National Register of Historic Places listings in Northwest Philadelphia

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Northwest Philadelphia.

Location of Northwest Philadelphia in Philadelphia

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Northwest 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 an online map.[1]

There are more than 600 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Philadelphia, including 67 National Historic Landmarks. Northwest Philadelphia includes 79 of these properties and districts, including 6 National Historic Landmarks; the city's remaining properties and districts are listed elsewhere. One site is split between Northwest Philadelphia and other parts of the city, and is thus included on multiple lists.

Current listings edit

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Neighborhood[4] Description
1 Alden Park Manor
 
Alden Park Manor
August 15, 1980
(#80003606)
School House Lane and Wissahickon Avenue
40°01′34″N 75°11′10″W / 40.0261°N 75.1861°W / 40.0261; -75.1861 (Alden Park Manor)
Germantown
2 Anglecot
 
Anglecot
April 19, 1982
(#82003806)
Prospect Street and Evergreen Avenue
40°04′51″N 75°12′14″W / 40.0808°N 75.2039°W / 40.0808; -75.2039 (Anglecot)
Chestnut Hill
3 Awbury Historic District
 
Awbury Historic District
May 2, 2001
(#01000462)
Roughly bounded by Chew Avenue, Avonhoe Road, Devon Place, Haines and Ardleigh Streets, and the Arboretum boundary.
40°03′06″N 75°10′14″W / 40.0517°N 75.1706°W / 40.0517; -75.1706 (Awbury Historic District)
East Germantown
4 Beggarstown School
 
Beggarstown School
November 23, 1971
(#71000718)
6669 Germantown Avenue
40°03′05″N 75°11′06″W / 40.0514°N 75.185°W / 40.0514; -75.185 (Beggarstown School)
Mount Airy
5 Bellevue Worsted Mills
 
Bellevue Worsted Mills
September 10, 2021
(#100006880)
5127 Belfield Avenue
40°02′13″N 75°09′35″W / 40.0369°N 75.1598°W / 40.0369; -75.1598 (Bellevue Worsted Mills)
Wister
6 Daniel Billmeyer House
 
Daniel Billmeyer House
December 13, 1971
(#71000719)
6504 Germantown Avenue
40°02′55″N 75°11′03″W / 40.0486°N 75.1842°W / 40.0486; -75.1842 (Daniel Billmeyer House)
Mount Airy
7 Michael Billmeyer House
 
Michael Billmeyer House
January 13, 1972
(#72001145)
6505–6507 Germantown Avenue
40°02′54″N 75°11′02″W / 40.0483°N 75.1839°W / 40.0483; -75.1839 (Michael Billmeyer House)
Mount Airy
8 Chestnut Hill Historic District
 
Chestnut Hill Historic District
June 20, 1985
(#85001334)
Roughly bounded by Fairmount Park and the Montgomery County line
40°04′18″N 75°12′47″W / 40.0717°N 75.2131°W / 40.0717; -75.2131 (Chestnut Hill Historic District)
Chestnut Hill
9 Clarkson-Watson House
 
Clarkson-Watson House
April 2, 1973
(#73001661)
5275–5277 Germantown Avenue
40°01′56″N 75°10′08″W / 40.0322°N 75.1689°W / 40.0322; -75.1689 (Clarkson-Watson House)
Wister
10 Cliveden
 
Cliveden
October 15, 1966
(#66000677)
6401 Germantown Avenue
40°02′50″N 75°10′54″W / 40.0472°N 75.1817°W / 40.0472; -75.1817 (Cliveden)
Mount Airy
11 Colonial Germantown Historic District
 
Colonial Germantown Historic District
October 15, 1966
(#66000678)
Germantown Avenue between Windrim Avenue and Upsal Street; also the 6500–7600 blocks of Germantown Avenue from the Fort Washington branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad to Sharpnack Street
40°02′11″N 75°10′29″W / 40.0364°N 75.1747°W / 40.0364; -75.1747 (Colonial Germantown Historic District)
Germantown and Mount Airy
12 Compton and Bloomfield
 
