National Register of Historic Places listings in South Philadelphia

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

Location of South Philadelphia in Philadelphia

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in South 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. South Philadelphia includes 62 of these properties and districts, including 2 National Historic Landmarks; the city's remaining properties and districts are listed elsewhere. One site is split between South Philadelphia and other parts of the city, and is thus included on multiple lists.

Current listings

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[2] Name on the Register Image Date listed[3] Location Neighborhood Description
1 James Alcorn School
 
James Alcorn School
November 18, 1988
(#88002225)
1500 South 32nd Street
39°56′07″N 75°11′51″W / 39.9353°N 75.1975°W / 39.9353; -75.1975 (James Alcorn School)
Grays Ferry
2 Marian Anderson House
 
Marian Anderson House
April 14, 2011
(#11000198)
762 South Martin Street
39°56′32″N 75°10′29″W / 39.942361°N 75.174861°W / 39.942361; -75.174861 (Marian Anderson House)
Southwest Center City
3 Charles Y. Audenried Junior High School
 
Charles Y. Audenried Junior High School
November 18, 1988
(#88002239)
1601 South 33rd Street
39°56′01″N 75°11′58″W / 39.9336°N 75.1994°W / 39.9336; -75.1994 (Charles Y. Audenried Junior High School)
Grays Ferry The photo shows the replacement school on the same site
4 Baptist Institute for Christian Workers
 
Baptist Institute for Christian Workers
April 21, 1983
(#83002265)
1427 Snyder Avenue
39°55′29″N 75°10′14″W / 39.9247°N 75.1706°W / 39.9247; -75.1706 (Baptist Institute for Christian Workers)
West Passyunk
5 Bartlett School
 
Bartlett School
December 4, 1986
(#86003315)
1100 Catharine Street
39°56′24″N 75°09′42″W / 39.94°N 75.1617°W / 39.94; -75.1617 (Bartlett School)
Hawthorne
6 Bethel Burial Ground
 
Bethel Burial Ground
January 5, 2016
(#15000734)
415 Queen Street
39°56′16″N 75°09′04″W / 39.937778°N 75.151111°W / 39.937778; -75.151111 (Bethel Burial Ground)
Queen Village
7 Edward Bok Vocational School
 
Edward Bok Vocational School
December 4, 1986
(#86003264)
1901 South 9th Street
39°55′33″N 75°09′37″W / 39.9258°N 75.1603°W / 39.9258; -75.1603 (Edward Bok Vocational School)
Central South Philadelphia
8 F. Amadee Bregy School
 
F. Amadee Bregy School
November 18, 1988
(#88002249)
1700 Bigler Street
39°54′52″N 75°10′36″W / 39.9144°N 75.1767°W / 39.9144; -75.1767 (F. Amadee Bregy School)
Marconi Plaza
9 George W. Childs School
 
George W. Childs School
November 18, 1988
(#88002257)
1501 South 17th Street
39°55′53″N 75°10′22″W / 39.9314°N 75.1728°W / 39.9314; -75.1728 (George W. Childs School)
Point Breeze Built 1894–96, designed by Joseph Anschutz[4]
10 Commandant's Quarters
 
Commandant's Quarters
June 3, 1976
(#76001661)
U.S. Naval Base
39°53′48″N 75°10′38″W / 39.8967°N 75.1772°W / 39.8967; -75.1772 (Commandant's Quarters)
Navy Yard
11 Francis M. Drexel School
 
Francis M. Drexel School
December 4, 1986
(#86003272)
1800 South 16th Street
39°55′42″N 75°10′23″W / 39.9283°N 75.1731°W / 39.9283; -75.1731 (Francis M. Drexel School)
Point Breeze Built 1888–89, designed by Joseph Anschutz[4]
Demolished Feb., 2010
12 Federal Street School
 
Federal Street School
December 1, 1986
(#86003294)
1130–1148 Federal Street
39°56′05″N 75°09′48″W / 39.9347°N 75.1633°W / 39.9347; -75.1633 (Federal Street School)
Passyunk Square
13 D. Newlin Fell School
 
D. Newlin Fell School
November 18, 1988
(#88002268)
900 Oregon Avenue
39°54′56″N 75°09′48″W / 39.9156°N 75.1633°W / 39.9156; -75.1633 (D. Newlin Fell School)
East Oregon
14 Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial
 
Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial
November 14, 1982
(#82001547)
711–721 Catharine Street
39°56′21″N 75°09′18″W / 39.9392°N 75.1551°W / 39.9392; -75.1551 (Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial)
Bella Vista
15 Franklin Hose Company No. 28
 
