his death from a heart attack in New York City. Several hundred thousand people mourned his death as they walked by his casket in the Grand Hall. Please Touch Museum In 2005, the Please Touch Museum began an $85-million renovation to convert it into its new home. The museum opened its doors to the public on October 18, 2008. Memorial Hall's eastern lawn serves as the home field for Athletic Base Ball Club of Philadelphia, a vintage base ball team which plays by 1864 rules. Gallery See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Philadelphia National Register of Historic Places listings in West Philadelphia Ohio House - the Ohio state exhibit for the Centennial, which is also still standing Centennial comfort stations - two comfort stations, which are also still standing References Notes External links Memorial Hall - a walking tour by the Independence Hall Association \ International Exhibition of 1876 Memorial Hall at the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia Fairmount Park Commission page (archive) Category:Historic American Buildings Survey in Philadelphia Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1876 Category:Beaux-Arts architecture in Pennsylvania Category:Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia Category:National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania Category:World's fair architecture in Pennsylvania Category:Centennial Exposition Category:Philadelphia Register of Historic Places Category:Art galleries established in 1876 Category:Fairmount Park Category:West Philadelphia Category:1876 establishments in Pennsylvania