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Wagner Free Institute of Science, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Wagner Free Institute of Science, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue, Philade...

Significance: The Wagner Free Institute of Science exists as a rare, if not entirely peerless, relic of American Victorian educational-institutional architecture. The Institute remains essentially unaltered in... More

Wagner Free Institute of Science, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Wagner Free Institute of Science, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue, Philade...

Significance: The Wagner Free Institute of Science exists as a rare, if not entirely peerless, relic of American Victorian educational-institutional architecture. The Institute remains essentially unaltered in... More

Wagner Free Institute of Science, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Wagner Free Institute of Science, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue, Philade...

Significance: The Wagner Free Institute of Science exists as a rare, if not entirely peerless, relic of American Victorian educational-institutional architecture. The Institute remains essentially unaltered in... More

John Bartram House & Garden, House, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John Bartram House & Garden, House, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard,...

Significance: The John Bartram House was the sole residence of John Bartram (1699-1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector between 1731 and his death. William Bartram (1739-... More

John Bartram House & Garden, House, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John Bartram House & Garden, House, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard,...

Significance: The John Bartram House was the sole residence of John Bartram (1699-1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector between 1731 and his death. William Bartram (1739-... More

John Bartram House & Garden, House, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John Bartram House & Garden, House, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard,...

Significance: The John Bartram House was the sole residence of John Bartram (1699-1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector between 1731 and his death. William Bartram (1739-... More

John Bartram House & Garden, House, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John Bartram House & Garden, House, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard,...

Significance: The John Bartram House was the sole residence of John Bartram (1699-1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector between 1731 and his death. William Bartram (1739-... More

John Bartram House & Garden, House, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John Bartram House & Garden, House, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard,...

Significance: The John Bartram House was the sole residence of John Bartram (1699-1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector between 1731 and his death. William Bartram (1739-... More

John Bartram House & Garden, House, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John Bartram House & Garden, House, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard,...

Significance: The John Bartram House was the sole residence of John Bartram (1699-1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector between 1731 and his death. William Bartram (1739-... More

John Bartram House & Garden, House, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John Bartram House & Garden, House, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard,...

Significance: The John Bartram House was the sole residence of John Bartram (1699-1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector between 1731 and his death. William Bartram (1739-... More

1500 Block North Seventeenth Street (Houses), West side, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

1500 Block North Seventeenth Street (Houses), West side, Philadelphia,...

Significance: The dwellings in the 1500 block of N. Seventeenth Street stand among the most lavish in North Philadelphia. Developed by streetcar barons Peter A. B. Widener and William L. Elkins and designed by... More

3200 Block Diamond Street (Houses & Storefront), North side, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

3200 Block Diamond Street (Houses & Storefront), North side, Philadelp...

Significance: The 3200 block of Diamond Street is representative of the high quality residential construction along that premier thoroughfare near the end of its development stage. Fashionable ashlar-coursed b... More

3200 Block Diamond Street (Houses & Storefront), North side, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

3200 Block Diamond Street (Houses & Storefront), North side, Philadelp...

Significance: The 3200 block of Diamond Street is representative of the high quality residential construction along that premier thoroughfare near the end of its development stage. Fashionable ashlar-coursed b... More

Baptist Temple, North Broad Street between Montgomery Avenue & Norris Street, Temple University, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Baptist Temple, North Broad Street between Montgomery Avenue & Norris ...

Survey number: HABS PA-6662 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Germantown Town Hall, 5928 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Germantown Town Hall, 5928 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelph...

Survey number: HABS PA-6708 Public domain photograph of a city hall, public building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Germantown Town Hall, 5928 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Germantown Town Hall, 5928 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelph...

Survey number: HABS PA-6708 Public domain photograph of a city hall, public building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Divine Lorraine Hotel, 699 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Divine Lorraine Hotel, 699 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelp...

Significance: The Divine Lorraine Hotel stands among the most visible buildings constructed during the decades that North Broad Street above Spring Garden Avenue challenged -to varying degrees of success -the o... More

Divine Lorraine Hotel, 699 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Divine Lorraine Hotel, 699 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelp...

