National Register of Historic Places listings in West Philadelphia

Location of West Philadelphia in Philadelphia

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in West 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 a Google map.^[1]

There are more than 550 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Philadelphia, including 67 National Historic Landmarks. West Philadelphia includes 62 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		November 14, 1991 (#91001703)	Junction of 32nd Street and Lancaster Avenue 39°57′23″N 75°11′19″W / 39.9564°N 75.1886°W	University City
2	Dimner Beeber Junior High School		November 18, 1988 (#88002244)	5901 Malvern Avenue 39°59′11″N 75°14′34″W / 39.9864°N 75.2428°W	West Parkside
3	Bell Telephone Exchange Building		March 20, 2002 (#02000227)	8–12 North Preston Street 39°57′28″N 75°12′15″W / 39.9578°N 75.2042°W	Powelton Village	Telephone switching station from about 1900 to 1928
4	Belmont Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia		June 22, 1988 (#88000843)	Belmont Avenue over Ramp B 39°59′37″N 75°13′04″W / 39.9936°N 75.2179°W	Fairmount Park
5	Belmont School		November 18, 1988 (#88002245)	4030–4060 Brown Street 39°58′00″N 75°12′18″W / 39.9667°N 75.205°W	Belmont
6	Rudolph Blankenburg School		November 18, 1988 (#88002248)	4600 Girard Avenue 39°58′21″N 75°12′55″W / 39.9725°N 75.2153°W	Mill Creek
7	Breslyn Apartments		November 14, 1982 (#82001544)	4624–4642 Walnut Street, 201–213 South 47th Street 39°57′20″N 75°12′55″W / 39.9556°N 75.2153°W	Spruce Hill
8	George L. Brooks School		December 4, 1986 (#86003266)	5629–5643 Haverford Avenue 39°58′06″N 75°14′00″W / 39.9683°N 75.2333°W	Haddington
9	Lewis C. Cassidy School		November 18, 1988 (#88002252)	6523–6543 Lansdowne Avenue 39°58′30″N 75°15′03″W / 39.975°N 75.2508°W	Morris Park
10	Centennial National Bank		March 11, 1971 (#71000721)	32nd and Market Streets 39°57′18″N 75°11′13″W / 39.955°N 75.1869°W	University City	Frank Furness, architect (1875–76).
11	Chamounix		April 26, 1972 (#72001146)	West Fairmount Park on Chamounix Drive 40°00′13″N 75°11′47″W / 40.0037°N 75.1963°W	Fairmount Park
12	City Line Avenue Bridge		June 22, 1988 (#88000802)	City Avenue over eastern branch of Indian Creek 39°58′29″N 75°16′50″W / 39.9747°N 75.2806°W	Overbrook Farms
13	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 / 39.9503°N 75.2472°W	Cobbs Creek
14	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 / 39.9514°N 75.1939°W	University City	Thomas W. Richards, architect (1870–72).
15	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 / 39.9508°N 75.2025°W	University City
16	Thomas Dunlap School		December 4, 1986 (#86003277)	5031 Race Street 39°57′47″N 75°13′18″W / 39.9631°N 75.2217°W	Haddington
17	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 / 39.9925°N 75.2053°W	Fairmount Park	Extends into North and Northwest Philadelphia
18	Furness Library		May 19, 1972 (#72001154)	34th Street below Walnut on the University of Pennsylvania campus 39°57′06″N 75°11′34″W / 39.9517°N 75.1928°W	West Philadelphia	Frank Furness, architect (1888–91).
