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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Northwest 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 576 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Philadelphia, including 67 National Historic Landmarks. Northwest Philadelphia includes 73 of these properties and districts, including 6 National Historic Landmarks; the city's remaining properties and districts are listed elsewhere. One site is split between Northwest Philadelphia and other parts of the city, and is thus included on multiple lists.

Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location Neighborhood Description
1 Alden Park Manor
Alden Park Manor
August 15, 1980
(#80003606)
 School House Lane and Wissahickon Avenue
40°01′34″N 75°11′10″W / 40.0261°N 75.1861°W / 40.0261; -75.1861 (Alden Park Manor)		 Germantown
2 The Anglecot
The Anglecot
April 19, 1982
(#82003806)
 Prospect Street and Evergreen Avenue
40°04′51″N 75°12′14″W / 40.0808°N 75.2039°W / 40.0808; -75.2039 (The Anglecot)		 Chestnut Hill
3 Awbury Historic District
Awbury Historic District
May 2, 2001
(#01000462)
 Roughly bounded by Chew Avenue, Avonhoe Road, Devon Place, Haines and Ardleigh Streets and the Arboretum boundary
40°03′06″N 75°10′14″W / 40.0517°N 75.1706°W / 40.0517; -75.1706 (Awbury Historic District)		 East Germantown
4 Beggarstown School
Beggarstown School
November 23, 1971
(#71000718)
 6669 Germantown Avenue
40°03′05″N 75°11′06″W / 40.0514°N 75.185°W / 40.0514; -75.185 (Beggarstown School)		 Mount Airy
5 Daniel Billmeyer House
Daniel Billmeyer House
December 13, 1971
(#71000719)
 6504 Germantown Avenue
40°02′55″N 75°11′03″W / 40.0486°N 75.1842°W / 40.0486; -75.1842 (Daniel Billmeyer House)		 Mount Airy
6 Michael Billmeyer House
Michael Billmeyer House
January 13, 1972
(#72001145)
 6505–6507 Germantown Avenue
40°02′54″N 75°11′02″W / 40.0483°N 75.1839°W / 40.0483; -75.1839 (Michael Billmeyer House)		 Mount Airy
7 Chestnut Hill Historic District
Chestnut Hill Historic District
June 20, 1985
(#85001334)
 Roughly bounded by Fairmount Park and the Montgomery County line
40°04′18″N 75°12′47″W / 40.0717°N 75.2131°W / 40.0717; -75.2131 (Chestnut Hill Historic District)		 Chestnut Hill
8 Clarkson-Watson House
Clarkson-Watson House
April 2, 1973
(#73001661)
 5275–5277 Germantown Avenue
40°01′56″N 75°10′08″W / 40.0322°N 75.1689°W / 40.0322; -75.1689 (Clarkson-Watson House)		 Wister
9 Cliveden
Cliveden
October 15, 1966
(#66000677)
 6401 Germantown Avenue
40°02′50″N 75°10′54″W / 40.0472°N 75.1817°W / 40.0472; -75.1817 (Cliveden)		 Mount Airy
10 Colonial Germantown Historic District
Colonial Germantown Historic District
October 15, 1966
(#66000678)
 Germantown Avenue between Windrim Avenue and Upsal Street; also the 6500–7600 blocks of Germantown Avenue from the Fort Washington branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad to Sharpnack Street
40°02′11″N 75°10′29″W / 40.0364°N 75.1747°W / 40.0364; -75.1747 (Colonial Germantown Historic District)		 Germantown and Mount Airy
11 Compton and Bloomfield
Compton and Bloomfield
December 22, 1978
(#78002445)
 9414 Meadowbrook Avenue
