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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Center City, Philadelphia.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Center City in 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.

There are 567 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Philadelphia, including 67 National Historic Landmarks. Center City includes 148 of these properties and districts, including 34 National Historic Landmarks; the city's remaining properties and districts are listed elsewhere. Ten historic districts cover almost half of Center City including essentially all the area between the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers from Chestnut Street on the north to Locust Street on the south. Five other properties in Center City were once listed but have been removed.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location Neighborhood Description
1 1616 Walnut Street Building
1616 Walnut Street Building
October 17, 1983
(#83004247)
1616 Walnut Street
39°56′59″N 75°10′07″W / 39.9497°N 75.1685°W / 39.9497; -75.1685 (1616 Walnut Street Building)
Rittenhouse Square East
2 1900 Rittenhouse Square Apartments
1900 Rittenhouse Square Apartments
July 26, 1982
(#82003805)
1900 South Rittenhouse Square
39°56′55″N 75°10′22″W / 39.9486°N 75.1728°W / 39.9486; -75.1728 (1900 Rittenhouse Square Apartments)
Rittenhouse Square West
3 Academy of Music
Academy of Music
October 15, 1966
(#66000674)
Broad and Locust Streets
39°56′53″N 75°09′54″W / 39.9481°N 75.165°W / 39.9481; -75.165 (Academy of Music)
Rittenhouse Square West Napoleon LeBrun, architect
4 Adelphi School
Adelphi School
September 18, 1978
(#78002441)
1223–1225 Spring Street
39°57′23″N 75°09′36″W / 39.9564°N 75.16°W / 39.9564; -75.16 (Adelphi School)
Chinatown
5 Amalgamated Center
Amalgamated Center
December 30, 2008
(#08001269)
2101–2143 South Street
39°56′43″N 75°10′38″W / 39.9453°N 75.1772°W / 39.9453; -75.1772 (Amalgamated Center)
Rittenhouse Square West
6 American Baptist Publication Society
American Baptist Publication Society
June 27, 1980
(#80003607)
1420–1422 Chestnut Street
39°57′03″N 75°09′55″W / 39.9508°N 75.1653°W / 39.9508; -75.1653 (American Baptist Publication Society)
Rittenhouse Square East Frank Miles Day, architect (1896–97).
7 American Philosophical Society Hall
American Philosophical Society Hall
October 15, 1966
(#66000675)
104 South 5th Street in Independence Square
39°56′56″N 75°08′59″W / 39.9489°N 75.1497°W / 39.9489; -75.1497 (American Philosophical Society Hall)
Independence Mall
8 Arch Street Meetinghouse
Arch Street Meetinghouse
May 27, 1971
(#71000716)
302–338 Arch Street
39°57′07″N 75°08′50″W / 39.9519°N 75.1472°W / 39.9519; -75.1472 (Arch Street Meetinghouse)
Independence Mall Designated a National Historic Landmark June 23, 2011
9 Arch Street Opera House
Arch Street Opera House
June 13, 1978
(#78002442)
1003–1005 Arch Street
39°57′13″N 75°09′25″W / 39.9536°N 75.1569°W / 39.9536; -75.1569 (Arch Street Opera House)
Chinatown Edwin Forrest Durang, architect
10 Arch Street Presbyterian Church
Arch Street Presbyterian Church
May 27, 1971
(#71000717)
1726–1732 Arch Street
39°57′16″N 75°10′11″W / 39.9544°N 75.1697°W / 39.9544; -75.1697 (Arch Street Presbyterian Church)
Logan Square Stephen Decatur Button, architect
11 Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Athenaeum of Philadelphia
February 1, 1972
(#72001144)
219 South 6th Street
39°56′48″N 75°09′06″W / 39.9467°N 75.1517°W / 39.9467; -75.1517 (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)
Washington Square East John Notman, architect
12 Oliver H. Bair Funeral Home
Oliver H. Bair Funeral Home
November 14, 1982
(#82001542)
1818–1820 Chestnut Street
39°57′06″N 75°10′16″W / 39.9517°N 75.1711°W / 39.9517; -75.1711 (Oliver H. Bair Funeral Home)
Rittenhouse Square East
13 Belgravia Hotel
Belgravia Hotel
November 14, 1982
(#82001543)
1811 Chestnut Street
39°57′07″N 75°10′15″W / 39.9519°N 75.1708°W / 39.9519; -75.1708 (Belgravia Hotel)
Rittenhouse Square West Samuel Webber, architect
14 Bell Telephone Company Building
Bell Telephone Company Building
August 7, 2000
(#00000849)
1827–1835 Arch Street
39°57′20″N 75°10′15″W / 39.9556°N 75.1708°W / 39.9556; -75.1708 (Bell Telephone Company Building)
Logan Square
15 John C. Bell House
John C. Bell House
April 13, 1982
(#82003807)
229 South 22nd Street
39°57′00″N 75°10′39″W / 39.95°N 75.1775°W / 39.95; -75.1775 (John C. Bell House)
Rittenhouse Square West Horace Trumbauer, architect
16 Bellevue Stratford Hotel
Bellevue Stratford Hotel
March 24, 1977
(#77001182)
200 South Broad Street
39°56′57″N 75°09′54″W / 39.9492°N 75.165°W / 39.9492; -75.165 (Bellevue Stratford Hotel)
Rittenhouse Square East G. W. & W. D. Hewitt, architects (1902–04).
17 Benjamin Franklin Hotel
Benjamin Franklin Hotel
April 2, 1982
(#82003808)
822–840 Chestnut Street
39°56′58″N 75°09′19″W / 39.9494°N 75.1553°W / 39.9494; -75.1553 (Benjamin Franklin Hotel)
Market East Horace Trumbauer, architect (1925).
