National Register Listings in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
1616 Building
1900 Rittenhouse Square Apartments
26th District Police and Patrol Station
32nd St. and Lancaster Ave. Philadelphia Armory
Academy of Music
Adams Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia
Adamson, William, School
Adelphi School
Ajax Metal Company Plant
Albion Carpet Mill
Alcorn, James, School
Alden Park Manor
Alfred Newton Richards Medical Research Laboratories and David Goddard Laboratories Buildings
Allen, Ethan, School
Amalgamated Center
American Baptist Publication Society
American Philosophical Society Hall
American Railway Express Company Garage
Anderson, Marian, House
Anglecot, The
Arch Street Friends Meeting House
Arch Street Opera House
Arch Street Presbyterian Church
Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Audenried, Charles Y., Junior High School
Awbury Historic District
Axe, William W., School
Bache, Alexander Dallas, School
Bair, Oliver, H., Funeral Home
Baird, Matthew, Mansion
Baptist Institute for Christian Workers
BARNEGAT (lightship)
Bartlett School
Barton, Clara, School
Bartram, John, High School
Bartram, John, House
Beatty's Mills Factory Building
Beeber, Dimner, Junior High School
Beggarstown School
Belgravia Hotel
Bell Telephone Company Building
Bell Telephone Exchange Building
Bell, John C., House
Bellevue Stratford Hotel
Belmont Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia
Belmont School
Benjamin Franklin Hotel
Bergdoll Mansion
Bergdoll, Louis, House
Bethel Burial Ground
Biberman Building
Billmeyer, Daniel, House
Billmeyer, Michael, House
Birney, Gen. David B., School
Bishop Mackay-Smith House
Blankenburg, Reudolph, School
Board of Education Building
Boat House Row
Boekel Building
Bok, Edward, Vocational School
Boone, Daniel, School
Bregy, F. Amadee, School
Breslyn Apartments
Brewerytown Historic District
Bridesburg School
Broad Street Historic District
Brooks, George L., School
Brown, Joseph H., School
Brownhill and Kramer Hosiery Mill
Budd, Edward G., Manufacturing Company
Buick Motor Company Building
Burk Brothers and Company
Butterworth, H.W. and Sons Company Building
Callowhill Industrial Historic District
Carl Mackley Houses
Carnell, Laura H., School
Carpenters' Hall
Carroll, Charles, Public School
Cassidy, Lewis C., School
Catharine, Joseph W., School
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
Centennial National Bank
Center City West Commercial Historic District
Center City West Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Central High School
Chamounix
Chandler, George, School
Chateau Crillon Apartment House
Chestnut Hill Historic District
Childs, George W., School
Christ Church
Christ Church Burial Ground
Church of St. James the Less
Church of the Holy Trinity
City Line Avenue Bridge
City Park Brewery
Clarkson-Watson House
Class and Nachod Brewery
Cliffs, The
Clinton Street Historic District
Cliveden (Chew House)
Cobbs Creek Automobile Suburb Historic District
College Hall, University Of Pennsylvania
College of Physicians of Philadelphia Building
Colonial Germantown Historic District
Colonial Germantown Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Coltrane, John, House
Comly, Watson, School
Commandant's Quarters
Compton and Bloomfield
Conwell, Russell H., School
Conyngham-Hacker House
Cooke, Jay, Junior High School
Cope, Edward Drinker, House
Creighton, Thomas, School
Crossan, Kennedy, School
Crown Can Company Building
Darrah, Lydia, School
Delaware Station of the Philadelphia Electric Company, The
Delmar Apartments
Deshler-Morris House
Disston, Hamilton, School
Disston, Mary, School