40°05′21″N 75°13′29″W / 40.0892°N 75.2247°W / 40.0892; -75.2247 (Compton and Bloomfield)		 Chestnut Hill Extends into Montgomery County
12 Conyngham-Hacker House
Conyngham-Hacker House
January 13, 1972
(#72001149)
 5214 Germantown Avenue
40°01′52″N 75°10′04″W / 40.0311°N 75.1678°W / 40.0311; -75.1678 (Conyngham-Hacker House)		 Germantown
13 Delmar Apartments
Delmar Apartments
November 14, 1982
(#82001545)
 319 West Chelten Avenue
40°01′47″N 75°10′54″W / 40.0297°N 75.1817°W / 40.0297; -75.1817 (Delmar Apartments)		 Germantown
14 Deshler-Morris House
Deshler-Morris House
January 13, 1972
(#72000095)
 5442 Germantown Avenue
40°02′01″N 75°10′22″W / 40.0336°N 75.1728°W / 40.0336; -75.1728 (Deshler-Morris House)		 Germantown
15 James Dobson School
James Dobson School
November 18, 1988
(#88002264)
 4665 Umbria Street
40°01′52″N 75°13′50″W / 40.0311°N 75.2306°W / 40.0311; -75.2306 (James Dobson School)		 Manayunk
16 Druim Moir Historic District
Druim Moir Historic District
December 11, 1979
(#79002318)
 Bounded by Fairmount Park, Cherokee Street, Hartwell Lane, and Valley Green Drive
40°03′33″N 75°12′52″W / 40.0592°N 75.2144°W / 40.0592; -75.2144 (Druim Moir Historic District)		 Chestnut Hill
17 Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice
Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice
November 18, 1988
(#88002267)
 6501 Chew Street
40°03′15″N 75°10′42″W / 40.0542°N 75.1783°W / 40.0542; -75.1783 (Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice)		 Mount Airy
18 Fairmount Park
Fairmount Park
February 7, 1972
(#72001151)
 Both banks of the Schuylkill River and the Wissahickon Creek, from Spring Garden Street to Northwestern Avenue
40°01′15″N 75°12′46″W / 40.0208°N 75.2128°W / 40.0208; -75.2128 (Fairmount Park)		 Fairmount Park Extends into North and West Philadelphia
19 Fisher's Lane
Fisher's Lane
February 20, 1980
(#80003611)
 39–92 East Logan Street
40°01′46″N 75°09′40″W / 40.0294°N 75.1611°W / 40.0294; -75.1611 (Fisher's Lane)		 Wister
20 Fitler School
Fitler School
December 4, 1986
(#86003281)
 Southeast corner of Seymour and Knox Streets
40°01′33″N 75°10′00″W / 40.0258°N 75.1667°W / 40.0258; -75.1667 (Fitler School)		 Germantown
21 Robert Fulton School
Robert Fulton School
December 4, 1986
(#86003284)
 60–68 East Haines Street
40°02′24″N 75°10′36″W / 40.04°N 75.1768°W / 40.04; -75.1768 (Robert Fulton School)		 Morton
22 Germantown Cricket Club
Germantown Cricket Club
February 27, 1987
(#87000758)
 5140 Morris Street
40°01′25″N 75°10′24″W / 40.0236°N 75.1733°W / 40.0236; -75.1733 (Germantown Cricket Club)		 Germantown
23 Germantown Grammar School
Germantown Grammar School
December 1, 1986
(#86003287)
 McCallum and Haines Streets
40°02′16″N 75°10′41″W / 40.0378°N 75.1781°W / 40.0378; -75.1781 (Germantown Grammar School)		 Germantown
24 Grace Church, Mt. Airy
Grace Church, Mt. Airy
January 15, 1998
(#97001654)
 224 East Gowen Avenue
40°03′57″N 75°11′19″W / 40.0658°N 75.1887°W / 40.0658; -75.1887 (Grace Church, Mt. Airy)		 Mount Airy
25 Graver's Lane Station
Graver's Lane Station
November 7, 1977
(#77001184)
 Gravers Lane and Reading Railroad line
40°04′39″N 75°12′07″W / 40.0774°N 75.2019°W / 40.0774; -75.2019 (Graver's Lane Station)		 Chestnut Hill