18 Bishop Mackay-Smith House
Bishop Mackay-Smith House
January 25, 1980
(#80003608)
251 South 22nd Street
39°56′57″N 75°10′40″W / 39.9492°N 75.1778°W / 39.9492; -75.1778 (Bishop Mackay-Smith House)
Rittenhouse Square West Theophilus P. Chandler, Jr., architect (1903–04).
19 Board of Education Building
Board of Education Building
August 25, 1983
(#83002266)
21st Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
39°57′32″N 75°10′28″W / 39.9589°N 75.1744°W / 39.9589; -75.1744 (Board of Education Building)
Logan Square Irwin Thornton Catharine, architect (1930).
20 Boekel Building
Boekel Building
February 20, 2003
(#03000078)
505–515 Vine Street
39°57′23″N 75°08′54″W / 39.9564°N 75.1483°W / 39.9564; -75.1483 (Boekel Building)
Old City
21 Broad Street Historic District
Broad Street Historic District
April 6, 1984
(#84003529)
Roughly bounded by Juniper, Cherry, 15th, and Pine Sts.
39°57′03″N 75°09′51″W / 39.9508°N 75.1642°W / 39.9508; -75.1642 (Broad Street Historic District)
Center City
22 Carpenters' Hall
Carpenters' Hall
April 15, 1970
(#70000552)
310 Chestnut Street
39°56′53″N 75°08′50″W / 39.9481°N 75.1472°W / 39.9481; -75.1472 (Carpenters' Hall)
Independence Mall
23 Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
June 24, 1971
(#71000720)
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
39°57′26″N 75°10′07″W / 39.9572°N 75.1686°W / 39.9572; -75.1686 (Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul)
Logan Square Napoleon LeBrun, architect
24 Center City West Commercial Historic District
Center City West Commercial Historic District
January 7, 1988
(#87002203)
Roughly bounded by Chestnut, 15th, Walnut, Sansom, and 21st Streets; also roughly bounded by the Center City West Historic District, S. 15th, Locust St., and S. Sydenham St.
39°56′45″N 75°10′20″W / 39.9458°N 75.1722°W / 39.9458; -75.1722 (Center City West Commercial Historic District)
Rittenhouse Square
25 Chateau Crillon Apartment House
Chateau Crillon Apartment House
April 25, 1978
(#78002443)
222 South 19th Street
39°56′57″N 75°10′24″W / 39.9492°N 75.1733°W / 39.9492; -75.1733 (Chateau Crillon Apartment House)
Rittenhouse Square Horace Trumbauer, architect (1928).
26 Christ Church
Christ Church
April 15, 1970
(#70000553)
22–26 North 2nd Street
39°57′03″N 75°08′37″W / 39.9508°N 75.1436°W / 39.9508; -75.1436 (Christ Church)
Old City
27 Christ Church Burial Ground
Christ Church Burial Ground
June 24, 1971
(#71000062)
5th and Arch Streets
39°57′07″N 75°08′53″W / 39.9519°N 75.1481°W / 39.9519; -75.1481 (Christ Church Burial Ground)
Independence Mall
28 Church of the Holy Trinity
Church of the Holy Trinity
February 6, 1973
(#73001660)
19th and Walnut Streets, facing Rittenhouse Square
39°57′01″N 75°10′23″W / 39.9503°N 75.1731°W / 39.9503; -75.1731 (Church of the Holy Trinity)
Rittenhouse Square John Notman, architect
29 Clinton Street Historic District
Clinton Street Historic District
April 26, 1972
(#72001148)
Bounded by 9th, 11th, Pine, and Cypress Streets
39°56′42″N 75°09′31″W / 39.945°N 75.1586°W / 39.945; -75.1586 (Clinton Street Historic District)
Washington Square West
30 College of Physicians of Philadelphia
College of Physicians of Philadelphia
October 6, 2008
(#08001088)
19 South 22nd Street
39°57′12″N 75°10′36″W / 39.9533°N 75.1767°W / 39.9533; -75.1767 (College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
Rittenhouse Square West Cope & Stewardson, architects
31 Edward Drinker Cope House
Edward Drinker Cope House
May 15, 1975
(#75001660)
2102 Pine Street
39°56′49″N 75°10′36″W / 39.9469°N 75.1767°W / 39.9469; -75.1767 (Edward Drinker Cope House)
Rittenhouse Square West Frank Furness, architect
32 Drake Hotel
Drake Hotel
September 18, 1978
(#78002446)
1512–1514 Spruce Street
39°56′49″N 75°10′03″W / 39.9469°N 75.1675°W / 39.9469; -75.1675 (Drake Hotel)
Rittenhouse Square East Murphy, Quigley & Co., architects
33 Drexel and Company Building
Drexel and Company Building
February 8, 1980
(#80003610)
135–143 South 15th Street
39°56′56″N 75°09′56″W / 39.9489°N 75.1656°W / 39.9489; -75.1656 (Drexel and Company Building)
Rittenhouse Square East Horace Trumbauer, architect
34 Drinker's Court
Drinker's Court
May 27, 1971
(#71000723)
236–238 Delancey Street
39°56′36″N 75°08′49″W / 39.9433°N 75.1469°W / 39.9433; -75.1469 (Drinker's Court)
Society Hill
35 Thomas Durham School
Thomas Durham School
November 18, 1988
(#88002265)
1600 Lombard Street
39°56′42″N 75°10′08″W / 39.945°N 75.1689°W / 39.945; -75.1689 (Thomas Durham School)
Rittenhouse Square East
36 East Center City Commercial Historic District
East Center City Commercial Historic District
July 5, 1984
(#84003531)
Roughly bounded by 6th, Juniper, Market and Locust Streets
39°57′05″N 75°09′33″W / 39.9514°N 75.1592°W / 39.9514; -75.1592 (East Center City Commercial Historic District)
Washington Square Boundary changes approved May 24, 2018.