Significance: The Divine Lorraine Hotel stands among the most visible buildings constructed during the decades that North Broad Street above Spring Garden Avenue challenged -to varying degrees of success -the o... More

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street, Essington, Delaware County, PA

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street,...

See also HABS No. PA-125 for additional documentation. Significance: Built between 1799 and 1801, the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was among the earliest purpose-built, and is the oldest extant, quarantine-rela... More

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street, Essington, Delaware County, PA

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street,...

See also HABS No. PA-125 for additional documentation. Significance: Built between 1799 and 1801, the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was among the earliest purpose-built, and is the oldest extant, quarantine-rela... More

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street, Essington, Delaware County, PA

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street,...

See also HABS No. PA-125 for additional documentation. Significance: Built between 1799 and 1801, the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was among the earliest purpose-built, and is the oldest extant, quarantine-rela... More

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street, Essington, Delaware County, PA

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street,...

See also HABS No. PA-125 for additional documentation. Significance: Built between 1799 and 1801, the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was among the earliest purpose-built, and is the oldest extant, quarantine-rela... More

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street, Essington, Delaware County, PA

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street,...

See also HABS No. PA-125 for additional documentation. Significance: Built between 1799 and 1801, the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was among the earliest purpose-built, and is the oldest extant, quarantine-rela... More

Pine Grove Bridge, Spanning Octoraro Creek at Ashville & Forge Roads, Pine Grove, Lancaster County, PA

Pine Grove Bridge, Spanning Octoraro Creek at Ashville & Forge Roads, ...

Significance: The Pine Grove Bridge was built in 1884 after a destructive flood carried away an 1846 at this site. The county hired Capt. Elias McMellen, a well-respected and prolific Lancaster bridge builder ... More

Pine Grove Bridge, Spanning Octoraro Creek at Ashville & Forge Roads, Pine Grove, Lancaster County, PA

Pine Grove Bridge, Spanning Octoraro Creek at Ashville & Forge Roads, ...

Significance: The Pine Grove Bridge was built in 1884 after a destructive flood carried away an 1846 at this site. The county hired Capt. Elias McMellen, a well-respected and prolific Lancaster bridge builder ... More

1900 Block North Thirty-Second Street (Houses), East side, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

1900 Block North Thirty-Second Street (Houses), East side, Philadelphi...

Significance: The 1900 block, N. Thirty-second Street stands among the most impressive in North Philadelphia. The buff-colored roman brick and spacious integral porches makes these twins stand out among the ot... More

Church of the Advocate, Northwest corner of Eighteenth & Diamond Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Church of the Advocate, Northwest corner of Eighteenth & Diamond Stree...

Significance: It is the consummate example of French Gothic Revival architecture in America dating from late in the 19th century. While the sanctuary's unique form drawn from a variety of French sources is sign... More

Church of the Advocate, Northwest corner of Eighteenth & Diamond Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Church of the Advocate, Northwest corner of Eighteenth & Diamond Stree...

Significance: It is the consummate example of French Gothic Revival architecture in America dating from late in the 19th century. While the sanctuary's unique form drawn from a variety of French sources is sign... More

John Bartram House & Garden, Greenhouse, 54th Street & LIndbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John Bartram House & Garden, Greenhouse, 54th Street & LIndbergh Boule...

Significance: The greenhouse at Bartram's Garden was constructed by John Bartram (1699-1777), the well-known early American botanist and explorer, in 1760-1761. Despite its later incorporation into a larger st... More

John Bartram House & Garden, Greenhouse, 54th Street & LIndbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John Bartram House & Garden, Greenhouse, 54th Street & LIndbergh Boule...

Significance: The greenhouse at Bartram's Garden was constructed by John Bartram (1699-1777), the well-known early American botanist and explorer, in 1760-1761. Despite its later incorporation into a larger st... More

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

John Coltrane House, 1511 North Thirty-third Street, Philadelphia, Phi...

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 superlati... More

Whitesbog Village & Cranberry Bog, Whitesbog Road, Pemberton, Burlington County, NJ

Whitesbog Village & Cranberry Bog, Whitesbog Road, Pemberton, Burlingt...