26 Grumblethorpe
Grumblethorpe
March 16, 1972
(#72001155)
 5267 Germantown Avenue
40°01′56″N 75°10′07″W / 40.0321°N 75.1685°W / 40.0321; -75.1685 (Grumblethorpe)		 Wister
27 Grumblethorpe Tenant House
Grumblethorpe Tenant House
June 19, 1972
(#72001156)
 5269 Germantown Avenue
40°01′56″N 75°10′07″W / 40.0321°N 75.1686°W / 40.0321; -75.1686 (Grumblethorpe Tenant House)		 Wister
28 Happy Hollow Recreation Center
Happy Hollow Recreation Center
April 28, 2014
(#14000184)
 4740 Wayne Avenue
40°01′27″N 75°09′58″W / 40.024203°N 75.166035°W / 40.024203; -75.166035 (Happy Hollow Recreation Center)		 Germantown
29 Charles Wolcott Henry School
Charles Wolcott Henry School
November 18, 1988
(#88002279)
 601–645 Carpenter Lane
40°02′46″N 75°11′47″W / 40.0461°N 75.1964°W / 40.0461; -75.1964 (Charles Wolcott Henry School)		 Mount Airy
30 Robert M. Hogue House
Robert M. Hogue House
January 16, 1986
(#86000165)
 100 Pelham Road
40°03′07″N 75°11′15″W / 40.0519°N 75.1876°W / 40.0519; -75.1876 (Robert M. Hogue House)		 Mount Airy
31 Henry H. Houston School
Henry H. Houston School
April 10, 1989
(#88002283)
 135 West Allen's Lane
40°03′32″N 75°11′42″W / 40.0589°N 75.195°W / 40.0589; -75.195 (Henry H. Houston School)		 Mount Airy
32 Howell House
Howell House
January 13, 1972
(#72001159)
 5218 Germantown Avenue
40°01′53″N 75°10′04″W / 40.0314°N 75.1678°W / 40.0314; -75.1678 (Howell House)		 Germantown
33 Ivy Lodge
Ivy Lodge
February 1, 1972
(#72001161)
 29 East Penn Street
40°02′00″N 75°10′07″W / 40.0332°N 75.1687°W / 40.0332; -75.1687 (Ivy Lodge)		 Wister
34 John Story Jenks School
John Story Jenks School
November 18, 1988
(#88002286)
 8301 Germantown Avenue
40°04′30″N 75°12′12″W / 40.0749°N 75.2032°W / 40.0749; -75.2032 (John Story Jenks School)		 Chestnut Hill
35 John Johnson House
John Johnson House
January 13, 1972
(#72001162)
 6306 Germantown Avenue
40°02′36″N 75°10′52″W / 40.0433°N 75.1811°W / 40.0433; -75.1811 (John Johnson House)		 Germantown
36 William Levering School
William Levering School
November 18, 1988
(#88002292)
 5938 Ridge Avenue
40°01′51″N 75°12′46″W / 40.0308°N 75.2128°W / 40.0308; -75.2128 (William Levering School)		 Roxborough
37 Malvern Hall
Malvern Hall
August 25, 1983
(#83002273)
 6655 McCallum Street
40°02′46″N 75°11′28″W / 40.046°N 75.1911°W / 40.046; -75.1911 (Malvern Hall)		 Mount Airy
38 Manayunk Main Street Historic District
Manayunk Main Street Historic District
March 18, 1983
(#83002274)
 Roughly bounded by the Reading Railroad, Flat Rock Dam, Schuylkill River, and Lot 4025 on Main Street
40°02′00″N 75°14′13″W / 40.0333°N 75.2369°W / 40.0333; -75.2369 (Manayunk Main Street Historic District)		 Manayunk
39 Ebenezer Maxwell House
Ebenezer Maxwell House
February 24, 1971
(#71000728)
 200 West Tulpehocken Street
40°02′18″N 75°11′01″W / 40.0382°N 75.1836°W / 40.0382; -75.1836 (Ebenezer Maxwell House)		 Germantown
40 Mayfair House
Mayfair House
April 7, 1982
(#82003811)
 401 West Johnson Street
40°02′14″N 75°11′30″W / 40.0372°N 75.1917°W / 40.0372; -75.1917 (Mayfair House)		 Germantown Destroyed. Photo shows empty lot with Connie Mack's house in background.
