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 an online map. ^[1]

There are 589 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Philadelphia, including 67 National Historic Landmarks. West Philadelphia includes 68 of these properties and districts, including five 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.

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Current listings

[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed [3]	Location	Neighborhood [4]	Description
1	32nd St. and Lancaster Ave. Philadelphia Armory	32nd St. and Lancaster Ave. Philadelphia Armory More images	November 14, 1991 (#91001703)	Junction of 32nd Street and Lancaster Avenue 39°57′23″N75°11′19″W / 39.9564°N 75.1886°W / 39.9564; -75.1886 (32nd St. and Lancaster Ave. Philadelphia Armory)	University City
2	Dimner Beeber Junior High School	Dimner Beeber Junior High School	November 18, 1988 (#88002244)	5901 Malvern Avenue 39°59′11″N75°14′34″W / 39.9864°N 75.2428°W / 39.9864; -75.2428 (Dimner Beeber Junior High School)	West Parkside
3	Bell Telephone Exchange Building	Bell Telephone Exchange Building	March 20, 2002 (#02000227)	10 North Preston Street 39°57′28″N75°12′15″W / 39.9578°N 75.2042°W / 39.9578; -75.2042 (Bell Telephone Exchange Building)	Powelton Village	Telephone switching station from about 1900 to 1928
4	Belmont Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia	Belmont Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia	June 22, 1988 (#88000843)	Belmont Avenue over Ramp B 39°59′37″N75°13′04″W / 39.9936°N 75.2179°W / 39.9936; -75.2179 (Belmont Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia)	Fairmount Park
5	Belmont School	Belmont School	November 18, 1988 (#88002245)	4030–4060 Brown Street 39°58′00″N75°12′18″W / 39.9667°N 75.205°W / 39.9667; -75.205 (Belmont School)	Belmont
6	Rudolph Blankenburg School	Rudolph Blankenburg School	November 18, 1988 (#88002248)	4600 Girard Avenue 39°58′21″N75°12′55″W / 39.9725°N 75.2153°W / 39.9725; -75.2153 (Rudolph Blankenburg School)	Mill Creek
7	Breslyn Apartments	Breslyn Apartments	November 14, 1982 (#82001544)	4624–4642 Walnut Street & the 200 block of South 47th Street 39°57′20″N75°12′55″W / 39.9556°N 75.2153°W / 39.9556; -75.2153 (Breslyn Apartments)	Spruce Hill
8	George L. Brooks School	George L. Brooks School	December 4, 1986 (#86003266)	5629–5643 Haverford Avenue 39°58′06″N75°14′00″W / 39.9683°N 75.2333°W / 39.9683; -75.2333 (George L. Brooks School)	Haddington
9	Lewis C. Cassidy School	Lewis C. Cassidy School	November 18, 1988 (#88002252)	6533 Lansdowne Avenue 39°58′30″N75°15′03″W / 39.975°N 75.2508°W / 39.975; -75.2508 (Lewis C. Cassidy School)	Morris Park
10	Centennial National Bank	Centennial National Bank More images	March 11, 1971 (#71000721)	32nd and Market Streets 39°57′18″N75°11′13″W / 39.955°N 75.1869°W / 39.955; -75.1869 (Centennial National Bank)	University City	Frank Furness, architect (1875–76).
11	Chamounix	Chamounix More images	April 26, 1972 (#72001146)	West Fairmount Park on Chamounix Drive 40°00′13″N75°11′47″W / 40.0037°N 75.1963°W / 40.0037; -75.1963 (Chamounix)	Fairmount Park
12	City Line Avenue Bridge	City Line Avenue Bridge	June 22, 1988 (#88000802)	City Avenue over eastern branch of Indian Creek 39°58′29″N75°16′50″W / 39.9747°N 75.2806°W / 39.9747; -75.2806 (City Line Avenue Bridge)	Overbrook Farms
13	Cobbs Creek Automobile Suburb Historic District	Cobbs Creek Automobile Suburb Historic District More images	November 12, 1998 (#98001366)	Roughly bounded by Cobbs Creek Parkway, Spruce Street, 62nd Street, and Angora Street. 39°57′01″N75°14′50″W / 39.9503°N 75.2472°W / 39.9503; -75.2472 (Cobbs Creek Automobile Suburb Historic District)	Cobbs Creek
14	College Hall, University of Pennsylvania	College Hall, University of Pennsylvania More images	February 14, 1978 (#78002444)	Bounded by Walnut, Spruce, 34th, and 36th Streets 39°57′05″N75°11′38″W / 39.9514°N 75.1939°W / 39.9514; -75.1939 (College Hall, University of Pennsylvania)	University City	Thomas W. Richards, architect (1870–72).