Dobbins, Murrell, Vocational School
Dobson Mills
Dobson, James, School
Drake Hotel
Drexel and Company Building
Drexel Development Historic District
Drexel, Francis M., School
Drinker's Court
Dropsie University Complex
Drueding Brothers Company Building
Druim Moir Historic District
Dunbar, Paul Lawrence, School
Dunlap, Thomas, School
Durham, Thomas, School
Eakins, Thomas, House
East Center City Commercial Historic District
Eastern State Penitentiary
Edmunds, Henry R., School
Edward Corner Marine Merchandise Warehouse
Elfreth's Alley Historic District
Elk's Lodge BPOE No. 2
Elverson, James, Jr., School
Emlen, Eleanor Cope, School of Practice
Equitable Trust Building
Estey Hall
Eyre, Wilson, House
Fair Hill Burial Ground
Fairmount Avenue Historic District
Fairmount Park
Fairmount Water Works
Farragut, David, School
Fayette School
Federal Street School
Fell, D. Newlin, School
Feltonville School No. 2
Ferguson, Joseph C., School
Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company Building
Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company Building
Finletter, Thomas K., School
First Bank of the United States
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Philadelphia, Northeast Branch
First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry Armory
First Unitarian Church
Fisher's Lane
Fitler School
Fitzsimons, Thomas, Junior High School
Fleischer, Helen, Vocational School
Fleisher, Samuel S., Art Memorial
Forrest, Edwin, House
Forrest, Edwin, School
Fort Mifflin
Fort Mifflin Hospital
Founder's Hall, Girard College
Frank, Henry S., Memorial Synagogue
Frankford Arsenal
Frankford Avenue Bridge
Frankford Avenue Bridge
Franklin Carpet Mill
Franklin Hose Company No. 28
Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute Science Museum
Franklin Square
Franklin, Benjamin, School
Frazier's, Joe, Gym
Free Quaker Meetinghouse
Friends Hospital
Friends Housing Cooperative
Fulton, Robert, School
Furness Library
Furness, Horace, Junior High School
Garden Court Historic District
Garden Court Historic District (Boundary Increase)
General Electric Switchgear Plant
George, Henry, Birthplace
German Society of Pennsylvania
Germantown Cricket Club
Germantown Grammar School
Germantown Grammar School (Boundary Increase)
Germantown Jewish Centre
Germantown Junction Station
Gillespie, Elizabeth Duane, Junior High School
Girard Avenue Historic District
Girard Avenue West Historic District
Girard College Complex
Girard Group
Glen Foerd at Torresdale
Globe Ticket Company Building
Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church National Historic Site
Goodman Brothers and Hinlein Company
Gotham Silk Hosiery Company
Grace Church, Mt. Airy
Graham and Laird, Schober and Mitchell Factories
Gratz, Simon, High School
Graver's Lane Station
Grays Road Recreation Center
Green Tree Tavern
Greenbelt Knoll Historic District
Grumblethorpe
Grumblethorpe Tenant House
Haddington Historic District
Haines, Hanson, House
Hajoca Corporation Headquarters and Showroom
Hamilton Family Estate
Hanna, William B., School
Happy Hollow Recreation Center
Harding, Warren G., Junior High School
Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins, House
Harrington Machine Shop
Harris Building
Harrison, William H., School
Hatfield House
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, School
Head House Square
Henry Whitaker’s Sons’ Mill
Henry, Charles Wolcott, School
Heywood Chair Factory
Hill-Physick House
Hockley Row
Hogue, Robert M., House
Holman, A. J., and Company
Holme Avenue Bridge
Holmes Junior High School
Hopkinson, Francis, School
Horn, George L., School
Hotel Pennsylvania
Houses at 1907-1951 N. 32nd St.
