National Register of Historic Places listings in South Philadelphia facts for kids
South Philadelphia is home to many special places that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This list helps protect buildings, sites, and objects that are important to American history and culture. Think of it like a "hall of fame" for historic spots!
When a place is on this list, it means it's recognized as a significant part of our past. It could be an old school, a famous person's home, or even a whole neighborhood! These places help us learn about how people lived long ago and the events that shaped our country.
Philadelphia has a lot of these historic places – 582 in total! Out of these, 61 are right here in South Philadelphia. Some are even more special and are called "National Historic Landmarks," which means they are super important to the whole country's history. South Philadelphia has two of these!
Sometimes, a historic place might be so big that it stretches across different parts of the city. If that happens, it might show up on more than one list.
Historic Places in South Philadelphia
Here's a list of some of the amazing historic places you can find in South Philadelphia. Each one has a unique story to tell about the past!
| Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | Neighborhood | Description | |
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| 1 | James Alcorn School |
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(#88002225) |
1500 South 32nd Street 39°56′07″N 75°11′51″W / 39.9353°N 75.1975°W |
Grays Ferry | |
| 2 | Marian Anderson House |
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(#11000198) |
762 South Martin Street 39°56′32″N 75°10′29″W / 39.942361°N 75.174861°W |
Southwest Center City | This was the home of Marian Anderson, a famous singer who broke down barriers. |
| 3 | Charles Y. Audenried Junior High School |
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(#88002239) |
1601 South 33rd Street 39°56′01″N 75°11′58″W / 39.9336°N 75.1994°W |
Grays Ferry | The photo shows the replacement school on the same site. |
| 4 | Baptist Institute for Christian Workers |
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(#83002265) |
1425–1429 Snyder Avenue 39°55′29″N 75°10′14″W / 39.9247°N 75.1706°W |
West Passyunk | |
| 5 | Bartlett School |
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(#86003315) |
1100 Catharine Street 39°56′24″N 75°09′42″W / 39.94°N 75.1617°W |
Hawthorne | |
| 6 | Bethel Burial Ground |
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(#15000734) |
405-425 Queen St. 39°56′16″N 75°09′04″W / 39.937778°N 75.151111°W |
Queen Village | This historic burial ground was for African Americans. |
| 7 | Edward Bok Vocational School |
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(#86003264) |
1901 South 9th Street 39°55′33″N 75°09′37″W / 39.9258°N 75.1603°W |
Central South Philadelphia | |
| 8 | F. Amadee Bregy School |
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(#88002249) |
1700 Bigler Street 39°54′52″N 75°10′36″W / 39.9144°N 75.1767°W |
Marconi Plaza | |
| 9 | George W. Childs School |
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(#88002257) |
1501 South 17th Street 39°55′53″N 75°10′22″W / 39.9314°N 75.1728°W |
Point Breeze | Built between 1894 and 1896, designed by Joseph Anschutz. |
| 10 | Commandant's Quarters |
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(#76001661) |
U.S. Naval Base 39°53′48″N 75°10′38″W / 39.8967°N 75.1772°W |
Navy Yard | |
| 11 | Francis M. Drexel School |
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(#86003272) |
1800 South Sixteenth Street 39°55′42″N 75°10′23″W / 39.9283°N 75.1731°W |
Point Breeze | Built in 1888–89, designed by Joseph Anschutz. This building was taken down in February 2010. |
| 12 | Federal Street School |
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(#86003294) |
1130–1148 Federal Street 39°56′05″N 75°09′48″W / 39.9347°N 75.1633°W |
Passyunk Square | |
| 13 | D. Newlin Fell School |
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(#88002268) |
900 Oregon Avenue 39°54′56″N 75°09′48″W / 39.9156°N 75.1633°W |
East Oregon | |
| 14 | Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial |
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(#82001547) |
711–721 Catharine Street 39°56′21″N 75°09′18″W / 39.9392°N 75.1551°W |
Bella Vista | This building is now an art school and gallery. |
| 15 | Franklin Hose Company No. 28 |
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(#80003604) |
730–732 South Broad Street 39°56′32″N 75°09′58″W / 39.9421°N 75.1661°W |
Southwest Center City | This was an early fire station. |
| 16 | Horace Furness Junior High School |
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(#86003286) |
1900 South 3rd Street 39°55′26″N 75°09′03″W / 39.9238°N 75.1507°W |
Pennsport | |
| 17 | Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church National Historic Site |
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(#66000682) |