15	Drexel Development Historic District	Drexel Development Historic District More images	November 14, 1982 (#82001546)	Roughly bounded by Pine, Delancey, 39th, and 40th Streets 39°57′03″N75°12′09″W / 39.9508°N 75.2025°W / 39.9508; -75.2025 (Drexel Development Historic District)	University City
16	Thomas Dunlap School	Thomas Dunlap School	December 4, 1986 (#86003277)	5031 Race Street 39°57′47″N75°13′18″W / 39.9631°N 75.2217°W / 39.9631; -75.2217 (Thomas Dunlap School)	Haddington
17	Fairmount Park	Fairmount Park More images	February 7, 1972 (#72001151)	Both banks of the Schuylkill River and the Wissahickon Creek, from Spring Garden Street to Northwestern Avenue 39°59′33″N75°12′19″W / 39.9925°N 75.2053°W / 39.9925; -75.2053 (Fairmount Park)	Fairmount Park	Extends into North and Northwest Philadelphia
18	Furness Library	Furness Library More images	May 19, 1972 (#72001154)	34th Street below Walnut on the University of Pennsylvania campus 39°57′06″N75°11′34″W / 39.9517°N 75.1928°W / 39.9517; -75.1928 (Furness Library)	University City	Frank Furness, architect (1888–91).
19	Garden Court Historic District	Garden Court Historic District	July 5, 1984 (#84003539)	Roughly bounded by Larchwood Avenue, 46th, 50th, and Pine Streets; also 4530 & 4537–4539 Osage Avenue 39°57′06″N75°13′07″W / 39.9518°N 75.2186°W / 39.9518; -75.2186 (Garden Court Historic District)	Garden Court
20	Haddington Historic District	Haddington Historic District	September 29, 1988 (#88001832)	6000 blocks of Market, Ludlow, and Chestnut Streets 39°57′41″N75°14′31″W / 39.9614°N 75.2419°W / 39.9614; -75.2419 (Haddington Historic District)	Haddington
21	Hanson Haines House	Hanson Haines House	January 29, 1985 (#85000179)	4801 Springfield Avenue 39°56′46″N75°13′01″W / 39.9461°N 75.2169°W / 39.9461; -75.2169 (Hanson Haines House)	Spruce Hill
22	Hajoca Corporation Headquarters and Showroom	Hajoca Corporation Headquarters and Showroom More images	February 27, 2003 (#03000079)	3025 Walnut Street 39°57′08″N75°11′06″W / 39.9521°N 75.1851°W / 39.9521; -75.1851 (Hajoca Corporation Headquarters and Showroom)	University City
23	Hamilton Family Estate	Hamilton Family Estate	June 22, 1979 (#79002321)	4039–4041 Baltimore Avenue & 4000–4018 Pine Street 39°57′00″N75°12′18″W / 39.95°N 75.205°W / 39.95; -75.205 (Hamilton Family Estate)	Spruce Hill
24	William B. Hanna School	William B. Hanna School	December 4, 1986 (#86003288)	5720–5738 Media Street 39°58′28″N75°14′10″W / 39.9744°N 75.2361°W / 39.9744; -75.2361 (William B. Hanna School)	Carroll Park
25	Holmes Junior High School	Holmes Junior High School	November 18, 1988 (#88002281)	5429–5455 Chestnut Street 39°57′35″N75°13′51″W / 39.9596°N 75.2307°W / 39.9596; -75.2307 (Holmes Junior High School)	Cobbs Creek
26	Hotel Pennsylvania	Hotel Pennsylvania More images	December 26, 2012 (#12001097)	3900 Chestnut Street 39°57′18″N75°12′00″W / 39.954984°N 75.200111°W / 39.954984; -75.200111 (Hotel Pennsylvania)	University City
27	Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital	Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital More images	October 15, 1966 (#66000684)	111 North 49th Street 39°57′42″N75°13′02″W / 39.9617°N 75.2172°W / 39.9617; -75.2172 (Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital)	Mill Creek	Samuel Sloan, architect (1856–59).
