St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church, Third & Pine Streets, Philade...
Significance: St. Peter's Church was built between 1758-1761 as a Chapel of Christ church and maintained until 1832 when a separation from the parent body was effected. Survey number: HABS PA-1118 Building/st... More
John & James Dobson Carpet Mill (West Parcel), 4041-4055 Ridge Avenue,...
Significance: The John & James Dobson Carpet Mill is one of the most important industrial complexes surviving from the mid-to-late-19th-century manufacturing boom in Philadelpha. Begun in the 1850s, the mill's ... More
National Restaurant Supply, 115 Second Street, Philadelphia, Philadelp...
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John & James Dobson Carpet Mill (West Parcel), Building No. 22, 4041-4...
Significance: Significant as a document of the first large scale expansion of the Dobsons' mill following the Civil War. The building was built as the principle building for Mill No. 1 and displays the oldest v... More
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 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
Thomas McKean, Jr. House, 269 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia, Philad...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-113 Survey number: HABS PA-190
Covered Bridge, Thomas Mill Road (Spanning Wissahickon Creek), Philade...
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Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...
Significance: Philadelphia's Laurel Hill Cemetery constitutes the second major rural cemetery in the United States. Begun in 1836, it is the earliest known work of John Notman, an important nineteenth-century a... More
Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...
Significance: Philadelphia's Laurel Hill Cemetery constitutes the second major rural cemetery in the United States. Begun in 1836, it is the earliest known work of John Notman, an important nineteenth-century a... More
St. Mark's Church (Episcopal), 1625 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Phila...
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Pancoast-Lewis-Wharton House, 336 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Philade...
Significance: It is a Philadelphia row house with fine interior details. It has been the home of several distinguished citizens during its more than 170 years of active use. Survey number: HABS PA-1083 Buildi... More
Greater Straightaway Baptist Church, 1717 North Seventh Street, east s...
Significance: The Greater Straightaway Baptist Church underscores the movement of various ethnic and racial groups in and out of North Philadelphia throughout its history. The church was constructed as a Jewis... More
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 40, South of Tacony Street between Bri...
Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More
206 St. James Street (House), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5195 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Arcade Building, Fifteenth & Market Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphi...
Survey number: HABS PA-1493 Public domain photograph of shopping center, department store building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Twelfth Street Meeting House, 20 South Twelfth Street, Philadelphia, P...
Significance: Typical of early Quaker meeting houses, the Twelfth Street Meeting House reused parts of the 1755 Greater Meeting House. It was in continuous use until its dismantling in 1972 and reconstruction a... More
The New Public Buildings, Penn Square, Broad & Market Streets, Philade...
Survey number: HABS PA-1530 Building/structure dates: 1877 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1901 Subsequent Work
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
1800 Block West Girard Avenue (Houses), South side, Philadelphia, Phil...
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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
Beck Street Area Study, 2000 block Beck Street, Philadelphia, Philadel...
Survey number: HABS PA-1542 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
2213-2215 Green Street (Houses), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-1906 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
Captain John Woods House, Front & Lombard Streets, Philadelphia, Phila...
Survey number: HABS PA-1111 Public domain photograph of architectural diagram, building plan, section, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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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John Bartram House, Fifty-fourth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...
Significance: From the National Historic Landmark nomination: The house and gardens of John Bartram stand today as a living memorial to the pioneer American botanist and serve as an eloquent symbol of the rise ... More
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 223, South side Hagner Road between Me...
Significance: Constructed as a railroad loading platform, Building 223 is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal that resulted from the United States' entry into World War I. Survey num... 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
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
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
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
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
Ebenezer Maxwell House, 200 West Tulpehocken Street, Philadelphia, Phi...
Significance: This house is a fine example of the Tudor Victorian style. It was built in 1859 for Ebenezer Maxwell, a successful dry goods merchant in Philadelphia. Authorship of the design if uncertain althoug... More
Bussey-Poulson House, 320 South Front Street, Philadelphia, Philadelph...
Significance: The site of this 2 1/2 story, brick, city row house was transferred from James Pemberton, merchant to Moses Bussey, Tallow Chandler in 1782, and the house erected within the next year. Later owner... More
St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church, 3916 Locust Walk, Philadelphia...
Survey number: HABS PA-1642 Public domain photograph of cathedral architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Harrison Building, 4 South Fifteenth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphi...
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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
Mutual Fire Insurance Company Building, Germantown Avenue & School Hou...
Significance: The rich use of material, color, texture, and cast terra cotta work make this building an exceptional example of late nineteenth century arcchitectural design. Survey number: HABS PA-1014
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
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
Smith Memorial Arch, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-1666 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72001151
Abbottsford Homes, Building Type 3, Bounded by Abbottsford, Henry & Ro...
Survey number: HABS PA-6165-C Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction
Congress Hall, Sixth & Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...
Significance: It was built by the County of Philadelphia in 1789. It was occupied by the Congress of the U.S. from 1790-1800. The building was enlarged in 1793, altered considerably in the 19th century and rest... More
Thirtieth Street Station, Power Director Center, Thirtieth & Market St...
