ida (Sexton) McKinley.<ref name="Walkingtour">{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaborough.com/community/walking-tour|title=Walking Tour|website=Media Borough|access-date=August 28, 2017}}</ref>
* Media Presbyterian Church
* Nativity BVM Church (1882) 30 E. Franklin St. Designed by Philadelphia ecclesiastical architect, [[Edwin Forrest Durang|Edwin Durang]].
* The Brick Church (1862) Nativity BVM's original church. Used as a school (1882–c.1950) after the main church was built. Currently used as a hall.
* [[Quaker]] meetinghouses: Media Friends Meeting and [[Providence Friends Meetinghouse]].<ref name="Churches">{{cite web|url=http://mediaborough.com/about/religion.asp|title=Religious Organizations in Media|publisher=Borough of Media, Pennsylvania|work=Welcome to Media Borough|access-date=April 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003213816/http://www.mediaborough.com/about/religion.asp|archive-date=October 3, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Media Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (1875) and [[Media-Providence Friends School]] (1876), both located at 125 W. 3rd Street
* St. George (Greek Orthodox)
* Second Baptist Church of Media
* Trinity U.A.M.E. (Union American Methodist Episcopal) Church
* Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County

=== Parks ===
There are several parks located within the borough of Media and shared with surrounding communities.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.upperprovidence.org/dep_Park_Map.php
| title = Parks in Upper Providence Township
| date = 2016
| website = Upper Providence Township
| access-date = February 29, 2016
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160306173621/http://www.upperprovidence.org/dep_Park_Map.php
| archive-date = March 6, 2016
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>
* [[Rose Tree Park]]
* Glen Providence Park<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://glenprovidencepark.org/
| title = Friends of Glen Providence Park
| date = 2016
| website = www.glenprovidencepark.org
| access-date = February 29, 2016
}}</ref>
* Houtman Park
* Cherry Street Field
* Scott Park
* [[Ridley Creek State Park]]