What is the origin of the Curtis Institute on Rittenhouse Square?
The Curtis Institute on Rittenhouse Square is the former home of the George W. Childs Drexel. It is located at 1724 Locust Street. It became a music school started by Mary Curtis Bok in memory of her father Cyrus Curtis. Past presidents have included Efrem Zimbalist and Rudolf Serkin. Source: Fairmount Park, a History and Guidebook, 1974, p.157, Esther M. Klein, 917.