Houses at 2000-2018 Delancey Street
Houston, Henry H., School
Howe, Julia Ward, School
Howell and Brothers Paper Hangings Manufactory
Howell House
Independence National Historical Park
Institute for Colored Youth
Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital
Insurance Company of North America Building
Integrity Title Insurance, Trust and Safe Deposit Company
International Harvester Company Building-Philadelphia Branch House
Irish, Nathaniel, House
Ivy Lodge
Jayne, Horace, House
Jefferson, Thomas, School
Jenks, John Story, School
Johnson, John, House
Jones, John Paul, Junior High School
Juvenile and Domestic Branches of the Municipal Court
Kahn, Harry C. and Son, Warehouse
Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA
Kensington High School for Girls
Key, Francis Scott, School
Kinsey, John L., School
Kirkbride, Eliza Butler, School
Knowlton
La Blanche Apartments
Land Title Building
Landreth, David, School
Larkin-Belber Building
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Lawndale School
Lea, Henry C., School of Practice
Leidy, Dr. Joseph, House
Lesley, J. Peter, House
Levering, William, School
Lits Department Store
Logan Demonstration School
Logan Square
Longfellow, Henry, School
Lorraine Apartments
Lowell, James Russell, School
Lower North Philadelphia Speculative Housing Historic District
Ludlow, James R., School
Malvern Hall
Manayunk Main Street Historic District
Mann, William, School
Marine Barracks
Marine Corps Depot of Supplies, Schuykill Warehouse
Marine Corps Supply Activity
Marshall, John, School
Martin Orthopedic School
Martin, James, School
Mask and Wig Club of the University of Pennsylvania
Masonic Temple
Maxwell, Ebenezer, House
Mayfair House
McCallum Manor
McClure, Alexander K., School
McDaniel, Delaplaine, School
McDowell Memorial Presbyterian Church
McIlvain, Francis, House
Meade, George, School
Mechanicsville School
Mecky, A., Company Building
Meehan, Thomas, School
Memorial Hall
Mennonite Meetinghouse
Merchants' Exchange Building
Meredith, William M., School
Metropolitan Opera House
Middishade Clothing Factory
Mifflin School
Mifflin, Thomas, School
Mikveh Israel Cemetery
Mill-Rae
Mitchell, S. Weir, School
Monastery, The
Monte Vista
Moore, Capt. Thomas, House
Moore, Clarence B., House
Morrison, Andrew J., School
Most Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church, Rectory and Parochial School
Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church
Mount Pleasant
Mt. Airy Station
Muhlenberg School
Muhr, Simon, Work Training School
Mulford Building
Musical Fund Hall
N. Snellenburg Company Department Store Warehouse
National Bank of North Philadelphia
Nebinger, George W., School
Neill-Mauran House
New Century Guild
New Market
New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building
Nichols, Jeremiah, School
North Broad Street Mansion District
North Broad Street Station, Reading Company
Northeast Manual Training School
Northern Liberties Historic District
Northern National Bank
Northern Saving Fund and Safe Deposit Company
Nugent Home for Baptists
Oakley, Violet, Studio
Oaks Cloister
Ogontz Hall
Old City Historic District
Old Federal Reserve Bank
Old Germantown Academy And Headmasters' Houses
Olney Elementary School
Olney High School
Ortlieb, Henry F., Company Bottling House
Overbrook Farms
Overbrook Gardens Apartments
Overbrook High School
Overbrook School
Packard Motor Corporation Building
Park Towne Place
Parkside Historic District
Paterson, John M., School
Peale, Charles Willson, House
Peirce, William S., School
Penn Towers
Penn Treaty Junior High School
Penn Wynn House
Penn, William, High School for Girls
Pennell, Joseph, School
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pennsylvania Hospital
Pennsylvania Institute for the Deaf and Dumb
Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Building
Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building
Pennsylvania State Office Building
Pennypacker, Samuel W., School
Peter Woll and Sons Factory
Philadelphia City Hall
Philadelphia College of Art
Philadelphia College of Art (Boundary Increase)
Philadelphia Contributionship
Philadelphia High School for Girls
Philadelphia National Cemetery
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Historic District
Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot
Philadelphia Racquet Club
Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Building
Philadelphia School of Design for Women
Philadelphia School of Occupational Therapy
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Philadelphia Wholesales Drug Company Building
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Freight Shed
Physicians and Dentists Building
Pinehurst Apartments
Pitcairn Building
Plays and Players
Plaza Apartments
Poe, Edgar Allan, House, National Historic Site
Poe, Edgar Allen, School
Portico Row
Poth and Schmidt Development Houses
