National Register of Historic Places listings in Northwest Philadelphia
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Northwest Philadelphia.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.[1]
There are more than 600 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Philadelphia, including 67 National Historic Landmarks. Northwest Philadelphia includes 79 of these properties and districts, including 6 National Historic Landmarks; the city's remaining properties and districts are listed elsewhere. One site is split between Northwest Philadelphia and other parts of the city, and is thus included on multiple lists.
Current listings
[2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Neighborhood[4] | Description |
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1 | Alden Park Manor | August 15, 1980 (#80003606) |
School House Lane and Wissahickon Avenue 40°01′34″N 75°11′10″W / 40.0261°N 75.1861°W / 40.0261; -75.1861 (Alden Park Manor) | Germantown | ||
2 | Anglecot | April 19, 1982 (#82003806) |
Prospect Street and Evergreen Avenue 40°04′51″N 75°12′14″W / 40.0808°N 75.2039°W / 40.0808; -75.2039 (Anglecot) | Chestnut Hill | ||
3 | Awbury Historic District | May 2, 2001 (#01000462) |
Roughly bounded by Chew Avenue, Avonhoe Road, Devon Place, Haines and Ardleigh Streets, and the Arboretum boundary. 40°03′06″N 75°10′14″W / 40.0517°N 75.1706°W / 40.0517; -75.1706 (Awbury Historic District) | East Germantown | ||
4 | Beggarstown School | November 23, 1971 (#71000718) |
6669 Germantown Avenue 40°03′05″N 75°11′06″W / 40.0514°N 75.185°W / 40.0514; -75.185 (Beggarstown School) | Mount Airy | ||
5 | Bellevue Worsted Mills | September 10, 2021 (#100006880) |
5127 Belfield Avenue 40°02′13″N 75°09′35″W / 40.0369°N 75.1598°W / 40.0369; -75.1598 (Bellevue Worsted Mills) | Wister | ||
6 | Daniel Billmeyer House | December 13, 1971 (#71000719) |
6504 Germantown Avenue 40°02′55″N 75°11′03″W / 40.0486°N 75.1842°W / 40.0486; -75.1842 (Daniel Billmeyer House) | Mount Airy | ||
7 | Michael Billmeyer House | January 13, 1972 (#72001145) |
6505–6507 Germantown Avenue 40°02′54″N 75°11′02″W / 40.0483°N 75.1839°W / 40.0483; -75.1839 (Michael Billmeyer House) | Mount Airy | ||
8 | Chestnut Hill Historic District | June 20, 1985 (#85001334) |
Roughly bounded by Fairmount Park and the Montgomery County line 40°04′18″N 75°12′47″W / 40.0717°N 75.2131°W / 40.0717; -75.2131 (Chestnut Hill Historic District) | Chestnut Hill | ||
9 | Clarkson-Watson House | April 2, 1973 (#73001661) |
5275–5277 Germantown Avenue 40°01′56″N 75°10′08″W / 40.0322°N 75.1689°W / 40.0322; -75.1689 (Clarkson-Watson House) | Wister | ||
10 | Cliveden | October 15, 1966 (#66000677) |
6401 Germantown Avenue 40°02′50″N 75°10′54″W / 40.0472°N 75.1817°W / 40.0472; -75.1817 (Cliveden) | Mount Airy | ||
11 | Colonial Germantown Historic District | October 15, 1966 (#66000678) |
Germantown Avenue between Windrim Avenue and Upsal Street; also the 6500–7600 blocks of Germantown Avenue from the Fort Washington branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad to Sharpnack Street 40°02′11″N 75°10′29″W / 40.0364°N 75.1747°W / 40.0364; -75.1747 (Colonial Germantown Historic District) | Germantown and Mount Airy | ||
12 | Compton and Bloomfield | December 22, 1978 (#78002445) |
9414 Meadowbrook Avenue 40°05′21″N 75°13′29″W / 40.0892°N 75.2247°W / 40.0892; -75.2247 (Compton and Bloomfield) | Chestnut Hill | Extends into Montgomery County | |
13 | Conyngham-Hacker House | January 13, 1972 (#72001149) |