Significance: It was designed to visually and aurally indicate the operating status of the railroad's power system. This particular power director center monitored and supervised operation of all switches in th... More
Cannonball Farm, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Significance: Built almost certainly by Swedes, this house during the 18th century was in the possession of the Bleakley family. The name of Cannon Ball Farm arose from an incident in the Revolution. The house ... More
Cannonball Farm, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Significance: Built almost certainly by Swedes, this house during the 18th century was in the possession of the Bleakley family. The name of Cannon Ball Farm arose from an incident in the Revolution. The house ... More
Tacony, Tacony Music Hall, 4815 Longshore Avenue, northwest corner of ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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
Free Library of Philadelphia, Lehigh Avenue Branch, 601 West Lehigh Av...
Significance: Completed in 1906, the Lehigh Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia was one of the first of twenty-five branch libraries built through an endowment from industrialist-turned-philanthropist An... More
Frankford Arsenal, Building Nos. 242-246A, South side Craig Road betwe...
Significance: These nine buildings are part of a thirteen-building complex associated with the original and most elemental purpose of Frankford Arsenal, the production and storage of powder and munitions for th... More
Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Structural Assemb...
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Dilworth-Todd-Moylan House, 343 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Philadelp...
Survey number: HABS PA-1409 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dilworth-Todd-Moylan House, Rear Wing, 149 South Fourth Street, Philad...
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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
Solitude, Zoo grounds, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-259 Survey number: HABS PA-1127 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72001151
Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Service Building,...
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Pennsylvania Hospital, Eighth & Ninth, Pine & Spruce Streets, Philadel...
Significance: Founded in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond, Pennsylvania Hospital if the earliest established hospital in the United States with the country's oldest surgical amphitheater. It is a n... More
Free Library of Philadelphia, Central Library, 1901 Vine Street, Phila...
Significance: The Central Library, built between 1917 and 1927, was designed by well-known architect Horace Trumbauer and his associate Julian Abele and it is the flagship of the Philadelphia Free Library syste... More
Richard Allen Homes, Bounded by Poplar & Ninth Streets, Fairmount Aven...
Significance: Richard Allen Homes, also known as the Poplar Project during its planning and early days, was the Philadelphia Housing Authority's (PHA) first low-rent housing project to combine slum clearance wi... More
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
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
TWA Maintenance Hangar, South side of Tinicum Island Road, Philadelphi...
Significance: It is an early and unusual example of the use of a cable supported roof structure to provide the clear floor space needed for an airplane hangar. Survey number: HAER PA-561 Building/structure da... More
Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, P...
Significance: Built as a country residence in 1763-1767 for Benjamin Chew, a prominent Pennsylvania jurist, Cliveden is an outstanding example of Philadelphia Georgian architecture. Probably designed by Chew an... More
Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, P...
Significance: Built as a country residence in 1763-1767 for Benjamin Chew, a prominent Pennsylvania jurist, Cliveden is an outstanding example of Philadelphia Georgian architecture. Probably designed by Chew an... More
Atwater Kent Manufacturing Company, North Plant, 5000 Wissahickon Aven...
Significance: The North Plant housed the second major factory of the Atwater Kent Manufacturing Company. Atwater Kent was an important twentieth-century inventor and manufacturer of radios and electrical compo... More
Woodford, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-1307 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 67000021
Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Lift Bridge, Mout...
Significance: Planned as part of the pre-WWII enlargement of the shipyard in support of a two-ocean navy, the bridge was built to provide direct vehicular and rail access to the western portion of the Navy Yard... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Lemon Hill, Lemon Hill Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Significance: A good example of a Federal style country house, now restored and open to the public. One of its first owners was Henry Pratt, a well known merchant and horticulturist. The house received its name... More
Lemon Hill, Lemon Hill Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Significance: A good example of a Federal style country house, now restored and open to the public. One of its first owners was Henry Pratt, a well known merchant and horticulturist. The house received its name... More
Eastern State Penitentiary, 2125 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, Phila...
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Eastern State Penitentiary, 2125 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, Phila...
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Church of St. James the Less, 3200 West Clearfield Street, Philadelphi...
Significance: Built between 1846 and 1848, St. James the Less is the first pure example of a Medieval Parish Church in the United States. It is also the first church to be inspired by, and constructed under the... More
U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...
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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...
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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...
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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...
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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...
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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...
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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
Laurel Hill, Edgeley Point Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Significance: Erected about 1765, Laurel Hill represents one of the earliest in a series of villas commissioned by affluent Philadelphians along Edgeley Point Lane and elsewhere in the Northern Liberties until ... More
Laurel Hill, Edgeley Point Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Significance: Erected about 1765, Laurel Hill represents one of the earliest in a series of villas commissioned by affluent Philadelphians along Edgeley Point Lane and elsewhere in the Northern Liberties until ... More
Laurel Hill, Edgeley Point Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Significance: Erected about 1765, Laurel Hill represents one of the earliest in a series of villas commissioned by affluent Philadelphians along Edgeley Point Lane and elsewhere in the Northern Liberties until ... More
Fort Mifflin, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry Roads, Philadelphia, ...
Significance: Served as the primary fortification for the Americans in their blockade of British-occupied Philadelphia in 1777. Nearly destroyed in the British siege, Fort Mifflin was rebuilt as the first forti... More
Fort Mifflin, Mud Island, Marine & Penrose Ferry Roads, Philadelphia, ...
Significance: Served as the primary fortification for the Americans in their blockade of British-occupied Philadelphia in 1777. Nearly destroyed in the British siege, Fort Mifflin was rebuilt as the first forti... More
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which includes the U.S. Capitol building,... More
Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
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Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
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Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
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Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
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Independence Hall Complex, Independence Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, Phi...
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