Poth, Frederick A., Houses,
Powelton Historic District
Powelton, The
Powers, Thomas, School
Presser Home for Retired Music Teachers
Princeton Club
Progress Lighting Manufacturing Company
Protestant Episcopal Church of the Saviour
Provident Mutual Insurance Company
Quaker City Dye Works
Race Street Friends Meetinghouse
Rafsnyder-Welsh House
Ralston, Robert, School
Ramcat Historic District
Ramsey, J. Sylvester, School
Randolph House
Read, Thomas Buchanan, School
Reading Company Grain Elevator
Reading Terminal and Trainshed
Regent-Rennoc Court
Reynolds, Gen. John F., School
Reynolds-Morris House
Richmond School
Ridge Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia
Ridge Avenue Farmers' Market
Ringgold Place
Rittenhouse Historic District
Rittenhouse Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Rittenhouse Square
RittenhouseTown Historic District
Roberts-Quay House
Robeson, Paul, House
Rodeph Shalom Synagogue
Rohm and Haas Corporate Headquarters
Roosevelt, Theodore, Junior High School
Rowen, William, School
Royal Theater
Ruan, John, House
Ryerss Mansion
Sansom Row
Schaeffer, Charles, School
Scherer, Frank C., Wagon Works
Schoettle, Edwin J., Company Building
Second Bank of the United States
Seymour, Edward B., House
Sharpless, William C., House
Sharswood, George, School
Shaw, Anna Howard, Junior High School
Shedwick, John, Development Houses
Sheridan, Philip H., School
Shoemaker, William, Junior High School
Smaltz Building
Smedley, Franklin, School
Smith, Walter George, School
Smyser and English Pharmacy
Snellenburg's Clothing Factory
Social Service Building
Society Hill Historic District
Solomon House
South Front Street Historic District
South, George W., Memorial Protestant Episcopal Church of the Advocate
Southwark District
Southwark School
Special Troops Armory
Spring Garden District
Spring Garden District (Boundary Increase)
Spring Garden School No. 1
Spring Garden School No. 2
SS UNITED STATES (Steamship)
St. Anthony de Padua Parish School
St. Anthony Hall House
St. Augustine's Catholic Church
St. Clement's Protestant Episcopal Church
St. Gabriel’s Roman Catholic Church Complex
St. George's Methodist Church
St. James Hotel
St. John's Church
St. Joseph's House for Homeless Industrious Boys
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
St. Peter's Church
St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Germantown
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Stanton, Edwin M., School
Stanton, M. Hall, Public School
Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company Complex
Stenton
Stevens, Thaddeus, School of Observation
Stewart, John, Houses
Strawbridge and Clothier Department Store Warehouse
Strickland, William, Row
Suburban Station Building
Suffolk Manor Apartments
Sullivan, James J., School
Sully, Thomas, Residence
Sulzberger, Mayer, Junior High School
Sun Oil Building
Sykes Brothers Yarn Mill (Additional Documentation)
Tacony Disston Community Development Historic District
Tacony Music Hall
Tanner, Henry O., House
Tasty Baking Company Building
Taylor, Bayard, School
Terminal Commerce Building
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
The Elverson Building
Thirtieth Street Station
Thirty-third Street Bridge in Philadelphia
Thomas Mill Covered Bridge
Thomas, George C., Junior High School
Tilden, William J., Junior High School
Times Finishing Works
Tindley Temple United Methodist Church
Touraine, The
Tulpehocken Station Historic District
U.S. Mint Building at Philadelphia
U.S. Naval Home
U.S.S. OLYMPIA
Union League of Philadelphia
Union Methodist Episcopal Church
United States Custom House
United States Post Office-Main Branch
University Avenue Bridge
University of Pennsylvania Campus Historic District
Upper Roxborough Historic District
Upper Roxborough Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Upsala
Uptown Theater and Office Building
US Court House and Post Office Building
USS BECUNA (SS-319)
Vare, Abigail, School
Vare, Edwin H., Junior High School
Vaux, Roberts, Junior High School
Wagner Free Institute of Science
Wagner, Gen. Louis, Junior High School
Walnut Park Plaza Hotel
Walnut Street Theatre
Walnut-Chancellor Historic District
Walton, Rudolph, School
Wanamaker, John, Store
Warburton House
Warwick, The
Washington Avenue Historic District
Washington Square
Washington Square West Historic District
Washington, George, School
Watson, Sally, House
Waverly Garage
Wayne Junction Historic District
Wayne, Anthony, School
WCAU Studios
Wesley AME Zion Church
Wesley Building
West Diamond Street Townhouse Historic District
West Philadelphia High School
West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Company Carhouse
West Philadelphia Streetcar Suburb Historic District
WFIL Studio
Wharton Street Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church and Sunday School
Whittier, John Greenleaf, School
Widow Maloby's Tavern
Wilde, John and Brother, Inc.