37 Elfreth's Alley Historic District
Elfreth's Alley Historic District
October 15, 1966
(#66000681)
Between 2nd and Front Streets
39°57′10″N 75°08′33″W / 39.9528°N 75.1425°W / 39.9528; -75.1425 (Elfreth's Alley Historic District)
Old City
38 Elks Lodge BPOE No. 2
Elks Lodge BPOE No. 2
August 23, 1984
(#84003535)
306–320 North Broad Street
39°57′30″N 75°09′46″W / 39.9583°N 75.1628°W / 39.9583; -75.1628 (Elks Lodge BPOE No. 2)
Callowhill Replaced by a parking lot
39 Equitable Trust Building
Equitable Trust Building
July 3, 1986
(#86001405)
1405 Locust Street
39°56′54″N 75°09′54″W / 39.9483°N 75.165°W / 39.9483; -75.165 (Equitable Trust Building)
Rittenhouse Square East
40 Estey Hall
Estey Hall
October 28, 1983
(#83004244)
1701 Walnut Street
39°57′00″N 75°10′09″W / 39.95°N 75.1692°W / 39.95; -75.1692 (Estey Hall)
Rittenhouse Square East Baker & Dallet, architects
41 Wilson Eyre House
Wilson Eyre House
April 13, 1977
(#77001183)
1003 Spruce Street
39°56′47″N 75°09′29″W / 39.9463°N 75.1581°W / 39.9463; -75.1581 (Wilson Eyre House)
Washington Square West Wilson Eyre, architect
42 Fidelity–Philadelphia Trust Company Building
Fidelity–Philadelphia Trust Company Building
November 27, 1978
(#78002447)
123–151 South Broad Street
39°56′59″N 75°09′49″W / 39.9497°N 75.1636°W / 39.9497; -75.1636 (Fidelity–Philadelphia Trust Company Building)
Market East Zantzinger & Borie, architects
43 First Bank of the United States
First Bank of the United States
May 4, 1987
(#87001292)
116 South 3rd Street
39°56′53″N 75°08′47″W / 39.9481°N 75.1464°W / 39.9481; -75.1464 (First Bank of the United States)
Independence Mall
44 First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry Armory
First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry Armory
July 24, 2017
(#90000420)
22 S. 23rd St.
39°57′12″N 75°10′43″W / 39.953263°N 75.178518°W / 39.953263; -75.178518 (First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry Armory)
Rittenhouse Square West
45 First Unitarian Church
First Unitarian Church
May 27, 1971
(#71000724)
2121 Chestnut Street
39°57′09″N 75°10′35″W / 39.9525°N 75.1764°W / 39.9525; -75.1764 (First Unitarian Church)
Rittenhouse Square West Frank Furness, architect (1883–86).
46 Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute
August 1, 1979
(#79002319)
15 South 7th Street
39°57′01″N 75°09′07″W / 39.9503°N 75.1519°W / 39.9503; -75.1519 (Franklin Institute)
Independence Mall John Haviland, architect. Now the Atwater Kent Museum.
47 Franklin Institute Science Museum
Franklin Institute Science Museum
January 3, 1985
(#85000039)
20th St. and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
39°57′29″N 75°10′23″W / 39.958°N 75.173°W / 39.958; -75.173 (Franklin Institute Science Museum)
Logan Square John T. Windrim, architect (1929–31).
48 Franklin Square
Franklin Square
September 14, 1981
(#81000556)
Race and 6th Streets
39°57′20″N 75°09′03″W / 39.9556°N 75.1508°W / 39.9556; -75.1508 (Franklin Square)
Chinatown
49 Free Quaker Meetinghouse
Free Quaker Meetinghouse
September 22, 1971
(#71000063)
Southwestern corner of 5th and Arch Streets
39°57′09″N 75°08′55″W / 39.9525°N 75.1486°W / 39.9525; -75.1486 (Free Quaker Meetinghouse)
Independence Mall
50 Henry George Birthplace
Henry George Birthplace
April 1, 1983
(#83002268)
413 South 10th Street
39°56′39″N 75°09′30″W / 39.9442°N 75.1582°W / 39.9442; -75.1582 (Henry George Birthplace)
Washington Square West
51 Girard Group
Girard Group
May 6, 1983
(#83002269)
Delaware Avenue and Arch Street
39°57′05″N 75°08′22″W / 39.9514°N 75.1394°W / 39.9514; -75.1394 (Girard Group)
Penn's Landing
52 Globe Ticket Company Building
Globe Ticket Company Building
November 1, 1984
(#84000268)
112 North 12th Street
39°57′11″N 75°09′28″W / 39.9531°N 75.1578°W / 39.9531; -75.1578 (Globe Ticket Company Building)
Chinatown Destroyed to build the Pennsylvania Convention Center
53 Harris Building
Harris Building
August 31, 2001
(#01000928)
2121–2141 Market Street
39°57′15″N 75°10′34″W / 39.9542°N 75.1761°W / 39.9542; -75.1761 (Harris Building)
Logan Square
54 Head House Square
Head House Square
June 19, 1972
(#72001158)
Both sides of the 400 block of South 2nd Street
39°56′34″N 75°08′43″W / 39.9428°N 75.1453°W / 39.9428; -75.1453 (Head House Square)
Society Hill
55 Heywood Chair Factory
Heywood Chair Factory
August 23, 1984
(#84003541)
1010–1014 Race Street
39°57′19″N 75°09′23″W / 39.9553°N 75.1564°W / 39.9553; -75.1564 (Heywood Chair Factory)
Chinatown Willis G. Hale, architect (1892).
56 Hill-Physick House
Hill-Physick House
May 27, 1971
(#71000726)
321 South 4th Street
39°56′39″N 75°08′54″W / 39.9443°N 75.1483°W / 39.9443; -75.1483 (Hill-Physick House)
Society Hill
57 Hockley Row
Hockley Row
April 21, 1983
(#83002272)
237–241 South 21st Street, 2049 Locust Street
39°56′59″N 75°10′35″W / 39.9497°N 75.1764°W / 39.9497; -75.1764 (Hockley Row)
Rittenhouse Square West Frank Furness, architect (1875).