19	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 / 39.9518°N 75.2186°W	Garden Court
20	Haddington Historic District		September 29, 1988 (#88001832)	6000 blocks of Market, Ludlow and Chestnut Streets 39°57′41″N 75°14′31″W / 39.9614°N 75.2419°W	Haddington
21	Hanson Haines House		January 29, 1985 (#85000179)	4801 Springfield Avenue 39°56′46″N 75°13′01″W / 39.9461°N 75.2169°W	Spruce Hill
22	Hajoca Corporation Headquarters and Showroom		February 27, 2003 (#03000079)	3025 Walnut Street 39°57′08″N 75°11′06″W / 39.9521°N 75.1851°W	University City
23	Hamilton Family Estate		June 22, 1979 (#79002321)	4039–4041 Baltimore Avenue and 4000–4018 Pine Street 39°57′00″N 75°12′18″W / 39.95°N 75.205°W	Spruce Hill
24	William B. Hanna School		December 4, 1986 (#86003288)	5720–5738 Media Street 39°58′28″N 75°14′10″W / 39.9744°N 75.2361°W	Carroll Park
25	Holmes Junior High School		November 18, 1988 (#88002281)	5429–5455 Chestnut Street 39°57′35″N 75°13′51″W / 39.9596°N 75.2307°W	Cobbs Creek
26	Hotel Pennsylvania		December 26, 2012 (#12001097)	3900 Chestnut St. 39°57′18″N 75°12′00″W / 39.954984°N 75.200111°W	University City
27	Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital		October 15, 1966 (#66000684)	111 North 49th Street 39°57′42″N 75°13′02″W / 39.9617°N 75.2172°W	Mill Creek	Samuel Sloan, architect (1856–59).
28	La Blanche Apartments		March 7, 1985 (#85000470)	5100 Walnut Street 39°57′23″N 75°13′25″W / 39.9564°N 75.2236°W	Walnut Hill
29	Henry C. Lea School of Practice		November 18, 1988 (#88002291)	242 South 47th Street 39°57′16″N 75°12′59″W / 39.9544°N 75.2164°W	Walnut Hill
30	William Mann School		November 18, 1988 (#88002297)	1835–1869 North 54th Street 39°59′08″N 75°13′53″W / 39.9856°N 75.2314°W	Wynnefield
31	Memorial Hall		December 8, 1976 (#76001665)	North Concourse Drive 39°58′46″N 75°12′35″W / 39.9794°N 75.2097°W	Fairmount Park	Herman J. Schwarzmann, architect (1874–76).
32	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 / 39.9794°N 75.2456°W	Overbrook
33	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 / 39.9881°N 75.2486°W	Overbrook Farms
34	Overbrook High School		December 4, 1986 (#86003313)	59th and Lancaster Ave. 39°58′52″N 75°14′19″W / 39.981°N 75.2385°W	Overbrook
35	Overbrook School		November 18, 1988 (#88002304)	6201–6231 Lebanon Avenue 39°58′55″N 75°14′44″W / 39.9819°N 75.2456°W	Overbrook
36	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 / 39.9733°N 75.2064°W	Parkside
37	Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Building		October 28, 1999 (#99001291)	3118–3198 Chestnut Street 39°57′13″N 75°11′13″W / 39.9535°N 75.1869°W	University City
38	Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building		February 27, 2003 (#03000071)	3175 John F. Kennedy Blvd. 39°57′22″N 75°11′15″W / 39.9561°N 75.1875°W	University City
39	Pinehurst Apartments		January 6, 1987 (#86003571)	4511–4523 Pine and 324–334 South 45th Streets 39°57′07″N 75°12′46″W / 39.9519°N 75.2129°W	Spruce Hill
40	Poth and Schmidt Development Houses		April 21, 1983 (#83002276)	3306–3316 Arch Street 39°57′27″N 75°11′24″W / 39.9575°N 75.19°W	University City
41	Frederick A. Poth Houses		April 19, 1979 (#79002327)	3301–3311, 3315 Powelton Avenue 39°57′37″N 75°11′25″W / 39.9603°N 75.1903°W	Powelton Village
42	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 / 39.9614°N 75.1922°W	Powelton Village
43	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 / 39.9597°N 75.1903°W	Powelton Village
44	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 / 39.9557°N 75.1979°W	University City	Charles M. Burns, architect (1889, rebuilt after 1902 fire).
45	Richards and Goddard Buildings		January 16, 2009 (#09000081)	3700–3710 Hamilton Walk 39°56′59″N 75°11′53″W / 39.9497°N 75.1981°W	University City	On the University of Pennsylvania campus; Louis Kahn, architect (1957–61).
