Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 221, Northeast corner of Mellon Street...
Significance: Constructed as a small arms ammunition shop in 1937-1939, Building 221 is associated with the continued growth of Frankford Arsenal during the twentieth century. Survey number: HAER PA-74-X Buil... More
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, P...
Survey number: HABS PA-1661 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Philadelphia Exchange Company, 143 South Third Street, Philadelphia, P...
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Philadelphia Exchange Company, 143 South Third Street, Philadelphia, P...
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Philadelphia Exchange Company, 143 South Third Street, Philadelphia, P...
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Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Dry Dock No. 5, L...
Significance: This rectangular drydock has vertical concrete walls and a flat concrete floor formed on steel pilings. It is an example of a large WWII-era drydock built using the tremie method developed by F.R.... More
Fairmount Waterworks, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...
See also HAER PA-51 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS PA-1654 Building/structure dates: 1814-1815 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1821-1822 Subsequent Work Building/structure d... More
Abbottsford Homes, Bounded by Abbottsford, Henry & Robert Avenues & Fo...
Survey number: HABS PA-6165 Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction
Abbottsford Homes, Bounded by Abbottsford, Henry & Robert Avenues & Fo...
Survey number: HABS PA-6165 Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction
Pennsylvania Hospital for Mental & Nervous Diseases, Forty-fourth & Ma...
Significance: Pioneer example of mental-hospital architecture using extended wings to permit maximum isolation of wards. Popularly named for Dr. Thomas S. Kirkbride, hospital superintendent 1841-83 and formulat... More
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station, Twenty-fourth & Chestnut Streets, P...
Survey number: HABS PA-1220 Public domain photograph - city, downtown, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fell-Van Rensselaer House, Eighteenth & Walnut Streets, Philadelphia, ...
Survey number: HABS PA-1507 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Free Library of Philadelphia, Thomas Holme Branch, 7810 Frankford Aven...
Significance: Completed in 1906, the Thomas Holme Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia was the fifth of twenty-five branch libraries built through an endowment from industrialist-turned-philanthropist And... More
Daniel F. Waters Germantown Dye Works, Building L, 37-55 East Wister S...
Significance: This c. 1900 cylinder room was part of Daniel F. Waters' early expansion. Survey number: HAER PA-213-L Building/structure dates: ca. 1900 Initial Construction
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 38A, West side Rodman Street between B...
Significance: Building 38A is associated with the twentieth century development and expansion of Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition. Survey number: HAER PA-74-AM... More
Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Foundry-Propeller...
Significance: Built as part of the Navy's vast expansion to meet the projected needs of WWI, Building 20 became the U.S. Navy's sole production facility for propellers. During WWII the facility produced over 5,... More
Concord School, 6309 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-103 Survey number: HABS PA-12 Building/structure dates: 1775 Initial Construction
Concord School, 6309 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-103 Survey number: HABS PA-12 Building/structure dates: 1775 Initial Construction
Rowley-Pullman House, 238 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Philadelph...
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First Bank of the United States, 120 South Third Street, Philadelphia,...
Significance: Built 1795-97, Samuel Blodgett, designer and Joseph P. Le Grand, marble mason. It served as the Bank of the U.S. from 1797-1812 and as the Bank of Stephen Girard's, 1812-1864. Later occupied by th... More
First Bank of the United States, 120 South Third Street, Philadelphia,...
Significance: Built 1795-97, Samuel Blodgett, designer and Joseph P. Le Grand, marble mason. It served as the Bank of the U.S. from 1797-1812 and as the Bank of Stephen Girard's, 1812-1864. Later occupied by th... More
First Bank of the United States, 120 South Third Street, Philadelphia,...
Significance: Built 1795-97, Samuel Blodgett, designer and Joseph P. Le Grand, marble mason. It served as the Bank of the U.S. from 1797-1812 and as the Bank of Stephen Girard's, 1812-1864. Later occupied by th... More
First Bank of the United States, 120 South Third Street, Philadelphia,...