58 A.J. Holman and Company
A.J. Holman and Company
May 17, 1984
(#84003544)
1222–1226 Arch Street
39°57′14″N 75°09′38″W / 39.9539°N 75.1606°W / 39.9539; -75.1606 (A.J. Holman and Company)
Chinatown
59 Houses at 2000–2018 Delancey Street
Houses at 2000–2018 Delancey Street
April 22, 1982
(#82003809)
2000–2018 Delancey Street
39°56′51″N 75°10′33″W / 39.9475°N 75.1758°W / 39.9475; -75.1758 (Houses at 2000–2018 Delancey Street)
Rittenhouse Square West
60 Independence National Historical Park
Independence National Historical Park
October 15, 1966
(#66000683)
Bounded by Walnut, 6th, Chestnut, and 2nd Streets
39°56′52″N 75°08′53″W / 39.9478°N 75.1481°W / 39.9478; -75.1481 (Independence National Historical Park)
Independence Mall
61 Insurance Company of North America Building
Insurance Company of North America Building
June 2, 1978
(#78002449)
1600 Arch Street
39°57′16″N 75°10′02″W / 39.9544°N 75.1672°W / 39.9544; -75.1672 (Insurance Company of North America Building)
Logan Square
62 Horace Jayne House
Horace Jayne House
July 22, 1982
(#82003810)
320 South 19th Street
39°56′50″N 75°10′23″W / 39.9472°N 75.1731°W / 39.9472; -75.1731 (Horace Jayne House)
Rittenhouse Square West Frank Furness, architect (1895)
63 Juvenile and Domestic Branches of the Municipal Court
Juvenile and Domestic Branches of the Municipal Court
March 31, 2014
(#14000097)
1801 Vine St.
39°57′34″N 75°10′10″W / 39.959384°N 75.169478°W / 39.959384; -75.169478 (Juvenile and Domestic Branches of the Municipal Court)
Logan Square
64 Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
December 18, 1970
(#70000068)
301 Pine Street
39°56′36″N 75°08′51″W / 39.9433°N 75.1475°W / 39.9433; -75.1475 (Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial)
Society Hill
65 Land Title Building
Land Title Building
December 15, 1978
(#78002450)
1400 Chestnut Street
39°57′01″N 75°09′52″W / 39.9503°N 75.1644°W / 39.9503; -75.1644 (Land Title Building)
Market East Daniel Burnham (1897–1898), Horace Trumbauer (1902), architects.
66 Larkin-Belber Building
Larkin-Belber Building
February 27, 2003
(#03000077)
2200–2218 Arch Street
39°57′21″N 75°10′36″W / 39.9557°N 75.1767°W / 39.9557; -75.1767 (Larkin-Belber Building)
Logan Square
67 Dr. Joseph Leidy House
Dr. Joseph Leidy House
December 4, 1980
(#80003613)
1319 Locust Street
39°56′52″N 75°09′50″W / 39.9478°N 75.1639°W / 39.9478; -75.1639 (Dr. Joseph Leidy House)
Washington Square West Wilson Eyre, architect
68 J. Peter Lesley House
J. Peter Lesley House
October 12, 1994
(#94001646)
1008 Clinton Street
39°56′43″N 75°09′31″W / 39.9453°N 75.1586°W / 39.9453; -75.1586 (J. Peter Lesley House)
Washington Square West
69 Lits Department Store
Lits Department Store
May 15, 1979
(#79002322)
Market Street between 7th and 8th Streets
39°57′05″N 75°09′10″W / 39.9514°N 75.1528°W / 39.9514; -75.1528 (Lits Department Store)
Independence Mall
70 Logan Square
Logan Square
September 14, 1981
(#81000555)
18th and Race Streets
39°57′28″N 75°10′15″W / 39.9578°N 75.1708°W / 39.9578; -75.1708 (Logan Square)
Logan Square Eyre & McIlvaine, architects. Alexander Stirling Calder, sculptor
71 Mask and Wig Club of the University of Pennsylvania
Mask and Wig Club of the University of Pennsylvania
November 20, 1979
(#79002323)
310 South Quince Street
39°56′46″N 75°09′37″W / 39.946°N 75.1604°W / 39.946; -75.1604 (Mask and Wig Club of the University of Pennsylvania)
Washington Square West Wilson Eyre, architect
72 Masonic Temple
Masonic Temple
May 27, 1971
(#71000727)
1 North Broad Street
39°57′13″N 75°09′46″W / 39.9536°N 75.1628°W / 39.9536; -75.1628 (Masonic Temple)
Market East James H. Windrim, architect (1868–73).
73 Francis McIlvain House
Francis McIlvain House
November 20, 1979
(#79002324)
1924 Arch Street
39°57′19″N 75°10′20″W / 39.9553°N 75.1722°W / 39.9553; -75.1722 (Francis McIlvain House)
Logan Square
74 Merchants' Exchange Building
Merchants' Exchange Building
August 7, 2001
(#01001047)
143 South 3rd Street
39°56′50″N 75°08′46″W / 39.9472°N 75.1461°W / 39.9472; -75.1461 (Merchants' Exchange Building)
Independence Mall William Strickland, architect
75 Mikveh Israel Cemetery
Mikveh Israel Cemetery
June 24, 1971
(#71000061)
Northwestern corner of Spruce and Darien Streets
39°56′46″N 75°09′21″W / 39.9461°N 75.1557°W / 39.9461; -75.1557 (Mikveh Israel Cemetery)
Washington Square West
76 Clarence B. Moore House
Clarence B. Moore House
May 8, 1973
(#73001664)
1321 Locust Street
39°56′54″N 75°09′53″W / 39.9482°N 75.1646°W / 39.9482; -75.1646 (Clarence B. Moore House)
Washington Square West Wilson Eyre, architect
77 Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church
Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church
March 16, 1972
(#72001166)
419 South 6th Street
39°56′35″N 75°09′09″W / 39.9431°N 75.1525°W / 39.9431; -75.1525 (Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church)
Society Hill
78 Musical Fund Hall
Musical Fund Hall
March 11, 1971
(#71000730)
808 Locust Street
39°56′49″N 75°09′18″W / 39.9469°N 75.155°W / 39.9469; -75.155 (Musical Fund Hall)
Washington Square West William Strickland, architect of alterations into concert hall.