Compton and Bloomfield
December 22, 1978
(#78002445)
9414 Meadowbrook Avenue
40°05′21″N 75°13′29″W / 40.0892°N 75.2247°W / 40.0892; -75.2247 (Compton and Bloomfield)
Chestnut Hill Extends into Montgomery County
13 Conyngham-Hacker House
 
Conyngham-Hacker House
January 13, 1972
(#72001149)
5214 Germantown Avenue
40°01′52″N 75°10′04″W / 40.0311°N 75.1678°W / 40.0311; -75.1678 (Conyngham-Hacker House)
Germantown
14 Delmar Apartments
 
Delmar Apartments
November 14, 1982
(#82001545)
319 West Chelten Avenue
40°01′47″N 75°10′54″W / 40.0297°N 75.1817°W / 40.0297; -75.1817 (Delmar Apartments)
Germantown
15 Deshler-Morris House
 
Deshler-Morris House
January 13, 1972
(#72000095)
5442 Germantown Avenue
40°02′01″N 75°10′22″W / 40.0336°N 75.1728°W / 40.0336; -75.1728 (Deshler-Morris House)
Germantown
16 James Dobson School
 
James Dobson School
November 18, 1988
(#88002264)
4665 Umbria Street
40°01′52″N 75°13′50″W / 40.0311°N 75.2306°W / 40.0311; -75.2306 (James Dobson School)
Manayunk
17 Druim Moir Historic District
 
Druim Moir Historic District
December 11, 1979
(#79002318)
Bounded by Fairmount Park, Cherokee Street, Hartwell Lane, and Valley Green Drive
40°03′33″N 75°12′52″W / 40.0592°N 75.2144°W / 40.0592; -75.2144 (Druim Moir Historic District)
Chestnut Hill
18 Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice
 
Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice
November 18, 1988
(#88002267)
6501 Chew Street
40°03′15″N 75°10′42″W / 40.0542°N 75.1783°W / 40.0542; -75.1783 (Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice)
Mount Airy
19 Margaret Esherick House
 
Margaret Esherick House
August 21, 2023
(#100009239)
204 Sunrise Ln.
40°04′21″N 75°12′23″W / 40.0724°N 75.2065°W / 40.0724; -75.2065 (Margaret Esherick House)
Chestnut Hill
20 Fairelawn
 
Fairelawn
September 5, 2023
(#100009301)
30 Pelham Rd.
40°03′09″N 75°11′14″W / 40.0525°N 75.1871°W / 40.0525; -75.1871 (Fairelawn)
Mount Airy
21 Fairmount Park
 
Fairmount Park
February 7, 1972
(#72001151)
Both banks of the Schuylkill River and the Wissahickon Creek from Spring Garden Street to Northwestern Avenue
40°01′15″N 75°12′46″W / 40.0208°N 75.2128°W / 40.0208; -75.2128 (Fairmount Park)
Fairmount Park Extends into North and West Philadelphia
22 First Baptist Church of Germantown
 
First Baptist Church of Germantown
August 21, 2023
(#100009240)
40 East Price Street
40°02′15″N 75°10′29″W / 40.0375°N 75.1746°W / 40.0375; -75.1746 (First Baptist Church of Germantown)
Germantown
23 Fisher's Lane
 
Fisher's Lane
February 20, 1980
(#80003611)
East Logan Street
40°01′46″N 75°09′40″W / 40.0294°N 75.1611°W / 40.0294; -75.1611 (Fisher's Lane)
Wister
24 Fitler School
 
Fitler School
December 4, 1986
(#86003281)
Southeast corner of Seymour and Knox Streets
40°01′33″N 75°10′00″W / 40.0258°N 75.1667°W / 40.0258; -75.1667 (Fitler School)
Germantown
25 Robert Fulton School
 
Robert Fulton School
December 4, 1986
(#86003284)
64 East Haines Street
40°02′24″N 75°10′36″W / 40.04°N 75.1768°W / 40.04; -75.1768 (Robert Fulton School)
Morton
26 Germantown Cricket Club
 