Willard, Francis E., School
William Brown Company Hosiery Mill
Wills Hospital
Wilmot, David, School
Wilson, James, Public School
Wilson, Woodrow, Junior High School
Wissahickon
Wissahickon Inn
Wissahickon Memorial Bridge
Wister, Mary Channing, School
Witherspoon Building
Wolf, George, School
Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania
Woodford
Woodland Terrace
Woodlands, The
Wright, Richardson L., School
Wyck House
Wynnestay
Wyoming Central Office of the Bell Telephone Company
YMCA of Germantown
Yorktown Historic District
Young Men's Christian Association
Young, Smyth, Field Company Building
About Philadelphia County
Philadelphia County Timeline
Philadelphia County, located in the southeastern part of Pennsylvania, has a rich and diverse history that spans more than three centuries. Its history can be traced back to the late 17th century when William Penn founded the city of Philadelphia in 1682 as the capital of the Pennsylvania Colony. The area, originally inhabited by indigenous Lenape people, quickly grew into a major center for trade, commerce, and governance.
During the 18th century, Philadelphia became a hotbed of political activity and played a significant role in the American Revolution. It was in Philadelphia that the Second Continental Congress met and adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The city also served as the temporary capital of the United States from 1790 to 1800, while Washington, D.C., was under construction.
In the 19th century, Philadelphia County experienced significant industrial growth, becoming a major center for manufacturing and transportation. The county’s location along the Delaware River made it an ideal hub for the shipping and textile industries. Immigrants from various countries, including Ireland, Italy, and Germany, flocked to Philadelphia in search of employment opportunities, leading to a demographic shift and cultural diversity within the county.
In the 20th century, Philadelphia County faced its fair share of challenges and underwent periods of economic decline. However, the city and county have since revitalized and reinvented themselves as a dynamic and thriving metropolis. Today, Philadelphia County is known for its rich history, vibrant arts and culture scene, iconic landmarks such as Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, and its role as a major center for education and healthcare.
During the 18th century, Philadelphia became a hotbed of political activity and played a significant role in the American Revolution. It was in Philadelphia that the Second Continental Congress met and adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The city also served as the temporary capital of the United States from 1790 to 1800, while Washington, D.C., was under construction.
In the 19th century, Philadelphia County experienced significant industrial growth, becoming a major center for manufacturing and transportation. The county’s location along the Delaware River made it an ideal hub for the shipping and textile industries. Immigrants from various countries, including Ireland, Italy, and Germany, flocked to Philadelphia in search of employment opportunities, leading to a demographic shift and cultural diversity within the county.
In the 20th century, Philadelphia County faced its fair share of challenges and underwent periods of economic decline. However, the city and county have since revitalized and reinvented themselves as a dynamic and thriving metropolis. Today, Philadelphia County is known for its rich history, vibrant arts and culture scene, iconic landmarks such as Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, and its role as a major center for education and healthcare.
Philadelphia County Timeline
This timeline provides a condensed summary of the historical journey of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
- 1624 - Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen Mey claims the area for the Dutch Republic
- 1682 - William Penn founds the city of Philadelphia as the capital of the Pennsylvania colony
- 1701 - Philadelphia becomes a separate county, known as Philadelphia County
- 1774-1778 - Philadelphia serves as the temporary capital of the United States during the Revolutionary War
- 1787 - Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) hosts the Constitutional Convention
- 1800-1830 - Philadelphia experiences rapid industrial growth and becomes a major manufacturing center
- 1844 - Consolidation Act merges Philadelphia City and Philadelphia County into a single governmental entity
- 1861-1865 - Philadelphia supports the Union during the American Civil War
- 1876 - Philadelphia hosts the Centennial Exposition to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
- 1901 - Philadelphia's population exceeds one million, becoming the third-largest city in the United States
- 1952 - Independence National Historical Park is established, encompassing many key historic sites in Philadelphia
- 1976 - Philadelphia celebrates the United States' Bicentennial with various events and festivities