Significance: Built 1795-97, Samuel Blodgett, designer and Joseph P. Le Grand, marble mason. It served as the Bank of the U.S. from 1797-1812 and as the Bank of Stephen Girard's, 1812-1864. Later occupied by th... More
Parry House, 1921 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Significance: A good example of an affluent townhouse in the center city section of Philadelphia. The first owner, Charles T. Parry. was the president of Burnham, Parry, Williams and Co., owners of the famous B... More
Parry House, 1921 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Significance: A good example of an affluent townhouse in the center city section of Philadelphia. The first owner, Charles T. Parry. was the president of Burnham, Parry, Williams and Co., owners of the famous B... More
Parry House, 1921 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Significance: A good example of an affluent townhouse in the center city section of Philadelphia. The first owner, Charles T. Parry. was the president of Burnham, Parry, Williams and Co., owners of the famous B... More
Elfreth's Alley (Houses), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
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Elfreth's Alley (Houses), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
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Elfreth's Alley (Houses), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
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Girard Avenue Bridge, Spanning Schuykill River at Girard Avenue, Phila...
Survey number: HABS PA-1657 Public domain photograph of a bridge, arch over water, river, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Girard Avenue Bridge, Spanning Schuykill River at Girard Avenue, Phila...
Survey number: HABS PA-1657 Public domain photograph of a bridge over the river, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Girard Avenue Bridge, Spanning Schuykill River at Girard Avenue, Phila...
Survey number: HABS PA-1657 Public domain photograph - historic landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Girard Avenue Bridge, Spanning Schuykill River at Girard Avenue, Phila...
Survey number: HABS PA-1657 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hatfield House, Thirty-third Street & Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Phi...
Significance: Fine example of a small 18th century residence remodeled and enlarged into a Greek Revival house. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-241 Survey number: HABS PA-1658
Delancey Street Area Study I, 1800-1836 Delancey Street (Houses), Phil...
Survey number: HABS PA-1501 Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Masonic Temple, 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a victorian era building, victorian house, 19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Masonic Temple, 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...
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Masonic Temple, 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...
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Masonic Temple, 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...
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Masonic Temple, 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...
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University Avenue Bridge, Spanning Schuylkill River at University Aven...
Significance: The bridge is significant for its association with noted Philadelphia architect Paul Phillipe Cret, who designed the bridge in collaboration with city engineers. Its exterior treatment reflects Cr... More
University Avenue Bridge, Spanning Schuylkill River at University Aven...
Significance: The bridge is significant for its association with noted Philadelphia architect Paul Phillipe Cret, who designed the bridge in collaboration with city engineers. Its exterior treatment reflects Cr... More
Sweetbriar, 1 Sweetbriar Drive, West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Phi...
Significance: Samuel Breck, a merchant with a future in state and national politics, built Sweetbrier in 1797. Like other Philadelphians in his social and financial position, Breck wished to escape the city's l... More
Dr. William Currie House, 271 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia, Philad...
Survey number: HABS PA-191 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Mule Bridge, Spanning Schulykill Rive...
Significance: The bridge is one of Philadelphia's oldest metal railroad bridges, and a rare surviving example of a wrought-iron lattice truss. Survey number: HAER PA-552 Building/structure dates: 1889 Initial... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Mule Bridge, Spanning Schulykill Rive...
Significance: The bridge is one of Philadelphia's oldest metal railroad bridges, and a rare surviving example of a wrought-iron lattice truss. Survey number: HAER PA-552 Building/structure dates: 1889 Initial... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Mule Bridge, Spanning Schulykill Rive...
Significance: The bridge is one of Philadelphia's oldest metal railroad bridges, and a rare surviving example of a wrought-iron lattice truss. Survey number: HAER PA-552 Building/structure dates: 1889 Initial... More
Free Library of Philadelphia, Southwark Branch, 1108 South 5th Street ...
Significance: Southwark was one of twenty-five branch libraries constructed between 1904 and 1930 for the Free Library of Philadelphia using a $1.5 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation. Andrew Carnegie'... More
Hill-Physick House, 321 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphi...
Significance: A brick Federal house with an exquisite Federal entrance frontispiece. Dr. Philip Syng Physick, father of American surgery, lived in the house from 1815-1837. Unprocessed Field note material exis... More
Berry-Coxe House, 413 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County...