Franklin Hose Company No. 28
December 3, 1980
(#80003604)
730–732 South Broad Street
39°56′32″N 75°09′58″W / 39.9421°N 75.1661°W / 39.9421; -75.1661 (Franklin Hose Company No. 28)
Southwest Center City
16 Horace Furness Junior High School
 
Horace Furness Junior High School
December 1, 1986
(#86003286)
1900 South 3rd Street
39°55′26″N 75°09′03″W / 39.9238°N 75.1507°W / 39.9238; -75.1507 (Horace Furness Junior High School)
Pennsport
17 Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church National Historic Site
 
Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church National Historic Site
October 15, 1966
(#66000682)
Swanson Street, between Christian and Water Streets
39°56′04″N 75°08′38″W / 39.9344°N 75.1439°W / 39.9344; -75.1439 (Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church National Historic Site)
Queen Village
18 Grays Road Recreation Center
 
Grays Road Recreation Center
April 21, 1988
(#88000448)
2501 Christian Street
39°56′33″N 75°11′06″W / 39.9425°N 75.1851°W / 39.9425; -75.1851 (Grays Road Recreation Center)
Grays Ferry
19 Frances Ellen Watkins Harper House
 
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper House
December 8, 1976
(#76001663)
1006 Bainbridge Street
39°56′31″N 75°09′34″W / 39.9419°N 75.1594°W / 39.9419; -75.1594 (Frances Ellen Watkins Harper House)
Bella Vista
20 Nathaniel Hawthorne School
 
Nathaniel Hawthorne School
December 4, 1986
(#86003289)
712 South 12th Street
39°56′30″N 75°09′44″W / 39.9417°N 75.1622°W / 39.9417; -75.1622 (Nathaniel Hawthorne School)
Hawthorne
21 Howell and Brothers Paper Hangings Manufactory
 
Howell and Brothers Paper Hangings Manufactory
December 21, 2017
(#100001912)
2101 Washington Avenue
39°56′22″N 75°10′45″W / 39.939372°N 75.179061°W / 39.939372; -75.179061 (Howell and Brothers Paper Hangings Manufactory)
Southwest Center City Built 1865[5]
22 Institute for Colored Youth
 
Institute for Colored Youth
December 4, 1986
(#86003324)
10th and Bainbridge Streets
39°56′31″N 75°09′28″W / 39.9419°N 75.1579°W / 39.9419; -75.1579 (Institute for Colored Youth)
Bella Vista
23 Nathaniel Irish House
 
Nathaniel Irish House
March 16, 1972
(#72001160)
704 South Front Street
39°56′24″N 75°08′40″W / 39.9399°N 75.1444°W / 39.9399; -75.1444 (Nathaniel Irish House)
Queen Village
24 Francis Scott Key School
 
Francis Scott Key School
December 1, 1986
(#86003296)
2238 South 8th Street
39°55′15″N 75°09′38″W / 39.9208°N 75.1606°W / 39.9208; -75.1606 (Francis Scott Key School)
Central South Philadelphia Built 1889, designed by Joseph Anschutz[4]
25 Eliza Butler Kirkbride School
 
Eliza Butler Kirkbride School
November 18, 1988
(#88002290)
626 Dickinson Street
39°55′48″N 75°09′22″W / 39.93°N 75.1561°W / 39.93; -75.1561 (Eliza Butler Kirkbride School)
Passyunk Square
26 David Landreth School
 
David Landreth School
December 4, 1986
(#86003299)
1201 South 23rd Street
39°56′16″N 75°10′54″W / 39.9378°N 75.1817°W / 39.9378; -75.1817 (David Landreth School)
Point Breeze Built 1889, designed by Joseph Anschutz[4]
27 Marine Barracks
 
Marine Barracks
July 13, 1976
(#76001664)
Building 100, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 4800 S. 13th Street
39°53′32″N 75°10′28″W / 39.8921°N 75.1744°W / 39.8921; -75.1744 (Marine Barracks)
Navy Yard
28 Marine Corps Depot of Supplies, Schuylkill Warehouse
 
Marine Corps Depot of Supplies, Schuylkill Warehouse
November 12, 2004
(#04001228)
700–734 Schuylkill Avenue
39°56′41″N 75°11′12″W / 39.9447°N 75.1868°W / 39.9447; -75.1868 (Marine Corps Depot of Supplies, Schuylkill Warehouse)
Schuylkill
29 Marine Corps Supply Activity
 
Marine Corps Supply Activity
August 6, 1975
(#75001662)
1100 South Broad Street
39°56′15″N 75°10′02″W / 39.9376°N 75.1671°W / 39.9376; -75.1671 (Marine Corps Supply Activity)
Point Breeze
30 Delaplaine McDaniel School
 