5214 Germantown Avenue 40°01′52″N 75°10′04″W / 40.0311°N 75.1678°W / 40.0311; -75.1678 (Conyngham-Hacker House) | Germantown | ||
14 | Delmar Apartments | November 14, 1982 (#82001545) |
319 West Chelten Avenue 40°01′47″N 75°10′54″W / 40.0297°N 75.1817°W / 40.0297; -75.1817 (Delmar Apartments) | Germantown | ||
15 | Deshler-Morris House | January 13, 1972 (#72000095) |
5442 Germantown Avenue 40°02′01″N 75°10′22″W / 40.0336°N 75.1728°W / 40.0336; -75.1728 (Deshler-Morris House) | Germantown | ||
16 | James Dobson School | November 18, 1988 (#88002264) |
4665 Umbria Street 40°01′52″N 75°13′50″W / 40.0311°N 75.2306°W / 40.0311; -75.2306 (James Dobson School) | Manayunk | ||
17 | Druim Moir Historic District | December 11, 1979 (#79002318) |
Bounded by Fairmount Park, Cherokee Street, Hartwell Lane, and Valley Green Drive 40°03′33″N 75°12′52″W / 40.0592°N 75.2144°W / 40.0592; -75.2144 (Druim Moir Historic District) | Chestnut Hill | ||
18 | Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice | November 18, 1988 (#88002267) |
6501 Chew Street 40°03′15″N 75°10′42″W / 40.0542°N 75.1783°W / 40.0542; -75.1783 (Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice) | Mount Airy | ||
19 | Margaret Esherick House | August 21, 2023 (#100009239) |
204 Sunrise Ln. 40°04′21″N 75°12′23″W / 40.0724°N 75.2065°W / 40.0724; -75.2065 (Margaret Esherick House) | Chestnut Hill | ||
20 | Fairelawn | September 5, 2023 (#100009301) |
30 Pelham Rd. 40°03′09″N 75°11′14″W / 40.0525°N 75.1871°W / 40.0525; -75.1871 (Fairelawn) | Mount Airy | ||
21 | Fairmount Park | February 7, 1972 (#72001151) |
Both banks of the Schuylkill River and the Wissahickon Creek from Spring Garden Street to Northwestern Avenue 40°01′15″N 75°12′46″W / 40.0208°N 75.2128°W / 40.0208; -75.2128 (Fairmount Park) | Fairmount Park | Extends into North and West Philadelphia | |
22 | First Baptist Church of Germantown | August 21, 2023 (#100009240) |
40 East Price Street 40°02′15″N 75°10′29″W / 40.0375°N 75.1746°W / 40.0375; -75.1746 (First Baptist Church of Germantown) | Germantown | ||
23 | Fisher's Lane | February 20, 1980 (#80003611) |
East Logan Street 40°01′46″N 75°09′40″W / 40.0294°N 75.1611°W / 40.0294; -75.1611 (Fisher's Lane) | Wister | ||
24 | Fitler School | December 4, 1986 (#86003281) |
Southeast corner of Seymour and Knox Streets 40°01′33″N 75°10′00″W / 40.0258°N 75.1667°W / 40.0258; -75.1667 (Fitler School) | Germantown | ||
25 | Robert Fulton School | December 4, 1986 (#86003284) |
64 East Haines Street 40°02′24″N 75°10′36″W / 40.04°N 75.1768°W / 40.04; -75.1768 (Robert Fulton School) | Morton | ||
26 | Germantown Cricket Club | February 27, 1987 (#87000758) |
5140 Morris Street 40°01′25″N 75°10′24″W / 40.0236°N 75.1733°W / 40.0236; -75.1733 (Germantown Cricket Club) | Germantown | ||
27 | Germantown Fireproof Storage Warehouse | July 5, 2022 (#100007864) |
231-253 Church Ln. 40°02′11″N 75°10′10″W / 40.0364°N 75.1694°W / 40.0364; -75.1694 (Germantown Fireproof Storage Warehouse) | Germantown | ||
28 | Germantown Grammar School | December 1, 1986 (#86003287) |
McCallum and Haines Streets 40°02′16″N 75°10′41″W / 40.0378°N 75.1781°W / 40.0378; -75.1781 (Germantown Grammar School) | Germantown | ||
29 | Germantown Jewish Centre | May 27, 2021 (#100006587) |
400 West Ellet Street 40°03′01″N 75°11′40″W / 40.0503°N 75.1945°W / 40.0503; -75.1945 (Germantown Jewish Centre) | Germantown | ||
30 | Grace Church, Mt. Airy | January 15, 1998 (#97001654) |
224 East Gowen Avenue 40°03′57″N 75°11′19″W / 40.0658°N 75.1887°W / 40.0658; -75.1887 (Grace Church, Mt. Airy) | Mount Airy | ||