41 McCallum Manor
McCallum Manor
May 9, 1985
(#85001000)
 6653 McCallum Avenue
40°02′43″N 75°11′29″W / 40.0454°N 75.1913°W / 40.0454; -75.1913 (McCallum Manor)		 Mount Airy
42 Thomas Meehan School
Thomas Meehan School
November 18, 1988
(#88002312)
 5347–5353 Pulaski Street
40°01′39″N 75°10′30″W / 40.0275°N 75.175°W / 40.0275; -75.175 (Thomas Meehan School)		 Germantown
43 Mennonite Meetinghouse
Mennonite Meetinghouse
July 23, 1973
(#73001663)
 6119 Germantown Avenue
40°02′28″N 75°10′45″W / 40.0412°N 75.1791°W / 40.0412; -75.1791 (Mennonite Meetinghouse)		 Morton
44 Thomas Mifflin School
Thomas Mifflin School
November 18, 1988
(#88002301)
 3500 Midvale Avenue
40°00′49″N 75°11′29″W / 40.0135°N 75.1915°W / 40.0135; -75.1915 (Thomas Mifflin School)		 East Falls
45 The Monastery
The Monastery
March 16, 1972
(#72001164)
 Kitchen's Lane at Wissahickon Creek
40°02′10″N 75°12′13″W / 40.0361°N 75.2036°W / 40.0361; -75.2036 (The Monastery)		 Fairmount Park
46 Mt. Airy Station
Mt. Airy Station
September 22, 1977
(#77001186)
 119 East Gowen Avenue
40°03′55″N 75°11′28″W / 40.0652°N 75.1911°W / 40.0652; -75.1911 (Mt. Airy Station)		 Mount Airy
47 Nugent Home for Baptists
Nugent Home for Baptists
August 30, 2006
(#06000746)
 221 West Johnson Street
40°02′33″N 75°11′11″W / 40.0424°N 75.1864°W / 40.0424; -75.1864 (Nugent Home for Baptists)		 Mount Airy
48 Violet Oakley Studio
Violet Oakley Studio
September 13, 1977
(#77001188)
 627 St. George's Road
40°03′12″N 75°12′19″W / 40.0532°N 75.2053°W / 40.0532; -75.2053 (Violet Oakley Studio)		 Mount Airy
49 Oaks Cloister
Oaks Cloister
April 22, 2019
(#100003636)
 5829 Wissahickon Ave & 3 Lehman Ln.
40°02′00″N 75°10′29″W / 40.0332°N 75.1747°W / 40.0332; -75.1747 (Oaks Cloister)		 Germantown
50 Old Germantown Academy and Headmasters' Houses
Old Germantown Academy and Headmasters' Houses
January 13, 1972
(#72001168)
 Schoolhouse Lane and Greene Street
40°02′00″N 75°10′29″W / 40.0332°N 75.1747°W / 40.0332; -75.1747 (Old Germantown Academy and Headmasters' Houses)		 Germantown
51 Pennsylvania Institute for the Deaf and Dumb
Pennsylvania Institute for the Deaf and Dumb
May 9, 1985
(#85000999)
 7500 Germantown Ave.
40°03′49″N 75°11′47″W / 40.0636°N 75.1964°W / 40.0636; -75.1964 (Pennsylvania Institute for the Deaf and Dumb)		 Mount Airy
52 Presser Home for Retired Music Teachers
Presser Home for Retired Music Teachers
November 8, 2006
(#06001006)
 101–121 W. Johnson St.
40°02′37″N 75°11′06″W / 40.0437°N 75.1851°W / 40.0437; -75.1851 (Presser Home for Retired Music Teachers)		 Mount Airy
53 Ridge Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia
Ridge Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia
June 22, 1988
(#88000852)
 Ridge Avenue over the Wissahickon Creek
40°00′54″N 75°12′24″W / 40.0149°N 75.2067°W / 40.0149; -75.2067 (Ridge Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia)		 Wissahickon
54 RittenhouseTown Historic District
RittenhouseTown Historic District
April 27, 1992
(#92001878)
 206–210 Lincoln Drive
40°01′43″N 75°11′28″W / 40.0286°N 75.1911°W / 40.0286; -75.1911 (RittenhouseTown Historic District)		 Fairmount Park
55 Theodore Roosevelt Junior High School
Theodore Roosevelt Junior High School
November 18, 1988
(#88002317)
 430 East Washington Lane
40°02′54″N 75°10′31″W / 40.0483°N 75.1753°W / 40.0483; -75.1753 (Theodore Roosevelt Junior High School)		 Morton
56 St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Germantown
St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Germantown
September 5, 1985
(#85001960)
 6000 Wayne Avenue
40°02′23″N 75°11′01″W / 40.0397°N 75.1836°W / 40.0397; -75.1836 (St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Germantown)		 Germantown
57 Charles Schaeffer School
Charles Schaeffer School
December 4, 1986
(#86003327)
 Germantown Avenue and Abbottsford Road