79 Neill-Mauran House
Neill-Mauran House
June 30, 1980
(#80003614)
315–317 South 22nd Street
39°56′53″N 75°10′40″W / 39.9481°N 75.1778°W / 39.9481; -75.1778 (Neill-Mauran House)
Rittenhouse Square West Wilson Eyre, architect
80 New Century Guild
New Century Guild
November 4, 1993
(#93001611)
1307 Locust Street
39°56′49″N 75°09′46″W / 39.9469°N 75.1628°W / 39.9469; -75.1628 (New Century Guild)
Washington Square West
81 New Market
New Market
November 13, 1966
(#66000686)
South 2nd Street, between Pine and Lombard Streets
39°56′35″N 75°08′43″W / 39.9431°N 75.1453°W / 39.9431; -75.1453 (New Market)
Society Hill Includes oldest firehouse in US (1804)
82 New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building
New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building
June 6, 1980
(#80003615)
1001–1005 Chestnut Street
39°57′01″N 75°09′26″W / 39.9503°N 75.1572°W / 39.9503; -75.1572 (New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building)
Market East Henry Fernbach, architect (1873–75).
83 Old City Historic District
Old City Historic District
May 5, 1972
(#72000093)
Old city area including parts of Washington Square East Development Area and Franklin Square East Development Area
39°56′58″N 75°08′44″W / 39.9494°N 75.1456°W / 39.9494; -75.1456 (Old City Historic District)
Old City
84 Old Federal Reserve Bank
Old Federal Reserve Bank
June 28, 1979
(#79002325)
925 Chestnut Street
39°57′01″N 75°09′24″W / 39.9503°N 75.1567°W / 39.9503; -75.1567 (Old Federal Reserve Bank)
Market East Paul Cret, architect
85 Packard Motor Corporation Building
Packard Motor Corporation Building
February 8, 1980
(#80003616)
317–321 North Broad Street
39°57′31″N 75°09′41″W / 39.9586°N 75.1614°W / 39.9586; -75.1614 (Packard Motor Corporation Building)
Callowhill Albert Kahn, architect (1910).
86 Park Towne Place
Park Towne Place
December 15, 2011
(#11000926)
2200 Park Towne Place
39°57′40″N 75°10′39″W / 39.961062°N 75.177524°W / 39.961062; -75.177524 (Park Towne Place)
Logan Square Louis I. Kahn, architect
87 Penn Towers
Penn Towers
December 12, 2012
(#12001045)
1815 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
39°57′16″N 75°10′14″W / 39.954444°N 75.170556°W / 39.954444; -75.170556 (Penn Towers)
Logan Square
88 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
May 27, 1971
(#71000731)
Southwestern corner of Broad and Cherry Streets
39°57′19″N 75°09′48″W / 39.9553°N 75.1633°W / 39.9553; -75.1633 (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts)
Hahnemann Furness & Hewitt, architects (1871–76).
89 Pennsylvania Hospital
Pennsylvania Hospital
October 15, 1966
(#66000688)
8th and Spruce Streets
39°56′41″N 75°09′21″W / 39.9447°N 75.1558°W / 39.9447; -75.1558 (Pennsylvania Hospital)
Washington Square West
90 Philadelphia City Hall
Philadelphia City Hall
December 8, 1976
(#76001666)
Penn Square, Broad and Market Streets
39°57′08″N 75°09′49″W / 39.9522°N 75.1636°W / 39.9522; -75.1636 (Philadelphia City Hall)
Market East John McArthur, Jr. (1874–1901), architect
91 Philadelphia College of Art
Philadelphia College of Art
May 27, 1971
(#71000733)
Northwestern corner of Broad and Pine Streets
39°56′46″N 75°09′56″W / 39.946°N 75.1656°W / 39.946; -75.1656 (Philadelphia College of Art)
Rittenhouse Square East John Haviland, architect (1824–26). Frank Furness, architect of addition (1874–75).
