National Register of Historic Places listings in West Philadelphia

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in West Philadelphia.

Location of West Philadelphia in Philadelphia

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in West 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 579 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Philadelphia, including 67 National Historic Landmarks. West Philadelphia includes 65 of these properties and districts, including 5 National Historic Landmarks; the city's remaining properties and districts are listed elsewhere. Two sites are split between West Philadelphia and other parts of the city, and are thus included on multiple lists.

Current listings

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Neighborhood[4] Description
1 32nd St. and Lancaster Ave. Philadelphia Armory
32nd St. and Lancaster Ave. Philadelphia Armory
November 14, 1991
(#91001703)
Junction of 32nd Street and Lancaster Avenue
39°57′23″N 75°11′19″W
University City
2 Dimner Beeber Junior High School
Dimner Beeber Junior High School
November 18, 1988
(#88002244)
5901 Malvern Avenue
39°59′11″N 75°14′34″W
West Parkside
3 Bell Telephone Exchange Building
Bell Telephone Exchange Building
March 20, 2002
(#02000227)
8–12 North Preston Street
39°57′28″N 75°12′15″W
Powelton Village Telephone switching station from about 1900 to 1928
4 Belmont Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia
Belmont Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia
June 22, 1988
(#88000843)
Belmont Avenue over Ramp B
39°59′37″N 75°13′04″W
Fairmount Park
5 Belmont School
Belmont School
November 18, 1988
(#88002245)
4030–4060 Brown Street
39°58′00″N 75°12′18″W
Belmont
6 Rudolph Blankenburg School
Rudolph Blankenburg School
November 18, 1988
(#88002248)
4600 Girard Avenue
39°58′21″N 75°12′55″W
Mill Creek
7 Breslyn Apartments
Breslyn Apartments
November 14, 1982
(#82001544)
4624–4642 Walnut Street, 201–213 South 47th Street
39°57′20″N 75°12′55″W
Spruce Hill
8 George L. Brooks School
George L. Brooks School
December 4, 1986
(#86003266)
5629–5643 Haverford Avenue
39°58′06″N 75°14′00″W
Haddington
9 Lewis C. Cassidy School
Lewis C. Cassidy School
November 18, 1988
(#88002252)
6523–6543 Lansdowne Avenue
39°58′30″N 75°15′03″W
Morris Park
10 Centennial National Bank
Centennial National Bank
March 11, 1971
(#71000721)
32nd and Market Streets
39°57′18″N 75°11′13″W
University City Frank Furness, architect (1875–76).
11 Chamounix
Chamounix
April 26, 1972
(#72001146)
West Fairmount Park on Chamounix Drive
40°00′13″N 75°11′47″W
Fairmount Park
12 City Line Avenue Bridge
City Line Avenue Bridge
June 22, 1988
(#88000802)
City Avenue over eastern branch of Indian Creek
39°58′29″N 75°16′50″W
Overbrook Farms
13 Cobbs Creek Automobile Suburb Historic District
Cobbs Creek Automobile Suburb Historic District
November 12, 1998
(#98001366)
Roughly bounded by Cobbs Creek Parkway, Spruce Street, 62nd Street, and Angora Street
39°57′01″N 75°14′50″W
Cobbs Creek
14 College Hall, University of Pennsylvania
College Hall, University of Pennsylvania
February 14, 1978
(#78002444)
Bounded by Walnut, Spruce, 34th, and 36th Streets
39°57′05″N 75°11′38″W
University City Thomas W. Richards, architect (1870–72).
15 Drexel Development Historic District
Drexel Development Historic District
November 14, 1982
(#82001546)
Roughly bounded by Pine, Delancey, 39th and 40th Streets
39°57′03″N 75°12′09″W
University City
16 Thomas Dunlap School
Thomas Dunlap School
December 4, 1986
(#86003277)
5031 Race Street
39°57′47″N 75°13′18″W
Haddington
17 Fairmount Park
Fairmount Park
February 7, 1972
(#72001151)
Both banks of the Schuylkill River and the Wissahickon Creek, from Spring Garden Street to Northwestern Avenue
39°59′33″N 75°12′19″W
Fairmount Park Extends into North and Northwest Philadelphia
18 Furness Library
Furness Library
May 19, 1972
(#72001154)
34th Street below Walnut on the University of Pennsylvania campus
39°57′06″N 75°11′34″W
West Philadelphia Frank Furness, architect (1888–91).
19 Garden Court Historic District
Garden Court Historic District
July 5, 1984
(#84003539)