31 | Graver's Lane Station | November 7, 1977 (#77001184) |
Gravers Lane and the Reading Railroad line 40°04′39″N 75°12′07″W / 40.0774°N 75.2019°W / 40.0774; -75.2019 (Graver's Lane Station) | Chestnut Hill | ||
32 | Grumblethorpe | March 16, 1972 (#72001155) |
5267 Germantown Avenue 40°01′56″N 75°10′07″W / 40.0321°N 75.1685°W / 40.0321; -75.1685 (Grumblethorpe) | Wister | ||
33 | Grumblethorpe Tenant House | June 19, 1972 (#72001156) |
5269 Germantown Avenue 40°01′56″N 75°10′07″W / 40.0321°N 75.1686°W / 40.0321; -75.1686 (Grumblethorpe Tenant House) | Wister | ||
34 | Happy Hollow Recreation Center | April 28, 2014 (#14000184) |
4740 Wayne Avenue 40°01′27″N 75°09′58″W / 40.024203°N 75.166035°W / 40.024203; -75.166035 (Happy Hollow Recreation Center) | Germantown | ||
35 | Charles Wolcott Henry School | November 18, 1988 (#88002279) |
623 Carpenter Lane 40°02′46″N 75°11′47″W / 40.0461°N 75.1964°W / 40.0461; -75.1964 (Charles Wolcott Henry School) | Mount Airy | ||
36 | Robert M. Hogue House | January 16, 1986 (#86000165) |
100 Pelham Road 40°03′07″N 75°11′15″W / 40.0519°N 75.1876°W / 40.0519; -75.1876 (Robert M. Hogue House) | Mount Airy | ||
37 | Henry H. Houston School | April 10, 1989 (#88002283) |
135 West Allens Lane 40°03′32″N 75°11′42″W / 40.0589°N 75.195°W / 40.0589; -75.195 (Henry H. Houston School) | Mount Airy | ||
38 | Howell House | January 13, 1972 (#72001159) |
5218 Germantown Avenue 40°01′53″N 75°10′04″W / 40.0314°N 75.1678°W / 40.0314; -75.1678 (Howell House) | Germantown | ||
39 | Ivy Lodge | February 1, 1972 (#72001161) |
29 East Penn Street 40°02′00″N 75°10′07″W / 40.0332°N 75.1687°W / 40.0332; -75.1687 (Ivy Lodge) | Wister | ||
40 | John Story Jenks School | November 18, 1988 (#88002286) |
8301 Germantown Avenue 40°04′30″N 75°12′12″W / 40.0749°N 75.2032°W / 40.0749; -75.2032 (John Story Jenks School) | Chestnut Hill | ||
41 | John Johnson House | January 13, 1972 (#72001162) |
6306 Germantown Avenue 40°02′36″N 75°10′52″W / 40.0433°N 75.1811°W / 40.0433; -75.1811 (John Johnson House) | Germantown | ||
42 | William Levering School | November 18, 1988 (#88002292) |
5938 Ridge Avenue 40°01′51″N 75°12′46″W / 40.0308°N 75.2128°W / 40.0308; -75.2128 (William Levering School) | Roxborough | ||
43 | Malvern Hall | August 25, 1983 (#83002273) |
6655 McCallum Street 40°02′46″N 75°11′28″W / 40.046°N 75.1911°W / 40.046; -75.1911 (Malvern Hall) | Mount Airy | ||
44 | Manayunk Main Street Historic District | March 18, 1983 (#83002274) |
Roughly bounded by the Reading Railroad, Flat Rock Dam, Schuylkill River, and Lot 4025 on Main Street 40°02′00″N 75°14′13″W / 40.0333°N 75.2369°W / 40.0333; -75.2369 (Manayunk Main Street Historic District) | Manayunk | ||
45 | Ebenezer Maxwell House | February 24, 1971 (#71000728) |
200 West Tulpehocken Street 40°02′18″N 75°11′01″W / 40.0382°N 75.1836°W / 40.0382; -75.1836 (Ebenezer Maxwell House) | Germantown | ||
46 | Mayfair House | April 7, 1982 (#82003811) |
401 West Johnson Street 40°02′14″N 75°11′30″W / 40.0372°N 75.1917°W / 40.0372; -75.1917 (Mayfair House) | Germantown | Destroyed.[5] Photo shows empty lot with Connie Mack's house in background. | |
47 | McCallum Manor | May 9, 1985 (#85001000) |
6653 McCallum Avenue 40°02′43″N 75°11′29″W / 40.0454°N 75.1913°W / 40.0454; -75.1913 (McCallum Manor) | Mount Airy | ||
48 | Thomas Meehan School | November 18, 1988 (#88002312) |
5347–5353 Pulaski Street 40°01′39″N 75°10′30″W / 40.0275°N 75.175°W / 40.0275; -75.175 (Thomas Meehan School) | Germantown | ||