46	Paul Robeson House		November 22, 2000 (#00001345)	4951 Walnut Street 39°57′29″N 75°13′17″W / 39.9581°N 75.2214°W	Spruce Hill
47	St. Anthony Hall House		February 15, 2005 (#05000064)	3637 Locust Walk, University of Pennsylvania 39°57′09″N 75°11′47″W / 39.9524°N 75.1964°W	University City
48	Sansom Row		December 27, 1977 (#77001190)	3402–3436 Sansom St. 39°57′13″N 75°11′34″W / 39.9536°N 75.1928°W	University City
49	John Shedwick Development Houses		March 10, 1982 (#82003814)	3433–3439 Lancaster Avenue 39°57′28″N 75°11′31″W / 39.9579°N 75.1919°W	Powelton Village
50	William Shoemaker Junior High School		December 4, 1986 (#86003328)	1464–1488 North 53rd Street 39°58′34″N 75°13′42″W / 39.9761°N 75.2283°W	Carroll Park
51	Mayer Sulzberger Junior High School		November 18, 1988 (#88002328)	701–741 North 48th Street 39°57′53″N 75°12′58″W / 39.9647°N 75.2161°W	Mill Creek
52	Thirtieth Street Station		June 7, 1978 (#78002456)	West River Drive, Market Street, 30th, and Arch Streets 39°57′20″N 75°10′55″W / 39.9556°N 75.1819°W	University City	Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, architects (1929–34).
53	United States Post Office-Main Branch		September 5, 2006 (#06000782)	2970 Market Street 39°57′14″N 75°10′57″W / 39.9539°N 75.1826°W	University City
54	University Avenue Bridge		May 26, 1994 (#94000515)	South University Avenue over the Schuylkill River 39°56′34″N 75°11′49″W / 39.9428°N 75.1969°W	University City	Extends into South Philadelphia
55	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 / 39.9522°N 75.1944°W	University City
56	Walnut Park Plaza Hotel		May 10, 2005 (#05000416)	6232–6250 Walnut Street 39°57′33″N 75°14′49″W / 39.9593°N 75.2469°W	Cobbs Creek
57	West Philadelphia High School		December 4, 1986 (#86003345)	4700 Walnut St. 39°57′19″N 75°13′01″W / 39.9553°N 75.2169°W	Spruce Hill
58	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 / 39.9503°N 75.2125°W	Spruce Hill
59	WFIL Studio		July 28, 1986 (#86002092)	4548 Market Street 39°57′30″N 75°12′45″W / 39.9582°N 75.2125°W	Spruce Hill
60	Woodland Terrace		March 16, 1972 (#72001176)	501–519, 500–520 Woodland Terrace 39°56′58″N 75°12′17″W / 39.9494°N 75.2046°W	University City	Samuel Sloan, architect.
61	The Woodlands		December 24, 1967 (#67000022)	40th Street and Woodland Avenue 39°56′50″N 75°12′10″W / 39.9472°N 75.2028°W	University City	Built ca. 1742, expanded 1787-90.
62	Wynnestay		December 30, 2008 (#08001270)	5125 Woodbine Avenue 39°59′38″N 75°13′49″W / 39.994°N 75.2304°W	Wynnefield	Built 1689, expanded 1700.

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Philadelphia
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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. For about 1% of NRIS original coordinates, experience has shown that one or both coordinates are typos or otherwise extremely far off; some corrections may have been made. A more subtle problem causes many locations to be off by up to 150 yards, depending on location in the country: most NRIS coordinates were derived from tracing out latitude and longitudes off of USGS topographical quadrant maps created under the North American Datum of 1927, which differs from the current, highly accurate WGS84 GPS system used by most on-line maps. Chicago is about right, but NRIS longitudes in Washington are higher by about 4.5 seconds, and are lower by about 2.0 seconds in Maine. Latitudes differ by about 1.0 second in Florida. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
2. Numbers represent an 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.