Delaplaine McDaniel School
December 4, 1986
(#86003303)
2100 Moore Street
39°55′46″N 75°10′53″W / 39.9294°N 75.1814°W / 39.9294; -75.1814 (Delaplaine McDaniel School)
Point Breeze
31 William M. Meredith School
 
William M. Meredith School
December 4, 1986
(#86003307)
5th and Fitzwater Streets
39°56′23″N 75°09′03″W / 39.9396°N 75.1508°W / 39.9396; -75.1508 (William M. Meredith School)
Queen Village
32 Capt. Thomas Moore House
 
Capt. Thomas Moore House
March 16, 1972
(#72001165)
702 South Front Street
39°56′24″N 75°08′40″W / 39.94°N 75.1444°W / 39.94; -75.1444 (Capt. Thomas Moore House)
Queen Village
33 George W. Nebinger School
 
George W. Nebinger School
November 18, 1988
(#88002303)
601–627 Carpenter Street
39°56′12″N 75°09′14″W / 39.9367°N 75.1539°W / 39.9367; -75.1539 (George W. Nebinger School)
Bella Vista
34 Jeremiah Nichols School
 
Jeremiah Nichols School
November 18, 1988
(#88002241)
1235 South 16th Street
39°56′06″N 75°10′14″W / 39.935°N 75.1706°W / 39.935; -75.1706 (Jeremiah Nichols School)
Point Breeze
35 William S. Peirce School
 
William S. Peirce School
November 18, 1988
(#88002307)
2400 Christian Street
39°56′30″N 75°10′58″W / 39.9418°N 75.1829°W / 39.9418; -75.1829 (William S. Peirce School)
Southwest Center City
36 Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Historic District
 
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Historic District
December 22, 1999
(#99001579)
South Broad Street
39°53′N 75°11′W / 39.89°N 75.18°W / 39.89; -75.18 (Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Historic District)
Navy Yard
37 Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot
 
Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot
January 26, 2010
(#09001212)
2724 South 20th Street
39°54′59″N 75°10′57″W / 39.916389°N 75.1825°W / 39.916389; -75.1825 (Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot)
Girard Estate
38 Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Freight Shed
 
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Freight Shed
September 8, 2011
(#11000649)
1001 South 15th Street
39°56′21″N 75°10′04″W / 39.939028°N 75.167778°W / 39.939028; -75.167778 (Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Freight Shed)
Southwest Center City
39 Edgar Allan Poe School
 
Edgar Allan Poe School
December 4, 1986
(#86003318)
2136 Ritner Street
39°55′20″N 75°10′59″W / 39.9221°N 75.1831°W / 39.9221; -75.1831 (Edgar Allan Poe School)
Girard Estate
40 Robert Ralston School
 
Robert Ralston School
December 4, 1986
(#86003321)
221 Bainbridge Street
39°56′26″N 75°08′48″W / 39.9406°N 75.1468°W / 39.9406; -75.1468 (Robert Ralston School)
Queen Village
41 Royal Theater
 
Royal Theater
February 8, 1980
(#80003619)
1524–1534 South Street
39°56′38″N 75°10′06″W / 39.9439°N 75.1682°W / 39.9439; -75.1682 (Royal Theater)
Southwest Center City
42 St. Anthony de Padua Parish School
 
St. Anthony de Padua Parish School
May 7, 1992
(#92000400)
2325 Carpenter Street
39°56′28″N 75°10′56″W / 39.9411°N 75.1821°W / 39.9411; -75.1821 (St. Anthony de Padua Parish School)
Southwest Center City
43 St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church Complex
 
St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church Complex
January 14, 2021
(#100006036)
1440 South 29th Street; 2922-28 and 2930-36 Dickinson Street
39°56′06″N 75°11′37″W / 39.9350°N 75.1936°W / 39.9350; -75.1936 (St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church Complex)
Grays Ferry
44 George Sharswood School
 
George Sharswood School
November 18, 1988
(#88002320)
200 Wolf Street
39°55′07″N 75°09′03″W / 39.9187°N 75.1508°W / 39.9187; -75.1508 (George Sharswood School)
Whitman
45 Walter George Smith School
 
Walter George Smith School
December 4, 1986
(#86003329)
1300 South 19th Street
39°56′06″N 75°10′33″W / 39.935°N 75.1758°W / 39.935; -75.1758 (Walter George Smith School)
Point Breeze
46 South Front Street Historic District
 
South Front Street Historic District
April 25, 1972
(#72001171)
700 block of South Front Street, western side of Bainbridge Street to Kenilworth Street
39°56′24″N 75°08′40″W / 39.94°N 75.1444°W / 39.94; -75.1444 (South Front Street Historic District)
Queen Village
47 Southwark District
 