28	La Blanche Apartments	La Blanche Apartments More images	March 7, 1985 (#85000470)	5100 Walnut Street 39°57′23″N75°13′25″W / 39.9564°N 75.2236°W / 39.9564; -75.2236 (La Blanche Apartments)	Walnut Hill
29	Henry C. Lea School of Practice	Henry C. Lea School of Practice	November 18, 1988 (#88002291)	242 South 47th Street 39°57′16″N75°12′59″W / 39.9544°N 75.2164°W / 39.9544; -75.2164 (Henry C. Lea School of Practice)	Walnut Hill
30	Leader Theater	Leader Theater	August 9, 2021 (#100006793)	4102-4104 Lancaster Avenue 39°57′54″N75°12′20″W / 39.9651°N 75.2056°W / 39.9651; -75.2056 (Leader Theater)	Belmont
31	William Mann School	William Mann School	November 18, 1988 (#88002297)	1835–1869 North 54th Street 39°59′08″N75°13′53″W / 39.9856°N 75.2314°W / 39.9856; -75.2314 (William Mann School)	Wynnefield
32	Memorial Hall	Memorial Hall More images	December 8, 1976 (#76001665)	North Concourse Drive 39°58′46″N75°12′35″W / 39.9794°N 75.2097°W / 39.9794; -75.2097 (Memorial Hall)	Fairmount Park	Herman J. Schwarzmann, architect (1874–76).
33	Monte Vista	Monte Vista	March 3, 1983 (#83002275)	917–931 North 63rd Street, 6154–6160 Oxford Street, and 6151–6157 Nassau Street 39°58′46″N75°14′44″W / 39.9794°N 75.2456°W / 39.9794; -75.2456 (Monte Vista)	Overbrook
34	Overbrook Farms	Overbrook Farms	March 21, 1985 (#85000690)	Roughly bounded by City Line Avenue, 58th Street, Woodbine Avenue, and 64th Street 39°59′17″N75°14′55″W / 39.9881°N 75.2486°W / 39.9881; -75.2486 (Overbrook Farms)	Overbrook Farms
35	Overbrook High School	Overbrook High School More images	December 4, 1986 (#86003313)	North 59th Street and Lancaster Avenue 39°58′52″N75°14′19″W / 39.981°N 75.2385°W / 39.981; -75.2385 (Overbrook High School)	Overbrook
36	Overbrook School	Overbrook School	November 18, 1988 (#88002304)	6201–6231 Lebanon Avenue 39°58′55″N75°14′44″W / 39.9819°N 75.2456°W / 39.9819; -75.2456 (Overbrook School)	Overbrook
37	Overbrook Gardens Apartments	Overbrook Gardens Apartments	April 12, 2021 (#100006369)	902 North 63rd Street 39°58′43″N75°14′46″W / 39.9785°N 75.2462°W / 39.9785; -75.2462 (Overbrook Gardens Apartments)	Overbrook
38	Parkside Historic District	Parkside Historic District	November 17, 1983 (#83004248)	Bounded by Penn Central railroad tracks, North 38th Street, Girard, Parkside, and Belmont Avenues. 39°58′24″N75°12′23″W / 39.9733°N 75.2064°W / 39.9733; -75.2064 (Parkside Historic District)	Parkside
39	Penn Wynn House	Penn Wynn House	August 31, 2017 (#100001572)	2201 Bryn Mawr Avenue 39°59′25″N75°13′34″W / 39.990335°N 75.226077°W / 39.990335; -75.226077 (Penn Wynn House)	Wynnefield
40	Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Building	Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Building More images	October 28, 1999 (#99001291)	3158 Chestnut Street 39°57′13″N75°11′13″W / 39.9535°N 75.1869°W / 39.9535; -75.1869 (Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Building)	University City
41	Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building	Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building More images	February 27, 2003 (#03000071)	3175 John F. Kennedy Blvd. 39°57′22″N75°11′15″W / 39.9561°N 75.1875°W / 39.9561; -75.1875 (Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building)	University City
42	Pinehurst Apartments	Pinehurst Apartments	January 6, 1987 (#86003571)	4517 Pine & 324–334 South 45th Streets 39°57′07″N75°12′46″W / 39.9519°N 75.2129°W / 39.9519; -75.2129 (Pinehurst Apartments)	Spruce Hill
