Philadelphia Historic Place Information - Becoming a Tour/Travel Guide

Historic Places in Philadelphia Proper

This is not an all inclusive listing, but will get one started on the visitor's tour of the city. It is advisable to call for events, dates, times, entry fees, etc. before looking for a parking space. Many of the establishments have Senior Citizen days and discounts.

Academy of Music
    Broad & Locust Sts.,
    Southwest Corner
    Philadelphia, PA.

American Philosophical Society
    Independence Square
    Philadelphia, PA.

Athenaeum of Philadelphia
    219 S 6th St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Bartram, John, House
    54th St. & Eastwick Ave.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Boat House Row
    1-15 Kelly Dr.
    Fairmount Park
    Philadelphia, PA.

Carpenters' Hall
    320 Chestnut St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Christ Church
    2nd & Market Sts.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Church of Saint James the Less
    Hunting Park Ave. at Clearfield St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Cliveden
    6401 Germantown Ave.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Colonial Germantown Historic District
    Windrom Ave. to Upsal St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Coltrane, John William, House
    1511 N 33rd St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Cope, Edward Drinker, House
    2102 Pine St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Eakins, Thomas, House
    1729 Mount Vernon Pl.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Eastern State Penitentiary
    21st St. & Fairmount Ave.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Elfreths Alley Historic District
    North of Arch St., Between 2nd & Front St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Fairmount Water Works
    640 Waterworks Drive (Was Aquarium Dr.)
    Fairmount Park
    Philadelphia, PA., 19130
    215-685-0723
    www.fairmountwaterworks.org

First Bank of the United States
    116 S Third St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Forrest, Edwin, House
    1326 N Broad St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Fort Mifflin
    Marina Rd. & Penrose Ferry Rd.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Founder's Hall, Girard College
    Girard & Corinthian Sts.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Friends Hospital
    4641 Roosevelt Blvd.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Furness Library
    34th St. Below Walnut on University of Penn Campus
    Philadelphia, PA.

Germantown Cricket Club
    401-457 W Manheim St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Harper, Francis Ellen Watkins, House
    1006 Bainbridge St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Hill-Physick House
    321 S 4th St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital
    111 N 49th St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Insurance Company of North America Building
    1600 Arch St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Johnson, John, House
    6306 Germantown Ave.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Laurel Hill Cemetery
    3822 Ridge Ave.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Lesley, J. Peter, House
    1008 Clinton St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Liberty Bell - Independence National Historical Park
   (Independence Hall - Philadelphia and other Historic Places.)
    Philadelphia, PA.
    http://www.nps.gov/inde/visit.html

Masonic Temple
    1 N Broad St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Memorial Hall
    N Concourse Dr.
    Fairmount Park
    Philadelphia, PA.

Merchant's Exchange Building
    143 S 3rd St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
    419 S 6th St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Mount Pleasant
    Reservoir Rd.
    Fairmount Park
    Philadelphia, PA.

New Century Guild
    1307 Locust St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

New Market
    S 2nd St. Between Pine & Lombard St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Peale, Charles Wilson, House
    2100 Clarkson Ave.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
    118 N Broad St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Pennsylvania Hospital
    8th & Spruce
    Philadelphia, PA.

Philadelphia City Hall
    Broad & Market St.,
    Penn Square
    Philadelphia, PA.

Philadelphia Contributionship
    212 S 4th St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Building
    1212 Market St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Poe, Edgar Allen, House
    530-532 N 7th St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Race Street Friends Meeting House
    1518 Race St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Reading Terminal & Train shed
    1115-1141 Market St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Reynolds-Morris House
    225 S 8th St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Rittenhouse town Historic District
    206-210 Lincoln Dr.
    Fairmount Park
    Philadelphia, PA.

Saint Marks Episcopal Church
    1607-1627 Locust St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Saint Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church
    3rd St. & Pine St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Second Bank of the United States
    Chestnut St. Between 4th St. & 5th St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

South, George W., Memorial Protestant Episcopal Church
    18th St. & Diamond St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Stenton
    18th St. & Courtland St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Sully, Thomas, Residence
    530 Spruce St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Tanner, Henry O., House
    2908 W Diamond St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

U.S. Naval Home
    Grays Ferry Ave. On 24th St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

U.S.S. Becuna
    Penns Landing,
    Delaware River
    Philadelphia, PA.

U.S.S. Olympia North Delaware Ave.
    Pier 11 North
    Philadelphia, PA.

Wagner Free Institute of Science
    1700-1720 Montgomery Ave.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Walnut Street Theater
    9th & Walnut St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Wanamaker, John, Store
    1301-1325 Chestnut St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Woodford Fairmount Park
    33rd & Dauphin St.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Woodlands
    40th & Woodland Ave.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Wyck House
    6026 Germantown Ave.
    Philadelphia, PA.

Please note that this page is no longer updated and all information is for reference only, many of the addresses, telephone numbers, etc., many have changed.