Significance: Whitesbog Village and Cranberry Bog is an agricultural company town founded by J.J. White in the Pine Barrens region of central New Jersey. Whitesbog began as wild cranberry bogs converted to com... More

Whitesbog Village & Cranberry Bog, Whitesbog Road, Pemberton, Burlington County, NJ

Whitesbog Village & Cranberry Bog, Whitesbog Road, Pemberton, Burlingt...

Significance: Whitesbog Village and Cranberry Bog is an agricultural company town founded by J.J. White in the Pine Barrens region of central New Jersey. Whitesbog began as wild cranberry bogs converted to com... More

Whitesbog Village & Cranberry Bog, Whitesbog Road, Pemberton, Burlington County, NJ

Whitesbog Village & Cranberry Bog, Whitesbog Road, Pemberton, Burlingt...

Significance: Whitesbog Village and Cranberry Bog is an agricultural company town founded by J.J. White in the Pine Barrens region of central New Jersey. Whitesbog began as wild cranberry bogs converted to com... More

Whitesbog Village & Cranberry Bog, Whitesbog Road, Pemberton, Burlington County, NJ

Whitesbog Village & Cranberry Bog, Whitesbog Road, Pemberton, Burlingt...

Significance: Whitesbog Village and Cranberry Bog is an agricultural company town founded by J.J. White in the Pine Barrens region of central New Jersey. Whitesbog began as wild cranberry bogs converted to com... More

Whitesbog Village & Cranberry Bog, Whitesbog Road, Pemberton, Burlington County, NJ

Whitesbog Village & Cranberry Bog, Whitesbog Road, Pemberton, Burlingt...

Significance: Whitesbog Village and Cranberry Bog is an agricultural company town founded by J.J. White in the Pine Barrens region of central New Jersey. Whitesbog began as wild cranberry bogs converted to com... More

John A. Roebling's Sons Company, Kinkora Works, Wire Product Facilities, Roebling, Burlington County, NJ

John A. Roebling's Sons Company, Kinkora Works, Wire Product Facilitie...

Survey number: HAER NJ-122-D Public domain photograph - New Jersey, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John Bartram House & Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John Bartram House & Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philad...

Significance: Bartram's Garden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States. John Bartram (1699 1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector founded the garden in ... More

John Bartram House & Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John Bartram House & Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philad...

Significance: Bartram's Garden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States. John Bartram (1699 1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector founded the garden in ... More

John Bartram House & Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John Bartram House & Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philad...

Significance: Bartram's Garden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States. John Bartram (1699 1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector founded the garden in ... More

John Bartram House & Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John Bartram House & Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philad...

Significance: Bartram's Garden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States. John Bartram (1699 1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector founded the garden in ... More

John Bartram House & Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John Bartram House & Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philad...

Significance: Bartram's Garden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States. John Bartram (1699 1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector founded the garden in ... More

John Bartram House & Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John Bartram House & Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philad...

Significance: Bartram's Garden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States. John Bartram (1699 1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector founded the garden in ... More

John Bartram House & Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John Bartram House & Garden, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philad...

Significance: Bartram's Garden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States. John Bartram (1699 1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector founded the garden in ... More

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Gate, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street, Essington, Delaware County, PA

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Gate, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second S...

Survey number: HABS PA-6659-B Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Whitesbog Village & Cranberry Bog, Suningive House & Garden, 120-34 Whitesbog Road, Pemberton, Burlington County, NJ

Whitesbog Village & Cranberry Bog, Suningive House & Garden, 120-34 Wh...

Significance: Suningive was built during 1922-1923 by Elizabeth C. White in Whitesbog Village, an agricultural company town owned and operated by her family since the mid-nineteenth century. The house was loca... More

Woodlands Cemetery, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Woodlands Cemetery, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia ...

See also HABS No. PA-1125 and PA-1125-A for related documentation on The Woodlands & The Woodlands, Stable-Carriage House. Additional documentation includes measured drawings, photographs, & written data. Signi... More

Woodlands Cemetery, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Woodlands Cemetery, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia ...

See also HABS No. PA-1125 and PA-1125-A for related documentation on The Woodlands & The Woodlands, Stable-Carriage House. Additional documentation includes measured drawings, photographs, & written data. Signi... More

Tacony, Tacony Branch Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, 6700 block of Torresdale Avenue, southwest corner of Torresdale Avenue & Knorr Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Tacony Branch Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, 6700 bloc...