Significance: Erected by Peter L. Berry, Hhouse Carpenter, between 1802-1804, the house was tenented by Tench Coxe, "Purveyor of Public Supplies for the United State," from 1804-1807. Coxe, a holder of several ... More
Berry-Coxe House, 413 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County...
Significance: Erected by Peter L. Berry, Hhouse Carpenter, between 1802-1804, the house was tenented by Tench Coxe, "Purveyor of Public Supplies for the United State," from 1804-1807. Coxe, a holder of several ... More
PSFS Building, Walnut & Seventh Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...
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Fort Mifflin, Powder Magazine, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry Road...
Significance: The earth-covered west magazine, built about 1866, contains fine example of brick barrel vaulting. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-141 Survey number: HABS PA-1225-G... More
Fort Mifflin, Artillery Shed, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry Roads...
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Frankford Elevated, 52100-5400 Frankford Avenue (guideway & stations),...
Significance: The Frankford Elevated is significant as an early twentieth-century mass transit system in Philadelphia that had significant local elevated includes structures and station buildings that are repre... More
Frankford Elevated, 52100-5400 Frankford Avenue (guideway & stations),...
Significance: The Frankford Elevated is significant as an early twentieth-century mass transit system in Philadelphia that had significant local elevated includes structures and station buildings that are repre... More
Rhoads-Barclay House, 217 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia ...
Significance: A Philadelphia row house of the 1750's with the original staircase and much original wainscoting and other woodwork. Survey number: HABS PA-1057
Fairmount Park, Along Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...
Significance: Officially founded in 1855 but with roots extending back to 1812, Fairmount Park represents one of the earliest efforts in the American park movement. While originally intended to protect Philadel... More
Queen Street Area Study (Houses), 26-28 Queen Street, Philadelphia, Ph...
Survey number: HABS PA-1613 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fort Mifflin, Officers' Quarters, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry R...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Fort Mifflin, Officers' Quarters, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry R...
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Fort Mifflin, Officers' Quarters, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry R...
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Glebe House, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-68 Survey number: HABS PA-139 Building/structure dates: 1698 Initial Construction
Naval Hospital Philadelphia, Bounded by South Twentieth Street, Hartra...
Significance: A functioning United States Navy medical facility between 1935 and 1993, Naval Hospital Philadelphia consists of approximately 45 buildings and structures that document its construction between 19... More
Naval Hospital Philadelphia, Bounded by South Twentieth Street, Hartra...
Significance: A functioning United States Navy medical facility between 1935 and 1993, Naval Hospital Philadelphia consists of approximately 45 buildings and structures that document its construction between 19... More
Naval Hospital Philadelphia, Bounded by South Twentieth Street, Hartra...
Significance: A functioning United States Navy medical facility between 1935 and 1993, Naval Hospital Philadelphia consists of approximately 45 buildings and structures that document its construction between 19... More
Naval Hospital Philadelphia, Bounded by South Twentieth Street, Hartra...
Significance: A functioning United States Navy medical facility between 1935 and 1993, Naval Hospital Philadelphia consists of approximately 45 buildings and structures that document its construction between 19... More
Naval Hospital Philadelphia, Bounded by South Twentieth Street, Hartra...
Significance: A functioning United States Navy medical facility between 1935 and 1993, Naval Hospital Philadelphia consists of approximately 45 buildings and structures that document its construction between 19... More
North Philadelphia Station, 2900 North Broad Street, on northwest corn...
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North Philadelphia Station, 2900 North Broad Street, on northwest corn...
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Pennypack Creek Bridge, Spanning Pennypack Creek at Frankford Avenue (...
Significance: This three-span stone arch bridge is the oldest surviving roadway bridge in America. It was originally an important crossing along part of the King's Highway connecting Philadelphia to Bristol - o... More
James S. Mason & Company Store, 138-140 North Front Street, Philadelph...
Significance: Good example of mid-19th century wholesale store. James S. Mason and Company, a prominent manufacturer of blacking and inks, occupied the building until 1919. Survey number: HABS PA-1442
James S. Mason & Company Store, 138-140 North Front Street, Philadelph...