Germantown Cricket Club
February 27, 1987
(#87000758)
5140 Morris Street
40°01′25″N 75°10′24″W / 40.0236°N 75.1733°W / 40.0236; -75.1733 (Germantown Cricket Club)
Germantown
27 Germantown Fireproof Storage Warehouse
 
Germantown Fireproof Storage Warehouse
July 5, 2022
(#100007864)
231-253 Church Ln.
40°02′11″N 75°10′10″W / 40.0364°N 75.1694°W / 40.0364; -75.1694 (Germantown Fireproof Storage Warehouse)
Germantown
28 Germantown Grammar School
 
Germantown Grammar School
December 1, 1986
(#86003287)
McCallum and Haines Streets
40°02′16″N 75°10′41″W / 40.0378°N 75.1781°W / 40.0378; -75.1781 (Germantown Grammar School)
Germantown
29 Germantown Jewish Centre
 
Germantown Jewish Centre
May 27, 2021
(#100006587)
400 West Ellet Street
40°03′01″N 75°11′40″W / 40.0503°N 75.1945°W / 40.0503; -75.1945 (Germantown Jewish Centre)
Germantown
30 Grace Church, Mt. Airy
 
Grace Church, Mt. Airy
January 15, 1998
(#97001654)
224 East Gowen Avenue
40°03′57″N 75°11′19″W / 40.0658°N 75.1887°W / 40.0658; -75.1887 (Grace Church, Mt. Airy)
Mount Airy
31 Graver's Lane Station
 
Graver's Lane Station
November 7, 1977
(#77001184)
Gravers Lane and the Reading Railroad line
40°04′39″N 75°12′07″W / 40.0774°N 75.2019°W / 40.0774; -75.2019 (Graver's Lane Station)
Chestnut Hill
32 Grumblethorpe
 
Grumblethorpe
March 16, 1972
(#72001155)
5267 Germantown Avenue
40°01′56″N 75°10′07″W / 40.0321°N 75.1685°W / 40.0321; -75.1685 (Grumblethorpe)
Wister
33 Grumblethorpe Tenant House
 
Grumblethorpe Tenant House
June 19, 1972
(#72001156)
5269 Germantown Avenue
40°01′56″N 75°10′07″W / 40.0321°N 75.1686°W / 40.0321; -75.1686 (Grumblethorpe Tenant House)
Wister
34 Happy Hollow Recreation Center
 
Happy Hollow Recreation Center
April 28, 2014
(#14000184)
4740 Wayne Avenue
40°01′27″N 75°09′58″W / 40.024203°N 75.166035°W / 40.024203; -75.166035 (Happy Hollow Recreation Center)
Germantown
35 Charles Wolcott Henry School
 
Charles Wolcott Henry School
November 18, 1988
(#88002279)
623 Carpenter Lane
40°02′46″N 75°11′47″W / 40.0461°N 75.1964°W / 40.0461; -75.1964 (Charles Wolcott Henry School)
Mount Airy
36 Robert M. Hogue House
 
Robert M. Hogue House
January 16, 1986
(#86000165)
100 Pelham Road
40°03′07″N 75°11′15″W / 40.0519°N 75.1876°W / 40.0519; -75.1876 (Robert M. Hogue House)
Mount Airy
37 Henry H. Houston School
 
Henry H. Houston School
April 10, 1989
(#88002283)
135 West Allens Lane
40°03′32″N 75°11′42″W / 40.0589°N 75.195°W / 40.0589; -75.195 (Henry H. Houston School)
Mount Airy
38 Howell House
 
Howell House
January 13, 1972
(#72001159)
5218 Germantown Avenue
40°01′53″N 75°10′04″W / 40.0314°N 75.1678°W / 40.0314; -75.1678 (Howell House)
Germantown
39 Ivy Lodge
 
Ivy Lodge
February 1, 1972
(#72001161)
29 East Penn Street
40°02′00″N 75°10′07″W / 40.0332°N 75.1687°W / 40.0332; -75.1687 (Ivy Lodge)
Wister
40 John Story Jenks School
 