Significance: While not initially established-but partially funded-by the Disstons, education and social betterment were a key part of their concept of benevolent industrial paternalism. The Tacony Branch Libr... More

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Carriage House, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street, Essington, Delaware County, PA

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Carriage House, Wanamaker Avenue and Eas...

Survey number: HABS PA-6659-A National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72001119

West Philadelphia Friends Meeting House, 3500 Lancaster Avenue at Thirty-fifth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

West Philadelphia Friends Meeting House, 3500 Lancaster Avenue at Thir...

Significance: In the nineteenth century, Friends of the middle and upper socio-economic classes left the Center City Philadelphia area and moved out toward the city's suburbs. While the wealthier Friends chose... More

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Magee Street, & Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Neighborhood is bounded by Delaware River, Cottman Avenue, Mag...

Significance: The area within the City of Philadelphia known as "Tacony" is historically significant for its mid-nineteenth-century foundation as the southern terminus of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, ... More

Girard College, Founder's Hall, Girard & Corinthian Avenues, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Girard College, Founder's Hall, Girard & Corinthian Avenues, Philadelp...

Significance: Founder's Hall at Girard College is one of the greatest expressions of nineteenth-century Greek Revival architecture in the United States. As a civic ensemble, it ranks among the most notable in ... More

Acts of the Apostles Church in Jesus Christ, 1400-28 North Twenty-eighth Street, northwest corner of North Twenty-eighth & Master Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Acts of the Apostles Church in Jesus Christ, 1400-28 North Twenty-eigh...

Significance: The parish buildings of St. Ludwig's Roman Catholic Church are important landmarks to both a disappeared urban community and another that endures. The structures are located in an area of Philade... More

Philadelphia Electric Company, Richmond Power Station, Southeast end of Lewis Street along Delaware River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Philadelphia Electric Company, Richmond Power Station, Southeast end o...

Survey number: HAER PA-574 Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Philadelphia Electric Company, Richmond Power Station, Southeast end of Lewis Street along Delaware River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Philadelphia Electric Company, Richmond Power Station, Southeast end o...

Survey number: HAER PA-574 Public domain photograph related to electrical equipment, industrial development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Philadelphia Electric Company, Richmond Power Station, Southeast end of Lewis Street along Delaware River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Philadelphia Electric Company, Richmond Power Station, Southeast end o...

Survey number: HAER PA-574 Public domain photograph of electric power generation, power lines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Race Street Friends Meeting House, Race Street west of Fifteenth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Race Street Friends Meeting House, Race Street west of Fifteenth Stree...

Significance: Although constructed almost thirty years after the ca. 1827 separation, the Race Street Friends Meeting House is a tangible reminder of the controversy caused by differing interpretations of Quake... More

Race Street Friends Meeting House, Race Street west of Fifteenth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Race Street Friends Meeting House, Race Street west of Fifteenth Stree...

Significance: Although constructed almost thirty years after the ca. 1827 separation, the Race Street Friends Meeting House is a tangible reminder of the controversy caused by differing interpretations of Quake... More

Arch Street Friends Meeting House, 330 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Arch Street Friends Meeting House, 330 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Phil...

Significance: The Philadelphia-area Yearly Meeting of Friends was established in 1681 and was housed in a number of earlier meeting houses prior to the construction of the current building. In 1804, the east wi... More

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Previous structure names, Andrew Hamilton House & William Hamilton House, removed from name field due to more current research which revealed that Andrew Hamilton House was incorrect & William Hamilton House wa... More

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Previous structure names, Andrew Hamilton House & William Hamilton House, removed from name field due to more current research which revealed that Andrew Hamilton House was incorrect & William Hamilton House wa... More

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Previous structure names, Andrew Hamilton House & William Hamilton House, removed from name field due to more current research which revealed that Andrew Hamilton House was incorrect & William Hamilton House wa... More

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Previous structure names, Andrew Hamilton House & William Hamilton House, removed from name field due to more current research which revealed that Andrew Hamilton House was incorrect & William Hamilton House wa... More

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Previous structure names, Andrew Hamilton House & William Hamilton House, removed from name field due to more current research which revealed that Andrew Hamilton House was incorrect & William Hamilton House wa... More