Swanson Street, between Christian and Water Streets 39°56′04″N 75°08′38″W / 39.9344°N 75.1439°W |
Queen Village | This is one of the oldest churches in Pennsylvania. |
| 18 | Grays Road Recreation Center |
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(#88000448) |
2501 Christian Street 39°56′33″N 75°11′06″W / 39.9425°N 75.1851°W |
Grays Ferry | |
| 19 | Frances Ellen Watkins Harper House |
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(#76001663) |
1006 Bainbridge Street 39°56′31″N 75°09′34″W / 39.9419°N 75.1594°W |
Bella Vista | This was the home of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, a writer and activist. |
| 20 | Nathaniel Hawthorne School |
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(#86003289) |
712 South 12th Street 39°56′30″N 75°09′44″W / 39.9417°N 75.1622°W |
Hawthorne | |
| 21 | Howell and Brothers Paper Hangings Manufactory |
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(#100001912) |
2101 Washington Ave. 39°56′22″N 75°10′45″W / 39.939372°N 75.179061°W |
Southwest Center City | This building was built in 1865. |
| 22 | Institute for Colored Youth |
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(#86003324) |
10th and Bainbridge Streets 39°56′31″N 75°09′28″W / 39.9419°N 75.1579°W |
Bella Vista | This was an important school for African American students. |
| 23 | Nathaniel Irish House |
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(#72001160) |
704 South Front Street 39°56′24″N 75°08′40″W / 39.9399°N 75.1444°W |
Queen Village | |
| 24 | Francis Scott Key School |
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(#86003296) |
2226–2250 South 8th Street 39°55′15″N 75°09′38″W / 39.9208°N 75.1606°W |
Central South Philadelphia | Built in 1889, designed by Joseph Anschutz. |
| 25 | Eliza Butler Kirkbride School |
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(#88002290) |
626 Dickinson Street 39°55′48″N 75°09′22″W / 39.93°N 75.1561°W |
Passyunk Square | |
| 26 | David Landreth School |
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(#86003299) |
1201 South 23rd Street 39°56′16″N 75°10′54″W / 39.9378°N 75.1817°W |
Point Breeze | Built in 1889, designed by Joseph Anschutz. |
| 27 | Marine Barracks |
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(#76001664) |
Building 100, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 4800 S. 13th Street 39°53′32″N 75°10′28″W / 39.8921°N 75.1744°W |
Navy Yard | |
| 28 | Marine Corps Depot of Supplies, Schuylkill Warehouse |
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(#04001228) |
700–734 Schuylkill Avenue 39°56′41″N 75°11′12″W / 39.9447°N 75.1868°W |
Schuylkill | |
| 29 | Marine Corps Supply Activity |
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(#75001662) |
1100 South Broad Street 39°56′15″N 75°10′02″W / 39.9376°N 75.1671°W |
Point Breeze | |
| 30 | Delaplaine McDaniel School |
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(#86003303) |
2100 Moore Street 39°55′46″N 75°10′53″W / 39.9294°N 75.1814°W |
Point Breeze | |
| 31 | William M. Meredith School |
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(#86003307) |
5th and Fitzwater Streets 39°56′23″N 75°09′03″W / 39.9396°N 75.1508°W |
Queen Village | |
| 32 | Capt. Thomas Moore House |
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(#72001165) |
702 South Front Street 39°56′24″N 75°08′40″W / 39.94°N 75.1444°W |
Queen Village | |
| 33 | George W. Nebinger School |
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(#88002303) |
601–627 Carpenter Street 39°56′12″N 75°09′14″W / 39.9367°N 75.1539°W |
Bella Vista | |
| 34 | Jeremiah Nichols School |
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(#88002241) |
1235 South 16th Street 39°56′06″N 75°10′14″W / 39.935°N 75.1706°W |
Point Breeze | |
| 35 | William S. Peirce School |
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(#88002307) |
2400 Christian Street 39°56′30″N 75°10′58″W / 39.9418°N 75.1829°W |
Southwest Center City | |
| 36 | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Historic District |
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(#99001579) |
South Broad Street 39°53′N 75°11′W / 39.89°N 75.18°W |
Navy Yard | This was a very important place for building and repairing ships for the U.S. Navy. |
| 37 | Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot |
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(#09001212) |
2724 South 20th Street 39°54′59″N 75°10′57″W / 39.916389°N 75.1825°W |
Girard Estate | This was a major supply center for the U.S. Army. |
| 38 | Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Freight Shed |
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(#11000649) |
1001 South 15th Street 39°56′21″N 75°10′04″W / 39.939028°N 75.167778°W |
Southwest Center City | This old building was used to store goods transported by train. |
| 39 | Edgar Allan Poe School |
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(#86003318) |