John Story Jenks School
November 18, 1988
(#88002286)
8301 Germantown Avenue
40°04′30″N 75°12′12″W / 40.0749°N 75.2032°W / 40.0749; -75.2032 (John Story Jenks School)
Chestnut Hill
41 John Johnson House
 
John Johnson House
January 13, 1972
(#72001162)
6306 Germantown Avenue
40°02′36″N 75°10′52″W / 40.0433°N 75.1811°W / 40.0433; -75.1811 (John Johnson House)
Germantown
42 William Levering School
 
William Levering School
November 18, 1988
(#88002292)
5938 Ridge Avenue
40°01′51″N 75°12′46″W / 40.0308°N 75.2128°W / 40.0308; -75.2128 (William Levering School)
Roxborough
43 Malvern Hall
 
Malvern Hall
August 25, 1983
(#83002273)
6655 McCallum Street
40°02′46″N 75°11′28″W / 40.046°N 75.1911°W / 40.046; -75.1911 (Malvern Hall)
Mount Airy
44 Manayunk Main Street Historic District
 
Manayunk Main Street Historic District
March 18, 1983
(#83002274)
Roughly bounded by the Reading Railroad, Flat Rock Dam, Schuylkill River, and Lot 4025 on Main Street
40°02′00″N 75°14′13″W / 40.0333°N 75.2369°W / 40.0333; -75.2369 (Manayunk Main Street Historic District)
Manayunk
45 Ebenezer Maxwell House
 
Ebenezer Maxwell House
February 24, 1971
(#71000728)
200 West Tulpehocken Street
40°02′18″N 75°11′01″W / 40.0382°N 75.1836°W / 40.0382; -75.1836 (Ebenezer Maxwell House)
Germantown
46 Mayfair House
 
Mayfair House
April 7, 1982
(#82003811)
401 West Johnson Street
40°02′14″N 75°11′30″W / 40.0372°N 75.1917°W / 40.0372; -75.1917 (Mayfair House)
Germantown Destroyed.[5] Photo shows empty lot with Connie Mack's house in background.
47 McCallum Manor
 
McCallum Manor
May 9, 1985
(#85001000)
6653 McCallum Avenue
40°02′43″N 75°11′29″W / 40.0454°N 75.1913°W / 40.0454; -75.1913 (McCallum Manor)
Mount Airy
48 Thomas Meehan School
 
Thomas Meehan School
November 18, 1988
(#88002312)
5347–5353 Pulaski Street
40°01′39″N 75°10′30″W / 40.0275°N 75.175°W / 40.0275; -75.175 (Thomas Meehan School)
Germantown
49 Mennonite Meetinghouse
 
Mennonite Meetinghouse
July 23, 1973
(#73001663)
6119 Germantown Avenue
40°02′28″N 75°10′45″W / 40.0412°N 75.1791°W / 40.0412; -75.1791 (Mennonite Meetinghouse)
Morton
50 Thomas Mifflin School
 
Thomas Mifflin School
November 18, 1988
(#88002301)
3500 Midvale Avenue
40°00′49″N 75°11′29″W / 40.0135°N 75.1915°W / 40.0135; -75.1915 (Thomas Mifflin School)
East Falls
51 The Monastery
 
The Monastery
March 16, 1972
(#72001164)
Kitchen's Lane at Wissahickon Creek
40°02′10″N 75°12′13″W / 40.0361°N 75.2036°W / 40.0361; -75.2036 (The Monastery)
Fairmount Park
52 Mt. Airy Station
 
Mt. Airy Station
September 22, 1977
(#77001186)
119 East Gowen Avenue
40°03′55″N 75°11′28″W / 40.0652°N 75.1911°W / 40.0652; -75.1911 (Mt. Airy Station)
Mount Airy
53 Nugent Home for Baptists
 
Nugent Home for Baptists
August 30, 2006
(#06000746)
221 West Johnson Street
40°02′33″N 75°11′11″W / 40.0424°N 75.1864°W / 40.0424; -75.1864 (Nugent Home for Baptists)
Mount Airy
54 Violet Oakley Studio
 