92 Philadelphia Contributionship
Philadelphia Contributionship
May 27, 1971
(#71000732)
212 South 4th Street
39°56′48″N 75°08′54″W / 39.9468°N 75.1482°W / 39.9468; -75.1482 (Philadelphia Contributionship)
Society Hill
93 Philadelphia Racquet Club
Philadelphia Racquet Club
August 1, 1979
(#79002326)
213–225 South 16th Street
39°56′56″N 75°10′05″W / 39.9489°N 75.1681°W / 39.9489; -75.1681 (Philadelphia Racquet Club)
Rittenhouse Square East Horace Trumbauer, architect
94 Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Building
Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Building
December 8, 1976
(#76001667)
Southwestern corner of Market and 12th Streets
39°57′06″N 75°09′38″W / 39.9517°N 75.1606°W / 39.9517; -75.1606 (Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Building)
Market East George Howe and William Lescaze, architects
95 Philadelphia School of Occupational Therapy
Philadelphia School of Occupational Therapy
June 13, 2003
(#03000528)
419 South 19th Street
39°56′45″N 75°10′23″W / 39.9458°N 75.1731°W / 39.9458; -75.1731 (Philadelphia School of Occupational Therapy)
Rittenhouse Square West
96 Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
August 31, 1982
(#82003812)
1409–1411 Walnut Street
39°56′59″N 75°09′54″W / 39.949662°N 75.164899°W / 39.949662; -75.164899 (Philadelphia Stock Exchange)
Rittenhouse Square East Horace Trumbauer, architects
97 Physicians and Dentists Building
Physicians and Dentists Building
November 5, 1987
(#87001968)
1831–1833 Chestnut Street
39°57′07″N 75°10′17″W / 39.9519°N 75.1715°W / 39.9519; -75.1715 (Physicians and Dentists Building)
Rittenhouse Square West Wilson Brothers & Company, architects
98 Pitcairn Building
Pitcairn Building
January 7, 1988
(#87002209)
1027 Arch Street
39°57′14″N 75°09′27″W / 39.9539°N 75.1575°W / 39.9539; -75.1575 (Pitcairn Building)
Chinatown G. W. & W. D. Hewitt, architects
99 Plays and Players
Plays and Players
March 14, 1973
(#73001665)
1714 Delancey Street
39°56′49″N 75°10′14″W / 39.9469°N 75.1706°W / 39.9469; -75.1706 (Plays and Players)
Rittenhouse Square East
100 Portico Row
Portico Row
December 16, 1977
(#77001189)
900–930 Spruce Street
39°56′45″N 75°09′29″W / 39.9458°N 75.1581°W / 39.9458; -75.1581 (Portico Row)
Washington Square West Thomas U. Walter, architect
101 Princeton Club
Princeton Club
December 4, 1980
(#80003617)
1221–1223 Locust Street
39°56′53″N 75°09′41″W / 39.9481°N 75.1614°W / 39.9481; -75.1614 (Princeton Club)
Washington Square West Frank Furness, architect of 1223 Locust (1890). Lindley Johnson, architect of 1221 Locust (1891)
102 Race Street Friends Meetinghouse
Race Street Friends Meetinghouse
November 4, 1993
(#93001610)
1515 Cherry Street
39°57′21″N 75°09′54″W / 39.9558°N 75.1651°W / 39.9558; -75.1651 (Race Street Friends Meetinghouse)
Hahnemann
103 Rafsnyder-Welsh House
Rafsnyder-Welsh House
February 14, 1980
(#80003618)
1923 Spruce Street
39°56′53″N 75°10′27″W / 39.9481°N 75.1742°W / 39.9481; -75.1742 (Rafsnyder-Welsh House)
Rittenhouse Square East
104 Ramcat Historic District
Ramcat Historic District
January 8, 1986
(#86000055)
Roughly bounded by Market, 23rd, and Bainbridge Streets, and railroad yards
39°56′55″N 75°10′54″W / 39.9486°N 75.1817°W / 39.9486; -75.1817 (Ramcat Historic District)
Rittenhouse Square West
105 J. Sylvester Ramsey School
J. Sylvester Ramsey School
December 1, 1986
(#86003322)
Pine and Quince Streets
39°56′42″N 75°09′37″W / 39.9451°N 75.1604°W / 39.9451; -75.1604 (J. Sylvester Ramsey School)
Washington Square West Destroyed see old photo at [1]
106 Reading Terminal and Trainshed
Reading Terminal and Trainshed
June 30, 1972
(#72001170)
1115–1141 Market Street
39°57′08″N 75°09′33″W / 39.9522°N 75.1592°W / 39.9522; -75.1592 (Reading Terminal and Trainshed)
Center City Francis H. Kimball and Wilson Brothers & Company, architects
107 Reynolds-Morris House
Reynolds-Morris House
December 24, 1967
(#67000020)
225 South 8th Street
39°56′51″N 75°09′15″W / 39.9474°N 75.1543°W / 39.9474; -75.1543 (Reynolds-Morris House)
Society Hill
108 Ringgold Place
Ringgold Place
August 29, 1978
(#78002453)
1900 block of Waverly Street
39°56′46″N 75°10′28″W / 39.9461°N 75.1744°W / 39.9461; -75.1744 (Ringgold Place)
Rittenhouse Square West
109 Rittenhouse Historic District
Rittenhouse Historic District
August 25, 1983
(#83002277)
Roughly bounded by Waverly, 15th, Sanson, Ludlow, 23rd, and 25th Streets; also roughly bounded by the Center City West Historic District, South Twenty-first Street, the original Rittenhouse Historic District, and South Seventeenth Street
39°56′54″N 75°10′15″W / 39.9483°N 75.1708°W / 39.9483; -75.1708 (Rittenhouse Historic District)
Rittenhouse Square Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of December 27, 2010
110 Rittenhouse Square
Rittenhouse Square
September 14, 1981
(#81000557)
Rittenhouse Square and 18th Street
39°56′57″N 75°10′20″W / 39.9492°N 75.1722°W / 39.9492; -75.1722 (Rittenhouse Square)
Rittenhouse Square
111 Roberts-Quay House
Roberts-Quay House
November 13, 1976
(#76001668)
1035–1037 Spruce Street
39°56′47″N 75°09′35″W / 39.9464°N 75.1597°W / 39.9464; -75.1597 (Roberts-Quay House)