43	Poth and Schmidt Development Houses	Poth and Schmidt Development Houses More images	April 21, 1983 (#83002276)	3306–3316 Arch Street 39°57′27″N75°11′24″W / 39.9575°N 75.19°W / 39.9575; -75.19 (Poth and Schmidt Development Houses)	University City
44	Frederick A. Poth Houses	Frederick A. Poth Houses	April 19, 1979 (#79002327)	North Side of the 3300 block of Powelton Avenue 39°57′37″N75°11′25″W / 39.9603°N 75.1903°W / 39.9603; -75.1903 (Frederick A. Poth Houses)	Powelton Village
45	Powelton Historic District	Powelton Historic District More images	May 9, 1985 (#85000998)	Roughly bounded by Brandywine Street, 32nd to 39th Streets, and Lancaster Avenue 39°57′41″N75°11′32″W / 39.9614°N 75.1922°W / 39.9614; -75.1922 (Powelton Historic District)	Powelton Village
46	The Powelton	The Powelton	December 13, 1978 (#78002452)	3510 Powelton Avenue, 216 35th Street, and 215–221 36th Street 39°57′35″N75°11′25″W / 39.9597°N 75.1903°W / 39.9597; -75.1903 (The Powelton)	Powelton Village
47	Protestant Episcopal Church of the Saviour	Protestant Episcopal Church of the Saviour More images	August 1, 1979 (#79002328)	Ludlow Street and 3723–3725 Chestnut Street 39°57′21″N75°11′52″W / 39.9557°N 75.1979°W / 39.9557; -75.1979 (Protestant Episcopal Church of the Saviour)	University City	Charles M. Burns, architect (1889, rebuilt after 1902 fire).
48	Provident Mutual Insurance Company	Provident Mutual Insurance Company	December 30, 2019 (#100004809)	4601 Market Street 39°57′32″N75°12′51″W / 39.9590°N 75.2142°W / 39.9590; -75.2142 (Provident Mutual Insurance Company)	Mill Creek
49	Richards and Goddard Buildings	Richards and Goddard Buildings More images	January 16, 2009 (#09000081)	3700–3710 Hamilton Walk 39°56′59″N75°11′53″W / 39.9497°N 75.1981°W / 39.9497; -75.1981 (Richards and Goddard Buildings)	University City	On the University of Pennsylvania campus; Louis Kahn, architect (1957–61).
50	Paul Robeson House	Paul Robeson House More images	November 22, 2000 (#00001345)	4951 Walnut Street 39°57′29″N75°13′17″W / 39.9581°N 75.2214°W / 39.9581; -75.2214 (Paul Robeson House)	Spruce Hill
51	St. Anthony Hall House	St. Anthony Hall House	February 15, 2005 (#05000064)	3637 Locust Walk, University of Pennsylvania 39°57′09″N75°11′47″W / 39.9524°N 75.1964°W / 39.9524; -75.1964 (St. Anthony Hall House)	University City
52	Sansom Row	Sansom Row	December 27, 1977 (#77001190)	3402–3436 Sansom Street 39°57′13″N75°11′34″W / 39.9536°N 75.1928°W / 39.9536; -75.1928 (Sansom Row)	University City
53	John Shedwick Development Houses	John Shedwick Development Houses	March 10, 1982 (#82003814)	3433–3439 Lancaster Avenue 39°57′28″N75°11′31″W / 39.9579°N 75.1919°W / 39.9579; -75.1919 (John Shedwick Development Houses)	Powelton Village
54	William Shoemaker Junior High School	William Shoemaker Junior High School	December 4, 1986 (#86003328)	1476 North 53rd Street 39°58′34″N75°13′42″W / 39.9761°N 75.2283°W / 39.9761; -75.2283 (William Shoemaker Junior High School)	Carroll Park
55	Mayer Sulzberger Junior High School	Mayer Sulzberger Junior High School	November 18, 1988 (#88002328)	721 North 48th Street 39°57′53″N75°12′58″W / 39.9647°N 75.2161°W / 39.9647; -75.2161 (Mayer Sulzberger Junior High School)	Mill Creek
56	Thirtieth Street Station	Thirtieth Street Station More images	June 7, 1978 (#78002456)	West River Drive, Market, 30th, and Arch Streets 39°57′20″N75°10′55″W / 39.9556°N 75.1819°W / 39.9556; -75.1819 (Thirtieth Street Station)	University City	Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, architects (1929–34).