40°01′37″N 75°09′37″W / 40.0269°N 75.1603°W / 40.0269; -75.1603 (Charles Schaeffer School)		 Germantown
58 Edward B. Seymour House
Edward B. Seymour House
November 5, 1987
(#87001945)
 260 West Johnson Street
40°02′28″N 75°11′13″W / 40.041°N 75.1869°W / 40.041; -75.1869 (Edward B. Seymour House)		 Mount Airy
59 William C. Sharpless House
William C. Sharpless House
December 29, 1983
(#83004249)
 5446 Wayne Avenue
40°01′47″N 75°10′34″W / 40.0297°N 75.1761°W / 40.0297; -75.1761 (William C. Sharpless House)		 Germantown
60 Smyser and English Pharmacy
Smyser and English Pharmacy
February 20, 2002
(#02000071)
 245–247 West Chelten Avenue
40°01′50″N 75°10′49″W / 40.0306°N 75.1804°W / 40.0306; -75.1804 (Smyser and English Pharmacy)		 Germantown
61 Thomas Mill Covered Bridge
Thomas Mill Covered Bridge
December 1, 1980
(#80003621)
 Thomas Mill Road
40°04′19″N 75°13′32″W / 40.0719°N 75.2256°W / 40.0719; -75.2256 (Thomas Mill Covered Bridge)		 Fairmount Park
62 Tulpehocken Station Historic District
Tulpehocken Station Historic District
November 26, 1985
(#85003564)
 Roughly bounded by McCallum Street, West Walnut Lane, Penn Central railroad tracks, and West Tulpehocken Street
40°02′17″N 75°10′58″W / 40.0381°N 75.1828°W / 40.0381; -75.1828 (Tulpehocken Station Historic District)		 Germantown
63 Upper Roxborough Historic District
Upper Roxborough Historic District
May 2, 2001
(#01000463)
 Roughly bounded by Shawmont Avenue, Hagy's Mill Road, and the Schuylkill River
40°03′24″N 75°14′44″W / 40.0567°N 75.2456°W / 40.0567; -75.2456 (Upper Roxborough Historic District)		 Roxborough Extends into Montgomery County
64 Upsala
Upsala
January 13, 1972
(#72001174)
 6430 Germantown Avenue
40°02′48″N 75°10′59″W / 40.0467°N 75.1831°W / 40.0467; -75.1831 (Upsala)		 Mount Airy
65 Sally Watson House
Sally Watson House
March 10, 1982
(#82003818)
 5128 Wayne Avenue
40°01′35″N 75°10′12″W / 40.0264°N 75.1701°W / 40.0264; -75.1701 (Sally Watson House)		 Germantown
66 Wayne Junction Historic District
Wayne Junction Historic District
April 16, 2012
(#12000223)
 Roughly bounded by W. Berkley St., Roberts, Germantown, & Wayne Aves.
40°01′19″N 75°09′45″W / 40.022052°N 75.162386°W / 40.022052; -75.162386 (Wayne Junction Historic District)		 Germantown Factory buildings surrounding the Wayne Junction station
67 John Wilde and Brother, Inc
John Wilde and Brother, Inc
April 30, 2013
(#13000258)
 3737 Main Street
40°01′00″N 75°12′43″W / 40.016732°N 75.211976°W / 40.016732; -75.211976 (John Wilde and Brother, Inc)		 Manayunk
68 Wissahickon
Wissahickon
November 25, 1983
(#83004257)
 Schuyler and Queen Streets
40°01′22″N 75°10′36″W / 40.0229°N 75.1767°W / 40.0229; -75.1767 (Wissahickon)		 East Falls
69 Wissahickon Inn
Wissahickon Inn
December 6, 1979
(#79002333)
 500 West Willow Grove Avenue
40°03′44″N 75°12′31″W / 40.0622°N 75.2086°W / 40.0622; -75.2086 (Wissahickon Inn)		 Chestnut Hill
70 Wissahickon Memorial Bridge
Wissahickon Memorial Bridge
June 22, 1988
(#88000807)
 Henry Avenue over Wissahickon Drive
40°01′27″N 75°11′44″W / 40.0242°N 75.1956°W / 40.0242; -75.1956 (Wissahickon Memorial Bridge)		 Fairmount Park
71 Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania
Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania
November 26, 2008
(#08000785)
 3300 Henry Ave.
40°00′42″N 75°11′03″W / 40.0117°N 75.1842°W / 40.0117; -75.1842 (Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania)		 East Falls
72 Wyck House
Wyck House
October 26, 1971
(#71000736)
 6026 Germantown Avenue
40°02′24″N 75°10′43″W / 40.04°N 75.1785°W / 40.04; -75.1785 (Wyck House)		 Germantown
73 YMCA of Germantown
YMCA of Germantown
November 14, 1991
(#91001709)
 5722 Greene Street
40°02′04″N 75°10′39″W / 40.0344°N 75.1774°W / 40.0344; -75.1774 (YMCA of Germantown)		 Germantown
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