Washington Square West
112 Rohm and Haas Corporate Headquarters
Rohm and Haas Corporate Headquarters
February 9, 2007
(#07000031)
100 Independence Mall West
39°57′01″N 75°09′05″W / 39.9503°N 75.1514°W / 39.9503; -75.1514 (Rohm and Haas Corporate Headquarters)
Independence Mall
113 St. Augustine's Catholic Church
St. Augustine's Catholic Church
June 15, 1976
(#76001670)
4th and New Streets
39°57′20″N 75°08′47″W / 39.9556°N 75.1464°W / 39.9556; -75.1464 (St. Augustine's Catholic Church)
Old City Napoleon LeBrun, architect
114 St. Clement's Protestant Episcopal Church
St. Clement's Protestant Episcopal Church
November 20, 1970
(#70000555)
Southwestern corner of 20th and Cherry Streets
39°57′23″N 75°10′23″W / 39.9564°N 75.1731°W / 39.9564; -75.1731 (St. Clement's Protestant Episcopal Church)
Logan Square John Notman, architect
115 St. George's Methodist Church
St. George's Methodist Church
May 27, 1971
(#71000064)
324 New Street
39°57′19″N 75°08′46″W / 39.9553°N 75.146°W / 39.9553; -75.146 (St. George's Methodist Church)
Old City
116 St. James Hotel
St. James Hotel
November 13, 1976
(#76001671)
1226–1232 Walnut Street
39°56′56″N 75°09′43″W / 39.9489°N 75.1619°W / 39.9489; -75.1619 (St. James Hotel)
Rittenhouse Square West Horace Trumbauer, architect (1901)
117 St. Mark's Episcopal Church
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
April 19, 1982
(#82003815)
1607–1627 Locust Street
39°56′56″N 75°10′07″W / 39.9489°N 75.1686°W / 39.9489; -75.1686 (St. Mark's Episcopal Church)
Rittenhouse Square East John Notman, architect
118 St. Peter's Church
St. Peter's Church
June 18, 1996
(#96000969)
Junction of 3rd and Pine Streets
39°56′35″N 75°08′52″W / 39.9431°N 75.1478°W / 39.9431; -75.1478 (St. Peter's Church)
Society Hill
119 St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
June 4, 1979
(#79002329)
19 South 10th Street
39°57′03″N 75°09′24″W / 39.9508°N 75.1567°W / 39.9508; -75.1567 (St. Stephen's Episcopal Church)
Market East William Strickland, architect
120 Second Bank of the United States
Second Bank of the United States
May 4, 1987
(#87001293)
420 Chestnut Street
39°56′55″N 75°08′54″W / 39.9486°N 75.1483°W / 39.9486; -75.1483 (Second Bank of the United States)
Independence Mall William Strickland, architect
121 Smyth Young Field Company Building
Smyth Young Field Company Building
December 24, 1992
(#92001720)
1216–1220 Arch Street
39°57′14″N 75°09′37″W / 39.9539°N 75.1603°W / 39.9539; -75.1603 (Smyth Young Field Company Building)
Chinatown
122 Social Service Building
Social Service Building
February 20, 2002
(#02000063)
311 South Juniper Street
39°56′46″N 75°09′49″W / 39.9461°N 75.1636°W / 39.9461; -75.1636 (Social Service Building)
Washington Square West Horace Trumbauer, architect
123 Society Hill Historic District
Society Hill Historic District
June 23, 1971
(#71000065)
Bounded on the north by Walnut St., on the south by Lombard St., on the east by the pier line of the Delaware River, and on the west by 8th
39°56′42″N 75°08′58″W / 39.945°N 75.1494°W / 39.945; -75.1494 (Society Hill Historic District)
Society Hill
124 Solomon House
Solomon House
August 24, 1978
(#78002454)
130–132 South 17th Street
39°57′02″N 75°10′09″W / 39.9506°N 75.1692°W / 39.9506; -75.1692 (Solomon House)
Market East Frank Furness, architect (1887).
125 John Stewart Houses
John Stewart Houses
November 20, 1979
(#79002330)
1020–1028 Spruce Street
39°56′46″N 75°09′32″W / 39.9461°N 75.1588°W / 39.9461; -75.1588 (John Stewart Houses)
Washington Square West
126 William Strickland Row
William Strickland Row
September 14, 1977
(#77001192)
215–227 South 9th Street
39°56′51″N 75°09′21″W / 39.9474°N 75.1558°W / 39.9474; -75.1558 (William Strickland Row)
Washington Square West William Strickland, architect
127 Suburban Station Building
Suburban Station Building
September 5, 1985
(#85001962)
1617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
39°57′15″N 75°10′03″W / 39.9542°N 75.1675°W / 39.9542; -75.1675 (Suburban Station Building)
Penn Center
128 Thomas Sully Residence
Thomas Sully Residence
October 15, 1966
(#66000691)
530 Spruce Street
39°56′42″N 75°09′05″W / 39.945°N 75.1514°W / 39.945; -75.1514 (Thomas Sully Residence)
Society Hill
129 Sun Oil Building
Sun Oil Building
August 25, 1983
(#83002280)
1608–1610 Walnut Street
39°56′59″N 75°10′05″W / 39.9497°N 75.1681°W / 39.9497; -75.1681 (Sun Oil Building)
Rittenhouse Square East
130 The Touraine
The Touraine
April 7, 1982
(#82003816)
1520 Spruce Street
39°56′50″N 75°10′03″W / 39.9472°N 75.1676°W / 39.9472; -75.1676 (The Touraine)
Rittenhouse Square East
131 Union League of Philadelphia
Union League of Philadelphia
June 22, 1979
(#79002331)
140 South Broad Street
39°56′57″N 75°09′52″W / 39.9492°N 75.1644°W / 39.9492; -75.1644 (Union League of Philadelphia)
Rittenhouse Square East John Fraser, architect
132 United States Custom House
United States Custom House
May 25, 2011
(#11000310)
200 Chestnut St.
39°56′53″N 75°08′40″W / 39.9481°N 75.1444°W / 39.9481; -75.1444 (United States Custom House)
Independence Mall
133 US Court House and Post Office Building
US Court House and Post Office Building
October 19, 1990
(#90001540)