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Previous structure names, Andrew Hamilton House & William Hamilton House, removed from name field due to more current research which revealed that Andrew Hamilton House was incorrect & William Hamilton House wa... More

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Previous structure names, Andrew Hamilton House & William Hamilton House, removed from name field due to more current research which revealed that Andrew Hamilton House was incorrect & William Hamilton House wa... More

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Previous structure names, Andrew Hamilton House & William Hamilton House, removed from name field due to more current research which revealed that Andrew Hamilton House was incorrect & William Hamilton House wa... More

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Previous structure names, Andrew Hamilton House & William Hamilton House, removed from name field due to more current research which revealed that Andrew Hamilton House was incorrect & William Hamilton House wa... More

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Previous structure names, Andrew Hamilton House & William Hamilton House, removed from name field due to more current research which revealed that Andrew Hamilton House was incorrect & William Hamilton House wa... More

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Previous structure names, Andrew Hamilton House & William Hamilton House, removed from name field due to more current research which revealed that Andrew Hamilton House was incorrect & William Hamilton House wa... More

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Previous structure names, Andrew Hamilton House & William Hamilton House, removed from name field due to more current research which revealed that Andrew Hamilton House was incorrect & William Hamilton House wa... More

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Previous structure names, Andrew Hamilton House & William Hamilton House, removed from name field due to more current research which revealed that Andrew Hamilton House was incorrect & William Hamilton House wa... More

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodlands Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Previous structure names, Andrew Hamilton House & William Hamilton House, removed from name field due to more current research which revealed that Andrew Hamilton House was incorrect & William Hamilton House wa... More

Wagner Free Institute of Science, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Wagner Free Institute of Science, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue, Philade...

Significance: The Wagner Free Institute of Science exists as a rare, if not entirely peerless, relic of American Victorian educational-institutional architecture. The Institute remains essentially unaltered in... More

Ellis Island, New York Harbor, New York County, NY

Ellis Island, New York Harbor, New York County, NY

Significance: Ellis Island, the preeminent immigration station in the United States from 1892 to 1954, is actually an interlocking series of three islands in New York Harbor. Island 1's main function was proces... More

Wagner Free Institute of Science, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Wagner Free Institute of Science, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue, Philade...

Significance: The Wagner Free Institute of Science exists as a rare, if not entirely peerless, relic of American Victorian educational-institutional architecture. The Institute remains essentially unaltered in... More

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounded by New State Road, Unruh Avenue, & Milnor & (Knorr) Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounde...

Significance: Disston Precision, Incorporated, is the last remaining physical and institutional vestige of Henry Disston's Keystone Saw Works. For about a century, Disston saws were among the finest made anywh... More

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounded by New State Road, Unruh Avenue, & Milnor & (Knorr) Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounde...

Significance: Disston Precision, Incorporated, is the last remaining physical and institutional vestige of Henry Disston's Keystone Saw Works. For about a century, Disston saws were among the finest made anywh... More

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounded by New State Road, Unruh Avenue, & Milnor & (Knorr) Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Tacony, Disston Precision, Incorporated, On a site within block bounde...

Significance: Disston Precision, Incorporated, is the last remaining physical and institutional vestige of Henry Disston's Keystone Saw Works. For about a century, Disston saws were among the finest made anywh... More

John Bartram House & Garden, House, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John Bartram House & Garden, House, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard,...

Significance: The John Bartram House was the sole residence of John Bartram (1699-1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector between 1731 and his death. William Bartram (1739-... More

John Bartram House & Garden, House, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John Bartram House & Garden, House, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard,...

Significance: The John Bartram House was the sole residence of John Bartram (1699-1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector between 1731 and his death. William Bartram (1739-... More

John Bartram House & Garden, House, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John Bartram House & Garden, House, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard,...

Significance: The John Bartram House was the sole residence of John Bartram (1699-1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector between 1731 and his death. William Bartram (1739-... More

1500 Block North Seventeenth Street (Houses), West side, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

1500 Block North Seventeenth Street (Houses), West side, Philadelphia,...

Significance: The dwellings in the 1500 block of N. Seventeenth Street stand among the most lavish in North Philadelphia. Developed by streetcar barons Peter A. B. Widener and William L. Elkins and designed by... More

Baptist Temple, North Broad Street between Montgomery Avenue & Norris Street, Temple University, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Baptist Temple, North Broad Street between Montgomery Avenue & Norris ...