Violet Oakley Studio
September 13, 1977
(#77001188)
627 St. George's Road
40°03′12″N 75°12′19″W / 40.0532°N 75.2053°W / 40.0532; -75.2053 (Violet Oakley Studio)
Mount Airy
55 Oaks Cloister
 
Oaks Cloister
April 22, 2019
(#100003636)
5829 Wissahickon Avenue & 3 Lehman Ln.
40°02′00″N 75°10′29″W / 40.0332°N 75.1747°W / 40.0332; -75.1747 (Oaks Cloister)
Germantown
56 Old Germantown Academy and Headmasters' Houses
 
Old Germantown Academy and Headmasters' Houses
January 13, 1972
(#72001168)
Schoolhouse Lane and Greene Street
40°02′00″N 75°10′29″W / 40.0332°N 75.1747°W / 40.0332; -75.1747 (Old Germantown Academy and Headmasters' Houses)
Germantown
57 Pennsylvania Institute for the Deaf and Dumb
 
Pennsylvania Institute for the Deaf and Dumb
May 9, 1985
(#85000999)
7500 Germantown Avenue
40°03′49″N 75°11′47″W / 40.0636°N 75.1964°W / 40.0636; -75.1964 (Pennsylvania Institute for the Deaf and Dumb)
Mount Airy
58 Presser Home for Retired Music Teachers
 
Presser Home for Retired Music Teachers
November 8, 2006
(#06001006)
111 W. Johnson St.
40°02′37″N 75°11′06″W / 40.0437°N 75.1851°W / 40.0437; -75.1851 (Presser Home for Retired Music Teachers)
Mount Airy
59 Ridge Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia
 
Ridge Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia
June 22, 1988
(#88000852)
Ridge Avenue over the Wissahickon Creek
40°00′54″N 75°12′24″W / 40.0149°N 75.2067°W / 40.0149; -75.2067 (Ridge Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia)
Wissahickon
60 RittenhouseTown Historic District
 
RittenhouseTown Historic District
April 27, 1992
(#92001878)
208 Lincoln Drive
40°01′43″N 75°11′28″W / 40.0286°N 75.1911°W / 40.0286; -75.1911 (RittenhouseTown Historic District)
Fairmount Park
61 Theodore Roosevelt Junior High School
 
Theodore Roosevelt Junior High School
November 18, 1988
(#88002317)
430 East Washington Lane
40°02′54″N 75°10′31″W / 40.0483°N 75.1753°W / 40.0483; -75.1753 (Theodore Roosevelt Junior High School)
Morton
62 St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Germantown
 
St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Germantown
September 5, 1985
(#85001960)
6000 Wayne Avenue
40°02′23″N 75°11′01″W / 40.0397°N 75.1836°W / 40.0397; -75.1836 (St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Germantown)
Germantown
63 Charles Schaeffer School
 
Charles Schaeffer School
December 4, 1986
(#86003327)
Germantown Avenue and Abbottsford Road
40°01′37″N 75°09′37″W / 40.0269°N 75.1603°W / 40.0269; -75.1603 (Charles Schaeffer School)
Germantown
64 Edward B. Seymour House
 
Edward B. Seymour House
November 5, 1987
(#87001945)
260 West Johnson Street
40°02′28″N 75°11′13″W / 40.041°N 75.1869°W / 40.041; -75.1869 (Edward B. Seymour House)
Mount Airy
65 William C. Sharpless House
 
William C. Sharpless House
December 29, 1983
(#83004249)
5446 Wayne Avenue
40°01′47″N 75°10′34″W / 40.0297°N 75.1761°W / 40.0297; -75.1761 (William C. Sharpless House)
Germantown
66 Smyser and English Pharmacy
 
Smyser and English Pharmacy
February 20, 2002
(#02000071)
245–247 West Chelten Avenue
40°01′50″N 75°10′49″W / 40.0306°N 75.1804°W / 40.0306; -75.1804 (Smyser and English Pharmacy)
Germantown
67 Thomas Mill Covered Bridge
 
