John Coltrane House, 1511 North Thirty-third Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Significance: It has cultural significance as the long-time residence of John W. Coltrane, the groundbreaking and innovative African-American jazz musician (1926-1967). Additionally, the building is a superlative extant example of a North Philadelphia row house constructed for Philadelphia's middle class at the turn-of-the-twentieth century,

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N727

Survey number: HABS PA-6670

Building/structure dates: ca. 1903 Initial Construction

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 99000628

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1903

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