57	United States Post Office-Main Branch	United States Post Office-Main Branch More images	September 5, 2006 (#06000782)	2970 Market Street 39°57′14″N75°10′57″W / 39.9539°N 75.1826°W / 39.9539; -75.1826 (United States Post Office-Main Branch)	University City
58	University Avenue Bridge	University Avenue Bridge More images	May 26, 1994 (#94000515)	South University Avenue over the Schuylkill River 39°56′34″N75°11′49″W / 39.9428°N 75.1969°W / 39.9428; -75.1969 (University Avenue Bridge)	University City	Extends into South Philadelphia
59	University of Pennsylvania Campus Historic District	University of Pennsylvania Campus Historic District More images	December 28, 1978 (#78002457)	Roughly bounded by Hamilton Walk, South, 32nd, Walnut, 36th, Spruce, and 39th Streets 39°57′08″N75°11′40″W / 39.9522°N 75.1944°W / 39.9522; -75.1944 (University of Pennsylvania Campus Historic District)	University City
60	Walnut Park Plaza Hotel	Walnut Park Plaza Hotel	May 10, 2005 (#05000416)	6232–6250 Walnut Street 39°57′33″N75°14′49″W / 39.9593°N 75.2469°W / 39.9593; -75.2469 (Walnut Park Plaza Hotel)	Cobbs Creek
61	West Philadelphia High School	West Philadelphia High School More images	December 4, 1986 (#86003345)	4700 Walnut Street 39°57′19″N75°13′01″W / 39.9553°N 75.2169°W / 39.9553; -75.2169 (West Philadelphia High School)	Spruce Hill
62	West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Company Carhouse	West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Company Carhouse	April 12, 2021 (#100006370)	4100 Haverford Avenue 39°57′45″N75°12′21″W / 39.9625°N 75.2058°W / 39.9625; -75.2058 (West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Company Carhouse)	Haverford North
63	West Philadelphia Streetcar Suburb Historic District	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″N75°12′45″W / 39.9503°N 75.2125°W / 39.9503; -75.2125 (West Philadelphia Streetcar Suburb Historic District)	Spruce Hill	Boundary increase approved April 17, 2018.
64	WFIL Studio	WFIL Studio	July 28, 1986 (#86002092)	4548 Market Street 39°57′30″N75°12′45″W / 39.9582°N 75.2125°W / 39.9582; -75.2125 (WFIL Studio)	Spruce Hill
65	Wharton Street Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church and Sunday School	Wharton Street Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church and Sunday School	December 2, 2019 (#100004703)	5337 Catharine Street 39°56′58″N75°13′51″W / 39.9494°N 75.2307°W / 39.9494; -75.2307 (Wharton Street Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church and Sunday School)	Cobbs Creek
66	Woodland Terrace	Woodland Terrace	March 16, 1972 (#72001176)	500 block of Woodland Terrace 39°56′58″N75°12′17″W / 39.9494°N 75.2046°W / 39.9494; -75.2046 (Woodland Terrace)	University City	Samuel Sloan, architect.
67	The Woodlands	The Woodlands More images	December 24, 1967 (#67000022)	40th Street and Woodland Avenue 39°56′50″N75°12′10″W / 39.9472°N 75.2028°W / 39.9472; -75.2028 (The Woodlands)	University City	Built ca. 1742, expanded 1787-90.
68	Wynnestay	Wynnestay	December 30, 2008 (#08001270)	5125 Woodbine Avenue 39°59′38″N75°13′49″W / 39.994°N 75.2304°W / 39.994; -75.2304 (Wynnestay)	Wynnefield	Built 1689, expanded 1700.

See also

• Philadelphia portal

• 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. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-07.