900 Market St.
39°57′04″N 75°09′20″W / 39.9511°N 75.1556°W / 39.9511; -75.1556 (US Court House and Post Office Building)
Market East
134 USS BECUNA (SS–319)
USS BECUNA (SS–319)
August 29, 1978
(#78002458)
Penn's Landing, Delaware Avenue, and Spruce Street
39°56′36″N 75°08′29″W / 39.9433°N 75.1413°W / 39.9433; -75.1413 (USS BECUNA (SS–319))
Penn's Landing
135 U.S.S. OLYMPIA
U.S.S. OLYMPIA
October 15, 1966
(#66000692)
Pier 40 at foot of Chestnut Street
39°56′36″N 75°08′28″W / 39.9433°N 75.141°W / 39.9433; -75.141 (U.S.S. OLYMPIA)
Penn's Landing
136 Walnut-Chancellor Historic District
Walnut-Chancellor Historic District
December 1, 1980
(#80003605)
20th-21st, Walnut and Chancellor Streets
39°57′02″N 75°10′33″W / 39.9506°N 75.1758°W / 39.9506; -75.1758 (Walnut-Chancellor Historic District)
Rittenhouse Square West
137 Walnut Street Theatre
Walnut Street Theatre
October 15, 1966
(#66000693)
9th and Walnut Streets
39°56′54″N 75°09′20″W / 39.9483°N 75.1556°W / 39.9483; -75.1556 (Walnut Street Theatre)
Washington Square West John Haviland, architect
138 John Wanamaker Store
John Wanamaker Store
June 2, 1978
(#78002459)
Juniper and Market Streets
39°57′06″N 75°09′44″W / 39.9518°N 75.1621°W / 39.9518; -75.1621 (John Wanamaker Store)
Market East Daniel Burnham, architect
139 Warburton House
Warburton House
August 22, 2002
(#02000890)
1929 Sansom Street
39°57′05″N 75°10′24″W / 39.9514°N 75.1733°W / 39.9514; -75.1733 (Warburton House)
Rittenhouse Square East
140 The Warwick
The Warwick
August 10, 1978
(#78002460)
1701 Locust Street
39°56′56″N 75°10′10″W / 39.9489°N 75.1694°W / 39.9489; -75.1694 (The Warwick)
Rittenhouse Square East
141 Washington Square
Washington Square
September 14, 1981
(#81000558)
Locust and 6th Streets
39°56′49″N 75°09′10″W / 39.9469°N 75.1528°W / 39.9469; -75.1528 (Washington Square)
Independence Mall
142 Washington Square West Historic District
Washington Square West Historic District
September 20, 1984
(#84003563)
Roughly bounded by 8th, Locust, Broad, and Lombard Streets
39°56′44″N 75°09′40″W / 39.9456°N 75.1611°W / 39.9456; -75.1611 (Washington Square West Historic District)
Washington Square West
143 Waverly Garage
Waverly Garage
April 17, 2018
(#100002343)
414-422 S 16th St.
39°56′44″N 75°10′06″W / 39.945487°N 75.168451°W / 39.945487; -75.168451 (Waverly Garage)
144 WCAU Studios
WCAU Studios
January 27, 1983
(#83002281)
1618–1622 Chestnut Street
39°57′04″N 75°10′05″W / 39.9511°N 75.1681°W / 39.9511; -75.1681 (WCAU Studios)
Rittenhouse Square East
145 Wesley AME Zion Church
Wesley AME Zion Church
December 1, 1978
(#78002461)
1500 Lombard Street
39°56′41″N 75°10′02″W / 39.9447°N 75.1672°W / 39.9447; -75.1672 (Wesley AME Zion Church)
Rittenhouse Square East
146 Wesley Building
Wesley Building
May 10, 1984
(#84003581)
1701–1709 Arch Street
39°57′18″N 75°10′06″W / 39.955°N 75.1682°W / 39.955; -75.1682 (Wesley Building)
Logan Square
147 Witherspoon Building
Witherspoon Building
September 18, 1978
(#78002462)
1319–1323 Walnut Street
39°56′58″N 75°09′48″W / 39.9494°N 75.1633°W / 39.9494; -75.1633 (Witherspoon Building)
Market East Joseph Miller Huston, architect (1895–97).
148 Young Men's Christian Association
Young Men's Christian Association
December 2, 1980
(#80003624)
115 North 15th Street
39°57′18″N 75°09′53″W / 39.9551°N 75.1646°W / 39.9551; -75.1646 (Young Men's Christian Association)
Hahnemann

Former listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location City or town Summary
1 Jayne Estate Building
Jayne Estate Building
April 30, 1987
(#87000648)
January 18, 2011
2–16 Vine Street
39°57′19″N 75°08′23″W / 39.9553°N 75.1397°W / 39.9553; -75.1397 (Jayne Estate Building)
Penn's Landing Demolished
2 Gilbert Building
Gilbert Building
July 17, 1986
(#86001688)
January 18, 2011
1315–1329 Cherry Street
39°57′19″N 75°09′42″W / 39.9553°N 75.1617°W / 39.9553; -75.1617 (Gilbert Building)
Chinatown Demolished for the Pennsylvania Convention Center expansion
3 Harrison Building
Harrison Building
Unspecified
(#83002271)
June 27, 1986
1001–1023 Filbert Street
39°57′09″N 75°09′25″W / 39.9525°N 75.1569°W / 39.9525; -75.1569 (Harrison Building)
Market East Cope & Stewardson, architects; demolished, now the site of the Greyhound Bus terminal
4 Joseph Sims House
November 14, 1977
(#77001191)
Unknown
228 S. 9th St.
Philadelphia
5 Walter M. Steppacher and Brother Shirt Factory
Walter M. Steppacher and Brother Shirt Factory
March 18, 2004
(#04000193)
January 18, 2011
146–150 North 13th Street
39°57′20″N 75°09′39″W / 39.9556°N 75.1608°W / 39.9556; -75.1608 (Walter M. Steppacher and Brother Shirt Factory)
Chinatown Demolished for the Pennsylvania Convention Center expansion
6 Twelfth Street Meetinghouse
Twelfth Street Meetinghouse
Unknown
(#74002334)
1974
20 S. 12th St.
Center City, Philadelphia Delisted after being dismantled and relocated to Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
7 John Wanamaker House
John Wanamaker House
1978
(#78003441)
1978
2032 Walnut Street
39°57′01″N 75°10′33″W / 39.9503°N 75.1758°W / 39.9503; -75.1758 (John Wanamaker House)
Rittenhouse Square Theophilus P. Chandler, Jr., architect. Demolished following a fire; the facade survives.
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