49 | Mennonite Meetinghouse | July 23, 1973 (#73001663) |
6119 Germantown Avenue 40°02′28″N 75°10′45″W / 40.0412°N 75.1791°W / 40.0412; -75.1791 (Mennonite Meetinghouse) | Morton | ||
50 | Thomas Mifflin School | November 18, 1988 (#88002301) |
3500 Midvale Avenue 40°00′49″N 75°11′29″W / 40.0135°N 75.1915°W / 40.0135; -75.1915 (Thomas Mifflin School) | East Falls | ||
51 | The Monastery | March 16, 1972 (#72001164) |
Kitchen's Lane at Wissahickon Creek 40°02′10″N 75°12′13″W / 40.0361°N 75.2036°W / 40.0361; -75.2036 (The Monastery) | Fairmount Park | ||
52 | Mt. Airy Station | September 22, 1977 (#77001186) |
119 East Gowen Avenue 40°03′55″N 75°11′28″W / 40.0652°N 75.1911°W / 40.0652; -75.1911 (Mt. Airy Station) | Mount Airy | ||
53 | Nugent Home for Baptists | August 30, 2006 (#06000746) |
221 West Johnson Street 40°02′33″N 75°11′11″W / 40.0424°N 75.1864°W / 40.0424; -75.1864 (Nugent Home for Baptists) | Mount Airy | ||
54 | Violet Oakley Studio | September 13, 1977 (#77001188) |
627 St. George's Road 40°03′12″N 75°12′19″W / 40.0532°N 75.2053°W / 40.0532; -75.2053 (Violet Oakley Studio) | Mount Airy | ||
55 | Oaks Cloister | April 22, 2019 (#100003636) |
5829 Wissahickon Avenue & 3 Lehman Ln. 40°02′00″N 75°10′29″W / 40.0332°N 75.1747°W / 40.0332; -75.1747 (Oaks Cloister) | Germantown | ||
56 | Old Germantown Academy and Headmasters' Houses | January 13, 1972 (#72001168) |
Schoolhouse Lane and Greene Street 40°02′00″N 75°10′29″W / 40.0332°N 75.1747°W / 40.0332; -75.1747 (Old Germantown Academy and Headmasters' Houses) | Germantown | ||
57 | Pennsylvania Institute for the Deaf and Dumb | May 9, 1985 (#85000999) |
7500 Germantown Avenue 40°03′49″N 75°11′47″W / 40.0636°N 75.1964°W / 40.0636; -75.1964 (Pennsylvania Institute for the Deaf and Dumb) | Mount Airy | ||
58 | Presser Home for Retired Music Teachers | November 8, 2006 (#06001006) |
111 W. Johnson St. 40°02′37″N 75°11′06″W / 40.0437°N 75.1851°W / 40.0437; -75.1851 (Presser Home for Retired Music Teachers) | Mount Airy | ||
59 | Ridge Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia | June 22, 1988 (#88000852) |
Ridge Avenue over the Wissahickon Creek 40°00′54″N 75°12′24″W / 40.0149°N 75.2067°W / 40.0149; -75.2067 (Ridge Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia) | Wissahickon | ||
60 | RittenhouseTown Historic District | April 27, 1992 (#92001878) |
208 Lincoln Drive 40°01′43″N 75°11′28″W / 40.0286°N 75.1911°W / 40.0286; -75.1911 (RittenhouseTown Historic District) | Fairmount Park | ||
61 | Theodore Roosevelt Junior High School | November 18, 1988 (#88002317) |
430 East Washington Lane 40°02′54″N 75°10′31″W / 40.0483°N 75.1753°W / 40.0483; -75.1753 (Theodore Roosevelt Junior High School) | Morton | ||
62 | St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Germantown | September 5, 1985 (#85001960) |
6000 Wayne Avenue 40°02′23″N 75°11′01″W / 40.0397°N 75.1836°W / 40.0397; -75.1836 (St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Germantown) | Germantown | ||
63 | Charles Schaeffer School | December 4, 1986 (#86003327) |
Germantown Avenue and Abbottsford Road 40°01′37″N 75°09′37″W / 40.0269°N 75.1603°W / 40.0269; -75.1603 (Charles Schaeffer School) | Germantown | ||
64 | Edward B. Seymour House | November 5, 1987 (#87001945) |
260 West Johnson Street 40°02′28″N 75°11′13″W / 40.041°N 75.1869°W / 40.041; -75.1869 (Edward B. Seymour House) | Mount Airy | ||
65 | William C. Sharpless House | December 29, 1983 (#83004249) |
5446 Wayne Avenue 40°01′47″N 75°10′34″W / 40.0297°N 75.1761°W / 40.0297; -75.1761 (William C. Sharpless House) | Germantown | ||