Thomas Mill Covered Bridge
December 1, 1980
(#80003621)
Thomas Mill Road
40°04′19″N 75°13′32″W / 40.0719°N 75.2256°W / 40.0719; -75.2256 (Thomas Mill Covered Bridge)
Fairmount Park
68 Tulpehocken Station Historic District
 
Tulpehocken Station Historic District
November 26, 1985
(#85003564)
Roughly bounded by McCallum Street, West Walnut Lane, Penn Central railroad tracks, and West Tulpehocken Street
40°02′17″N 75°10′58″W / 40.0381°N 75.1828°W / 40.0381; -75.1828 (Tulpehocken Station Historic District)
Germantown
69 Upper Roxborough Historic District
 
Upper Roxborough Historic District
May 2, 2001
(#01000463)
Roughly bounded by Shawmont Avenue, Hagy's Mill Road, and the Schuylkill River
40°03′24″N 75°14′44″W / 40.0567°N 75.2456°W / 40.0567; -75.2456 (Upper Roxborough Historic District)
Roxborough Extends into Montgomery County
70 Upsala
 
Upsala
January 13, 1972
(#72001174)
6430 Germantown Avenue
40°02′48″N 75°10′59″W / 40.0467°N 75.1831°W / 40.0467; -75.1831 (Upsala)
Mount Airy
71 Sally Watson House
 
Sally Watson House
March 10, 1982
(#82003818)
5128 Wayne Avenue
40°01′35″N 75°10′12″W / 40.0264°N 75.1701°W / 40.0264; -75.1701 (Sally Watson House)
Germantown
72 Wayne Junction Historic District
 
Wayne Junction Historic District
April 16, 2012
(#12000223)
Roughly bounded by W. Berkley Street, Roberts, Germantown, & Wayne Avenues
40°01′19″N 75°09′45″W / 40.022052°N 75.162386°W / 40.022052; -75.162386 (Wayne Junction Historic District)
Germantown Factory buildings surrounding the Wayne Junction station
73 John Wilde and Brother, Inc
 
John Wilde and Brother, Inc
April 30, 2013
(#13000258)
3737 Main Street
40°01′00″N 75°12′43″W / 40.016732°N 75.211976°W / 40.016732; -75.211976 (John Wilde and Brother, Inc)
Manayunk
74 Wissahickon
 
Wissahickon
November 25, 1983
(#83004257)
Schuyler and Queen Streets
40°01′22″N 75°10′36″W / 40.0229°N 75.1767°W / 40.0229; -75.1767 (Wissahickon)
East Falls
75 Wissahickon Inn
 
Wissahickon Inn
December 6, 1979
(#79002333)
500 West Willow Grove Avenue
40°03′44″N 75°12′31″W / 40.0622°N 75.2086°W / 40.0622; -75.2086 (Wissahickon Inn)
Chestnut Hill
76 Wissahickon Memorial Bridge
 
Wissahickon Memorial Bridge
June 22, 1988
(#88000807)
Henry Avenue over Wissahickon Drive
40°01′27″N 75°11′44″W / 40.0242°N 75.1956°W / 40.0242; -75.1956 (Wissahickon Memorial Bridge)
Fairmount Park
77 Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania
 
Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania
November 26, 2008
(#08000785)
3300 Henry Avenue
40°00′42″N 75°11′03″W / 40.0117°N 75.1842°W / 40.0117; -75.1842 (Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania)
East Falls
78 Wyck House
 
Wyck House
October 26, 1971
(#71000736)
6026 Germantown Avenue
40°02′24″N 75°10′43″W / 40.04°N 75.1785°W / 40.04; -75.1785 (Wyck House)
Germantown
79 YMCA of Germantown
 
YMCA of Germantown
November 14, 1991
(#91001709)
5722 Greene Street
40°02′04″N 75°10′39″W / 40.0344°N 75.1774°W / 40.0344; -75.1774 (YMCA of Germantown)
Germantown

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References edit

  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. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical 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. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  5. ^ Skyscraperpage.com