Significance: Good example of mid-19th century wholesale store. James S. Mason and Company, a prominent manufacturer of blacking and inks, occupied the building until 1919. Survey number: HABS PA-1442
Hamilton-Hoffman House, Coggs Creek Parkway, Philadelphia, Philadelphi...
Significance: A fine example of an early nineteenth century country seat, owned by locally prominent Gavin Hamilton. Survey number: HABS PA-1053 Building/structure dates: 1791-1800 Initial Construction Build... More
Samuel Powel House, 244 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia...
Significance: One of the most important Georgian townhouse in Philadelphia. The house has been a much-written subject in popular publications, particularly in the mid-20th century. It is open to the public as a... More
Samuel Powel House, 244 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia...
Significance: One of the most important Georgian townhouse in Philadelphia. The house has been a much-written subject in popular publications, particularly in the mid-20th century. It is open to the public as a... More
Free Library of Philadelphia, Oak Lane Branch, 6614 North 12th Street,...
Significance: Oak Lane was one of twenty-five branch libraries constructed between 1904 and 1930 by the Free Library of Philadelphia using a $1.5 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation. Andrew Carnegie's ... More
Free Library of Philadelphia, Oak Lane Branch, 6614 North 12th Street,...
Significance: Oak Lane was one of twenty-five branch libraries constructed between 1904 and 1930 by the Free Library of Philadelphia using a $1.5 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation. Andrew Carnegie's ... More
John & James Dobson Carpet Mill (West Parcel), Building Nos. 13-14, 40...
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Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 319, Southwest corner of Eakin Street ...
Significance: Building 319 is associated with the continued growth of Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition, during the twentieth century. Survey number: HAER PA-74... More
720-724 South Front Street (House), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County,...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Structure No. 841...
Significance: It was constructed in 1921 as a 100,000-gallon water tank. This steel structure is representative of infrastructure built to service the Naval Aircraft Factory. Its design is typical of water towe... More
Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Structure No. 841...
Significance: It was constructed in 1921 as a 100,000-gallon water tank. This steel structure is representative of infrastructure built to service the Naval Aircraft Factory. Its design is typical of water towe... More
Church of the Redeemer, 101-107 Queen Street, Philadelphia, Philadelph...
Significance: A good example of the highly individual and bold style of late 19th century Philadelphia. Survey number: HABS PA-1077
131 Walnut Street (Casement Window), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County...
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Green Hill Presbyterian Church, 1617 Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Phil...
Significance: Though much altered, Green Hill Presbyterian Church was designed by well-known Philadelphia architect John Notman. Originally situated in a rural environment, it belonged to a group of early inst... More
Green Hill Presbyterian Church, 1617 Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Phil...
Significance: Though much altered, Green Hill Presbyterian Church was designed by well-known Philadelphia architect John Notman. Originally situated in a rural environment, it belonged to a group of early inst... More
Charles C. Harrison Building, 1001-1005 Market Street, Philadelphia, P...
Significance: The Harrison Building, designed by Cope and Stewardson, was one of the earliest large scale commercial buildings constructed on Market Street. The well-proportioned structure is composed in the fo... More
U. S. Bonded Warehouse, 415-419 South Front Street, Philadelphia, Phil...
Survey number: HABS PA-1375 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fort Mifflin, Storehouse, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry Roads, Ph...
Significance: Built in 1842, the storehouse exhibits the materials and construction typical of Fort Mifflin. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-136 Survey number: HABS PA-1225-D Bu... More
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 130, Northeast corner of Williams Stre...
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Letitia Street House, Lansdowne Drive, West Fairmount Park, Philadelph...
Survey number: HABS PA-184 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72001151
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, 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, 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, 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
Free Library of Philadelphia, Logan Branch, 1333 Wagner Avenue, Philad...
Significance: Completed in 1918, the Kingsessing Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia was the twenty-first of twenty-five branch libraries built through an endowment from industrialist-turned-philanthropi... More
John Elliot House, 37 Queen Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County,...
Survey number: HABS PA-1555 Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
John Elliot House, 37 Queen Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County,...
Survey number: HABS PA-1555 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Eagle Hotel, 601-607 West Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...
Significance: A successful hotel of the mid-19th century, situated near busy Germantown Avenue. Survey number: HABS PA-1727