National Register of Historic Places listings in Center City, Philadelphia

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

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

in Center City

Center City, Philadelphia

Center City, or Downtown Philadelphia includes the central business district and central neighborhoods of the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2005, its population of over 88,000 made it the third most populous downtown in the United States, after New York City's and Chicago's...

in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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, United States

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. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.

There are 532 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Philadelphia, including 67 National Historic Landmarks. Center City includes 142 of these properties and districts, including 34 National Historic Landmarks; the city's remaining properties and districts are listed elsewhere

National Register of Historic Places listings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There are 532 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Philadelphia, including 67 National Historic Landmarks....

. Ten historic districts cover almost half of Center City including essentially all the area between the Schuylkill

Schuylkill River

The Schuylkill River is a river in Pennsylvania. It is a designated Pennsylvania Scenic River.The river is about long. Its watershed of about lies entirely within the state of Pennsylvania. The source of its eastern branch is in the Appalachian Mountains at Tuscarora Springs, near Tamaqua in...

and Delaware River

Delaware River

The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then...

s 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

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| Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial

Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial

Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, at 301 Pine Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, preserves the home of Tadeusz Kościuszko...

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Society Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Society Hill is a neighborhood in the Center City section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The neighborhood, loosely defined as bounded by Walnut, Lombard, Front and 7th Streets, contains the largest concentration of original 18th- and early 19th-century architecture of any place in...

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Former listings

	Landmark name	Location	City or Town	Summary
1	Jayne Estate Building Jayne Estate Building The Jayne Estate Building, near the Delaware River waterfront in Old City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was built in 1870 to house eight stores by the estate of Dr. David Jayne , who became a millionaire by selling patent medicine. The architect was John McArthur, Jr...	2–16 Vine Street 39°57′19"N 75°8′23"W	Penn's Landing	Listed April 30, 1987. Demolished
2	Gilbert Building	1315–1329 Cherry Street 39°57′19"N 75°9′42"W	Chinatown	Listed July 17, 1986. Destroyed for the Pennsylvania Convention Center Pennsylvania Convention Center The Pennsylvania Convention Center is a multi-use public facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which is designed to accommodate conventions, exhibitions, conferences and other events.-History:... expansion
3	Harrison Building Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal The Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal is the primary intercity bus station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located at 1001 Filbert Street in Center City Philadelphia, immediately north of The Gallery at Market East shopping mall and the SEPTA Market East Station, a few hundred feet east of the...	1001–1023 Filbert Street 39°57′9"N 75°9′25"W	Market East Market East, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Market East is part of the downtown district known as Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Market East corresponds to the area along Market Street between Arch Street to the north, Chestnut Street to the south, Juniper Street to the west, and 6th Street to the east...	Cope & Stewardson Cope & Stewardson Cope & Stewardson was an architecture firm best known for its academic building and campus designs. The firm is often regarded as a Master of the Collegiate Gothic style. Walter Cope and John Stewardson established the firm in 1885, and were later joined by Emlyn Stewardson in 1887... , architects
4	Walter M. Steppacher and Brother Shirt Factory	146–150 North 13th Street 39°57′20"N 75°9′39"W	Chinatown	Listed on March 18, 2004. Demolished for the Pennsylvania Convention Center Pennsylvania Convention Center The Pennsylvania Convention Center is a multi-use public facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which is designed to accommodate conventions, exhibitions, conferences and other events.-History:... expansion
5	John Wanamaker House	2032 Walnut Street 39°57′1"N 75°10′33"W	Rittenhouse Square Rittenhouse Square Rittenhouse Square is one of the five original open-space parks planned by William Penn and his surveyor Thomas Holme during the late 17th century in central Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The park cuts off 19th Street at Walnut Street and also at a half block above Manning Street. Its boundaries are...	Theophilus P. Chandler, Jr. Theophilus Parsons Chandler, Jr. Theophilus Parsons Chandler, Jr. was a Philadelphia architect best remembered for his churches and country houses. He founded the Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania , and was its first head.-Career:... , architect. Demolished following a fire; the facade survives.

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