2136 Ritner Street 39°55′20″N 75°10′59″W / 39.9221°N 75.1831°W |
Girard Estate | |
| 40 | Robert Ralston School |
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(#86003321) |
221 Bainbridge Street 39°56′26″N 75°08′48″W / 39.9406°N 75.1468°W |
Queen Village | |
| 41 | Royal Theater |
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(#80003619) |
1524–1534 South Street 39°56′38″N 75°10′06″W / 39.9439°N 75.1682°W |
Southwest Center City | This historic theater was a popular entertainment spot. |
| 42 | St. Anthony de Padua Parish School |
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(#92000400) |
2317–2333 Carpenter Street 39°56′28″N 75°10′56″W / 39.9411°N 75.1821°W |
Southwest Center City | |
| 43 | St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church Complex |
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(#100006036) |
1432-48 South 29th St., 2922-28 and 2930-36 Dickinson St. 39°56′06″N 75°11′37″W / 39.9350°N 75.1936°W |
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| 44 | George Sharswood School |
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(#88002320) |
200 Wolf Street 39°55′07″N 75°09′03″W / 39.9187°N 75.1508°W |
Whitman | |
| 45 | Walter George Smith School |
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(#86003329) |
1300 South 19th Street 39°56′06″N 75°10′33″W / 39.935°N 75.1758°W |
Point Breeze | |
| 46 | South Front Street Historic District |
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(#72001171) |
700–712 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 |
Queen Village | This area includes several historic buildings. |
| 47 | Southwark District |
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(#72001172) |
Bounded by Delaware, Washington Aves., 5th, Lombard, Front, and Catherine Sts. 39°56′16″N 75°08′54″W / 39.9378°N 75.1483°W |
Southwark | This is a historic neighborhood with many old buildings. |
| 48 | Southwark School |
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(#86003330) |
Eighth and Miflin Streets 39°55′31″N 75°09′36″W / 39.9253°N 75.16°W |
Central South Philadelphia | |
| 49 | SS United States (Steamship) |
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(#99000609) |
Pier 82 39°55′06″N 75°08′11″W / 39.9183°N 75.1364°W |
Whitman | This is a famous old ocean liner, a very large passenger ship. |
| 50 | Edwin M. Stanton School |
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(#88002326) |
1616–1644 Christian Street 39°56′25″N 75°10′15″W / 39.9404°N 75.1708°W |
Southwest Center City | |
| 51 | George C. Thomas Junior High School |
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(#88002330) |
2746 South 9th Street 39°54′56″N 75°09′48″W / 39.9156°N 75.1633°W |
East Oregon | |
| 52 | Tindley Temple United Methodist Church |
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(#11000199) |
750–762 South Broad Street 39°56′29″N 75°09′59″W / 39.941389°N 75.166389°W |
Southwest Center City | |
| 53 | U.S. Naval Home |
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(#72001173) |
Gray's Ferry Avenue at 24th Street 39°56′38″N 75°11′01″W / 39.9439°N 75.1836°W |
Southwest Center City | This was a home for retired Navy officers. |
| 54 | University Avenue Bridge |
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(#94000515) |
South University Avenue over the Schuylkill River 39°56′34″N 75°11′49″W / 39.9428°N 75.1969°W |
Grays Ferry | This bridge crosses the Schuylkill River and also extends into West Philadelphia. |
| 55 | Abigail Vare School |
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(#86003339) |
Morris Street and Moyamensing Avenue 39°55′38″N 75°09′03″W / 39.9272°N 75.1507°W |
Pennsport | |
| 56 | Edwin H. Vare Junior High School |
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(#88002331) |
2102 South 24th Street 39°55′33″N 75°11′09″W / 39.9258°N 75.1858°W |
Wilson Park | |
| 57 | Washington Avenue Historic District |
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(#84003561) |
Roughly bounded by Carpenter, Washington, 10th, and Broad Streets 39°56′17″N 75°09′44″W / 39.9381°N 75.1622°W |
Hawthorne | This area has many historic buildings along Washington Avenue. |
| 58 | George Washington School |
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(#86003343) |
Fifth and Federal Streets 39°56′01″N 75°09′10″W / 39.9337°N 75.1528°W |
Dickinson Narrows | |
| 59 | Anthony Wayne School |
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(#86003344) |
2700 Morris Street 39°55′55″N 75°11′28″W / 39.9319°N 75.1911°W |
Grays Ferry | |
| 60 | Widow Maloby's Tavern |
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(#72001175) |
700 South Front Street 39°56′24″N 75°08′40″W / 39.94°N 75.1444°W |
Queen Village | This was an old tavern, a place where people gathered. |
| 61 | James Wilson Public School |
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(#88002238) |
1148 Wharton St. 39°56′01″N 75°09′49″W / 39.93348°N 75.16365°W |
Passyunk Square |
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