Southwark District
May 19, 1972
(#72001172)
Bounded by Delaware & Washington Avenues; 5th, Lombard, Front, and Catherine Streets
39°56′16″N 75°08′54″W / 39.9378°N 75.1483°W / 39.9378; -75.1483 (Southwark District)
Southwark
48 Southwark Municipal Piers
 
Southwark Municipal Piers
July 26, 2024
(#100010585)
B775 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd.
39°56′15″N 75°08′31″W / 39.9374°N 75.1419°W / 39.9374; -75.1419 (Southwark Municipal Piers)
Southwark
49 Southwark School
 
Southwark School
December 1, 1986
(#86003330)
8th and Miflin Streets
39°55′31″N 75°09′36″W / 39.9253°N 75.16°W / 39.9253; -75.16 (Southwark School)
Central South Philadelphia
50 SS United States (Steamship)
 
SS United States (Steamship)
June 3, 1999
(#99000609)
Pier 82
39°55′06″N 75°08′11″W / 39.9183°N 75.1364°W / 39.9183; -75.1364 (SS United States (Steamship))
Whitman
51 Edwin M. Stanton School
 
Edwin M. Stanton School
November 18, 1988
(#88002326)
1630 Christian Street
39°56′25″N 75°10′15″W / 39.9404°N 75.1708°W / 39.9404; -75.1708 (Edwin M. Stanton School)
Southwest Center City
52 George C. Thomas Junior High School
 
George C. Thomas Junior High School
November 18, 1988
(#88002330)
2746 South 9th Street
39°54′56″N 75°09′48″W / 39.9156°N 75.1633°W / 39.9156; -75.1633 (George C. Thomas Junior High School)
East Oregon
53 Tindley Temple United Methodist Church
 
Tindley Temple United Methodist Church
April 15, 2011
(#11000199)
756 South Broad Street
39°56′29″N 75°09′59″W / 39.941389°N 75.166389°W / 39.941389; -75.166389 (Tindley Temple United Methodist Church)
Southwest Center City
54 U.S. Naval Home
 
U.S. Naval Home
August 21, 1972
(#72001173)
Gray's Ferry Avenue at S. 24th Street
39°56′38″N 75°11′01″W / 39.9439°N 75.1836°W / 39.9439; -75.1836 (U.S. Naval Home)
Southwest Center City
55 University Avenue Bridge
 
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 / 39.9428; -75.1969 (University Avenue Bridge)
Grays Ferry Extends into West Philadelphia
56 Abigail Vare School
 
Abigail Vare School
December 4, 1986
(#86003339)
Morris Street and Moyamensing Avenue
39°55′38″N 75°09′03″W / 39.9272°N 75.1507°W / 39.9272; -75.1507 (Abigail Vare School)
Pennsport
57 Edwin H. Vare Junior High School
 
Edwin H. Vare Junior High School
November 18, 1988
(#88002331)
2100 South 24th Street
39°55′33″N 75°11′09″W / 39.9258°N 75.1858°W / 39.9258; -75.1858 (Edwin H. Vare Junior High School)
Wilson Park
58 Washington Avenue Historic District
 
Washington Avenue Historic District
September 7, 1984
(#84003561)
Roughly bounded by Carpenter, Washington, 10th, and Broad Streets
39°56′17″N 75°09′44″W / 39.9381°N 75.1622°W / 39.9381; -75.1622 (Washington Avenue Historic District)
Hawthorne
59 George Washington School
 
George Washington School
December 4, 1986
(#86003343)
5th and Federal Streets
39°56′01″N 75°09′10″W / 39.9337°N 75.1528°W / 39.9337; -75.1528 (George Washington School)
Dickinson Narrows
60 Anthony Wayne School
 
Anthony Wayne School
December 1, 1986
(#86003344)
2700 Morris Street
39°55′55″N 75°11′28″W / 39.9319°N 75.1911°W / 39.9319; -75.1911 (Anthony Wayne School)
Grays Ferry
61 Widow Maloby's Tavern
 
Widow Maloby's Tavern
March 16, 1972
(#72001175)
700 South Front Street
39°56′24″N 75°08′40″W / 39.94°N 75.1444°W / 39.94; -75.1444 (Widow Maloby's Tavern)
Queen Village
62 James Wilson Public School
 
James Wilson Public School
December 12, 2012
(#88002238)
1148 Wharton Street
39°56′01″N 75°09′49″W / 39.93348°N 75.16365°W / 39.93348; -75.16365 (James Wilson Public School)
Passyunk Square

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References

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  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. ^ a b c d Philadelphia Public Schools TR
  5. ^ McMahon, Kevin. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form" (PDF). Retrieved December 26, 2017.