Roughly bounded by Larchwood Avenue, 46th, 50th, and Pine Streets; also 4526–4534 and 4537–4539 Osage Avenue
39°57′06″N 75°13′07″W
Garden Court
20 Haddington Historic District
Haddington Historic District
September 29, 1988
(#88001832)
6000 blocks of Market, Ludlow and Chestnut Streets
39°57′41″N 75°14′31″W
Haddington
21 Hanson Haines House
Hanson Haines House
January 29, 1985
(#85000179)
4801 Springfield Avenue
39°56′46″N 75°13′01″W
Spruce Hill
22 Hajoca Corporation Headquarters and Showroom
Hajoca Corporation Headquarters and Showroom
February 27, 2003
(#03000079)
3025 Walnut Street
39°57′08″N 75°11′06″W
University City
23 Hamilton Family Estate
Hamilton Family Estate
June 22, 1979
(#79002321)
4039–4041 Baltimore Avenue and 4000–4018 Pine Street
39°57′00″N 75°12′18″W
Spruce Hill
24 William B. Hanna School
William B. Hanna School
December 4, 1986
(#86003288)
5720–5738 Media Street
39°58′28″N 75°14′10″W
Carroll Park
25 Holmes Junior High School
Holmes Junior High School
November 18, 1988
(#88002281)
5429–5455 Chestnut Street
39°57′35″N 75°13′51″W
Cobbs Creek
26 Hotel Pennsylvania
Hotel Pennsylvania
December 26, 2012
(#12001097)
3900 Chestnut St.
39°57′18″N 75°12′00″W
University City
27 Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital
Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital
October 15, 1966
(#66000684)
111 North 49th Street
39°57′42″N 75°13′02″W
Mill Creek Samuel Sloan, architect (1856–59).
28 La Blanche Apartments
La Blanche Apartments
March 7, 1985
(#85000470)
5100 Walnut Street
39°57′23″N 75°13′25″W
Walnut Hill
29 Henry C. Lea School of Practice
Henry C. Lea School of Practice
November 18, 1988
(#88002291)
242 South 47th Street
39°57′16″N 75°12′59″W
Walnut Hill
30 William Mann School
William Mann School
November 18, 1988
(#88002297)
1835–1869 North 54th Street
39°59′08″N 75°13′53″W
Wynnefield
31 Memorial Hall
Memorial Hall
December 8, 1976
(#76001665)
North Concourse Drive
39°58′46″N 75°12′35″W
Fairmount Park Herman J. Schwarzmann, architect (1874–76).
32 Monte Vista
Monte Vista
March 3, 1983
(#83002275)
917–931 North 63rd Street, 6154–6160 Oxford Street, 6151–6157 Nassau Street
39°58′46″N 75°14′44″W
Overbrook
33 Overbrook Farms
Overbrook Farms
March 21, 1985
(#85000690)
Roughly bounded by City Line Avenue, 58th Street, Woodbine Avenue and 64th Street
39°59′17″N 75°14′55″W
Overbrook Farms
34 Overbrook High School
Overbrook High School
December 4, 1986
(#86003313)
59th and Lancaster Ave.
39°58′52″N 75°14′19″W
Overbrook
35 Overbrook School
Overbrook School
November 18, 1988
(#88002304)
6201–6231 Lebanon Avenue
39°58′55″N 75°14′44″W
Overbrook
36 Parkside Historic District
Parkside Historic District
November 17, 1983
(#83004248)
Bounded by Penn Central railroad tracks, 38th Street, Girard, Parkside and Belmont Avenues
39°58′24″N 75°12′23″W
Parkside
37 Penn Wynn House
Penn Wynn House
August 31, 2017
(#100001572)
2201 Bryn Mawr Ave.
39°59′25″N 75°13′34″W
Wynnefield
38 Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Building
Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Building
October 28, 1999
(#99001291)
3118–3198 Chestnut Street
39°57′13″N 75°11′13″W
University City
39 Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building
Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building
February 27, 2003
(#03000071)
3175 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
39°57′22″N 75°11′15″W
University City
40 Pinehurst Apartments
Pinehurst Apartments
January 6, 1987
(#86003571)
4511–4523 Pine and 324–334 South 45th Streets
39°57′07″N 75°12′46″W
Spruce Hill
41 Poth and Schmidt Development Houses
Poth and Schmidt Development Houses
April 21, 1983
(#83002276)
3306–3316 Arch Street
39°57′27″N 75°11′24″W
University City
42 Frederick A. Poth Houses
Frederick A. Poth Houses
April 19, 1979
(#79002327)
3301–3311, 3315 Powelton Avenue
39°57′37″N 75°11′25″W
Powelton Village
43 Powelton Historic District
Powelton Historic District
May 9, 1985
(#85000998)
Roughly bounded by Brandywine Street, 32nd to 39th Streets and Lancaster Avenue
39°57′41″N 75°11′32″W
Powelton Village
44 The Powelton
The Powelton
December 13, 1978
(#78002452)
3500–3520 Powelton Avenue, 214–218 35th Street, and 215–221 36th Street