Survey number: HABS PA-6662 Public domain photograph - historic landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Germantown Town Hall, 5928 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Germantown Town Hall, 5928 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelph...

Survey number: HABS PA-6708 Public domain photograph of a city hall, public building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Germantown Town Hall, 5928 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Germantown Town Hall, 5928 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelph...

Survey number: HABS PA-6708 Public domain photograph of a city hall, public building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Germantown Town Hall, 5928 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Germantown Town Hall, 5928 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelph...

Survey number: HABS PA-6708 Public domain photograph of a city hall, public building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Divine Lorraine Hotel, 699 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Divine Lorraine Hotel, 699 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelp...

Significance: The Divine Lorraine Hotel stands among the most visible buildings constructed during the decades that North Broad Street above Spring Garden Avenue challenged -to varying degrees of success -the o... More

Divine Lorraine Hotel, 699 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Divine Lorraine Hotel, 699 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelp...

Significance: The Divine Lorraine Hotel stands among the most visible buildings constructed during the decades that North Broad Street above Spring Garden Avenue challenged -to varying degrees of success -the o... More

Divine Lorraine Hotel, 699 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Divine Lorraine Hotel, 699 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelp...

Significance: The Divine Lorraine Hotel stands among the most visible buildings constructed during the decades that North Broad Street above Spring Garden Avenue challenged -to varying degrees of success -the o... More

1700 Block North Sixteenth Street (Houses), East side, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

1700 Block North Sixteenth Street (Houses), East side, Philadelphia, P...

Significance: The 1700 block of N. Sixteenth Street is representative of a majority of attached urban dwellings constructed in North Philadelphia in the last quarter of the nineteenth century—three-stories, two... More

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street, Essington, Delaware County, PA

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street,...

See also HABS No. PA-125 for additional documentation. Significance: Built between 1799 and 1801, the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was among the earliest purpose-built, and is the oldest extant, quarantine-rela... More

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street, Essington, Delaware County, PA

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street,...

See also HABS No. PA-125 for additional documentation. Significance: Built between 1799 and 1801, the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was among the earliest purpose-built, and is the oldest extant, quarantine-rela... More

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street, Essington, Delaware County, PA

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street,...

See also HABS No. PA-125 for additional documentation. Significance: Built between 1799 and 1801, the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was among the earliest purpose-built, and is the oldest extant, quarantine-rela... More

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street, Essington, Delaware County, PA

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street,...

See also HABS No. PA-125 for additional documentation. Significance: Built between 1799 and 1801, the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was among the earliest purpose-built, and is the oldest extant, quarantine-rela... More

Mary Wood Park House, 128 East Fifth Avenue, Conshohocken, Montgomery County, PA

Mary Wood Park House, 128 East Fifth Avenue, Conshohocken, Montgomery ...

Significance: The Mary Wood Park House is a high-style Queen Anne house with Gothic Revival detailing built for the prominent Conshohocken industrialist, Alan Wood, Jr. Survey number: HABS PA-6020 Building/s... More

Pine Grove Bridge, Spanning Octoraro Creek at Ashville & Forge Roads, Pine Grove, Lancaster County, PA

Pine Grove Bridge, Spanning Octoraro Creek at Ashville & Forge Roads, ...

Significance: The Pine Grove Bridge was built in 1884 after a destructive flood carried away an 1846 at this site. The county hired Capt. Elias McMellen, a well-respected and prolific Lancaster bridge builder ... More

Church of the Advocate, Northwest corner of Eighteenth & Diamond Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Church of the Advocate, Northwest corner of Eighteenth & Diamond Stree...

Significance: It is the consummate example of French Gothic Revival architecture in America dating from late in the 19th century. While the sanctuary's unique form drawn from a variety of French sources is sign... More

Church of the Advocate, Northwest corner of Eighteenth & Diamond Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Church of the Advocate, Northwest corner of Eighteenth & Diamond Stree...

Significance: It is the consummate example of French Gothic Revival architecture in America dating from late in the 19th century. While the sanctuary's unique form drawn from a variety of French sources is sign... More

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