66 | Smyser and English Pharmacy | February 20, 2002 (#02000071) |
245–247 West Chelten Avenue 40°01′50″N 75°10′49″W / 40.0306°N 75.1804°W / 40.0306; -75.1804 (Smyser and English Pharmacy) | Germantown | ||
67 | Thomas Mill Covered Bridge | December 1, 1980 (#80003621) |
Thomas Mill Road 40°04′19″N 75°13′32″W / 40.0719°N 75.2256°W / 40.0719; -75.2256 (Thomas Mill Covered Bridge) | Fairmount Park | ||
68 | Tulpehocken Station Historic District | November 26, 1985 (#85003564) |
Roughly bounded by McCallum Street, West Walnut Lane, Penn Central railroad tracks, and West Tulpehocken Street 40°02′17″N 75°10′58″W / 40.0381°N 75.1828°W / 40.0381; -75.1828 (Tulpehocken Station Historic District) | Germantown | ||
69 | Upper Roxborough Historic District | May 2, 2001 (#01000463) |
Roughly bounded by Shawmont Avenue, Hagy's Mill Road, and the Schuylkill River 40°03′24″N 75°14′44″W / 40.0567°N 75.2456°W / 40.0567; -75.2456 (Upper Roxborough Historic District) | Roxborough | Extends into Montgomery County | |
70 | Upsala | January 13, 1972 (#72001174) |
6430 Germantown Avenue 40°02′48″N 75°10′59″W / 40.0467°N 75.1831°W / 40.0467; -75.1831 (Upsala) | Mount Airy | ||
71 | Sally Watson House | March 10, 1982 (#82003818) |
5128 Wayne Avenue 40°01′35″N 75°10′12″W / 40.0264°N 75.1701°W / 40.0264; -75.1701 (Sally Watson House) | Germantown | ||
72 | Wayne Junction Historic District | April 16, 2012 (#12000223) |
Roughly bounded by W. Berkley Street, Roberts, Germantown, & Wayne Avenues 40°01′19″N 75°09′45″W / 40.022052°N 75.162386°W / 40.022052; -75.162386 (Wayne Junction Historic District) | Germantown | Factory buildings surrounding the Wayne Junction station | |
73 | John Wilde and Brother, Inc | April 30, 2013 (#13000258) |
3737 Main Street 40°01′00″N 75°12′43″W / 40.016732°N 75.211976°W / 40.016732; -75.211976 (John Wilde and Brother, Inc) | Manayunk | ||
74 | Wissahickon | November 25, 1983 (#83004257) |
Schuyler and Queen Streets 40°01′22″N 75°10′36″W / 40.0229°N 75.1767°W / 40.0229; -75.1767 (Wissahickon) | East Falls | ||
75 | Wissahickon Inn | December 6, 1979 (#79002333) |
500 West Willow Grove Avenue 40°03′44″N 75°12′31″W / 40.0622°N 75.2086°W / 40.0622; -75.2086 (Wissahickon Inn) | Chestnut Hill | ||
76 | Wissahickon Memorial Bridge | June 22, 1988 (#88000807) |
Henry Avenue over Wissahickon Drive 40°01′27″N 75°11′44″W / 40.0242°N 75.1956°W / 40.0242; -75.1956 (Wissahickon Memorial Bridge) | Fairmount Park | ||
77 | Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania | November 26, 2008 (#08000785) |
3300 Henry Avenue 40°00′42″N 75°11′03″W / 40.0117°N 75.1842°W / 40.0117; -75.1842 (Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania) | East Falls | ||
78 | Wyck House | October 26, 1971 (#71000736) |
6026 Germantown Avenue 40°02′24″N 75°10′43″W / 40.04°N 75.1785°W / 40.04; -75.1785 (Wyck House) | Germantown | ||
79 | YMCA of Germantown | November 14, 1991 (#91001709) |
5722 Greene Street 40°02′04″N 75°10′39″W / 40.0344°N 75.1774°W / 40.0344; -75.1774 (YMCA of Germantown) | Germantown |
See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Philadelphia
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
References
- ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
- ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ^ "The Political and Community Service Boundaries of Philadelphia" (PDF). Philadelphia City Planning Commission. June 2004. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ^ Skyscraperpage.com