39°57′35″N 75°11′25″W
Powelton Village
45 Protestant Episcopal Church of the Saviour
Protestant Episcopal Church of the Saviour
August 1, 1979
(#79002328)
Ludlow Street and 3723–3725 Chestnut Street
39°57′21″N 75°11′52″W
University City Charles M. Burns, architect (1889, rebuilt after 1902 fire).
45 Provident Mutual Insurance Company
Provident Mutual Insurance Company
December 30, 2019
(#100004809)
4601 Market St.
39°57′32″N 75°12′51″W
46 Richards and Goddard Buildings
Richards and Goddard Buildings
January 16, 2009
(#09000081)
3700–3710 Hamilton Walk
39°56′59″N 75°11′53″W
University City On the University of Pennsylvania campus; Louis Kahn, architect (1957–61).
47 Paul Robeson House
Paul Robeson House
November 22, 2000
(#00001345)
4951 Walnut Street
39°57′29″N 75°13′17″W
Spruce Hill
48 St. Anthony Hall House
St. Anthony Hall House
February 15, 2005
(#05000064)
3637 Locust Walk, University of Pennsylvania
39°57′09″N 75°11′47″W
University City
49 Sansom Row
Sansom Row
December 27, 1977
(#77001190)
3402–3436 Sansom St.
39°57′13″N 75°11′34″W
University City
50 John Shedwick Development Houses
John Shedwick Development Houses
March 10, 1982
(#82003814)
3433–3439 Lancaster Avenue
39°57′28″N 75°11′31″W
Powelton Village
51 William Shoemaker Junior High School
William Shoemaker Junior High School
December 4, 1986
(#86003328)
1464–1488 North 53rd Street
39°58′34″N 75°13′42″W
Carroll Park
52 Mayer Sulzberger Junior High School
Mayer Sulzberger Junior High School
November 18, 1988
(#88002328)
701–741 North 48th Street
39°57′53″N 75°12′58″W
Mill Creek
53 Thirtieth Street Station
Thirtieth Street Station
June 7, 1978
(#78002456)
West River Drive, Market Street, 30th, and Arch Streets
39°57′20″N 75°10′55″W
University City Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, architects (1929–34).
54 United States Post Office-Main Branch
United States Post Office-Main Branch
September 5, 2006
(#06000782)
2970 Market Street
39°57′14″N 75°10′57″W
University City
55 University Avenue Bridge
University Avenue Bridge
May 26, 1994
(#94000515)
South University Avenue over the Schuylkill River
39°56′34″N 75°11′49″W
University City Extends into South Philadelphia
56 University of Pennsylvania Campus Historic District
University of Pennsylvania Campus Historic District
December 28, 1978
(#78002457)
Roughly bounded by Hamilton Walk, South, 32nd, Walnut, 36th, Spruce, and 39th Streets
39°57′08″N 75°11′40″W
University City
57 Walnut Park Plaza Hotel
Walnut Park Plaza Hotel
May 10, 2005
(#05000416)
6232–6250 Walnut Street
39°57′33″N 75°14′49″W
Cobbs Creek
58 West Philadelphia High School
West Philadelphia High School
December 4, 1986
(#86003345)
4700 Walnut St.
39°57′19″N 75°13′01″W
Spruce Hill
59 West Philadelphia Streetcar Suburb Historic District
West Philadelphia Streetcar Suburb Historic District
February 5, 1998
(#97001669)
Roughly bounded by the University of Pennsylvania campus, Woodlands Cemetery, Poweltown Avenue, 52nd Street, and Woodland Avenue
39°57′01″N 75°12′45″W
Spruce Hill Boundary increase approved April 17, 2018.
60 WFIL Studio
WFIL Studio
July 28, 1986
(#86002092)
4548 Market Street
39°57′30″N 75°12′45″W
Spruce Hill
61 Wharton Street Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church and Sunday School
Wharton Street Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church and Sunday School
December 2, 2019
(#100004703)
5337 Catharine St.
39°56′58″N 75°13′51″W
62 Woodland Terrace
Woodland Terrace
March 16, 1972
(#72001176)
501–519, 500–520 Woodland Terrace
39°56′58″N 75°12′17″W
University City Samuel Sloan, architect.
63 The Woodlands
The Woodlands
December 24, 1967
(#67000022)
40th Street and Woodland Avenue
39°56′50″N 75°12′10″W
University City Built ca. 1742, expanded 1787-90.
64 Wynnestay
Wynnestay
December 30, 2008
(#08001270)
5125 Woodbine Avenue
39°59′38″N 75°13′49″W
Wynnefield Built 1689, expanded 1700.

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. "The Political and Community Service Boundaries of Philadelphia" (PDF). Philadelphia City Planning Commission. June 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-07.
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