Talk:National Register of Historic Places listings in North Philadelphia

E is for Elverson

The Elverson Building should be alphabetized under "Elverson", not "The".--BillFlis (talk) 12:02, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Fixed. Nyttend (talk) 19:32, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

PMA?

How on earth is the PMA not on the list? john k (talk) 20:53, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Do you mean the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company Building? Nyttend (talk) 21:03, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

That's a separate building, across the street from the main building of the PMA. john k (talk) 21:08, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

I see. Do you mean this building? If so, I don't know why; new buildings are listed frequently, and you don't have to be the property owner to begin the nomination process. Nyttend (talk) 22:23, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Yup, that building. It just seems odd that it wouldn't be listed - it's a huge landmark in the city, and it's quite old. BTW - is the source for these lists only listed at National Register of Historic Places listings? It seems like the source should be repeated on each individual page. john k (talk) 22:35, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

I'm confused: what source do you mean? Nyttend (talk) 02:46, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Ahh, do you mean the sources given in the headers, such as you can find at the tops of the columns at National Register of Historic Places listings in Stewart County, Tennessee? Nyttend (talk) 02:51, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

I'm not sure if that's what I mean. What I mean is that this article gives no indication of what the source of the list it gives is. Where does it come from? john k (talk) 05:22, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

[unindent] Source is the NRIS, reference [4] on the Stewart County list, which is quite sufficient if you click on it. Our main problem is the lack of this reference in the Pennsylvania articles. Nyttend (talk) 12:54, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I figured that was the source. It should be listed here, though. john k (talk) 16:50, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Parking new listing E.A. WRIGHT BANK NOTE CO. NORTH PHILADELPHIA PA

listed today Smallbones_(smalltalk) 22:53, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Retake photos?

This is just a list of photos I might want to retake if/when I'm in the neighborhood. Many of the suggested photos are my own, and their is no intent to criticize anybody's photos - we just don't always arrive at the right time of day, season of the year, etc. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 17:58, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	Neighborhood	Description
3	American Railway Express Company Garage	American Railway Express Company Garage	August 2, 2006 (#06000664)	3002–3028 Cecil B. Moore Avenue 39°59′2″N 75°11′3″W Coordinates missing	Strawberry Mansion
4	Alexander Dallas Bache School	Alexander Dallas Bache School	December 4, 1986 (#86003262)	801 North 22nd Street 39°58′12″N 75°10′26″W Coordinates missing	Fairmount
5	Matthew Baird Mansion	Matthew Baird Mansion	December 29, 1983 (#83004241)	814 North Broad Street 39°58′7″N 75°9′37″W Coordinates missing	Francisville	(1863-64).
12	Daniel Boone School	Daniel Boone School	December 4, 1986 (#86003265)	Hancock and Wildey Streets 39°58′03″N 75°8′14″W Coordinates missing	Northern Liberties
13	Brewerytown Historic District	Brewerytown Historic District	March 1, 1991 (#91000096)	Roughly bounded by 30th St., Girard Ave., 32nd St. and Glenwood Ave. 39°58′34″N 75°11′12″W Coordinates missing	Brewerytown
14	Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company	Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company	December 27, 2007 (#07001328)	2450 West Hunting Park Ave. 40°0′32″N 75°10′8″W Coordinates missing	Hunting Park Industrial Area
15	Burk Brothers and Company	Burk Brothers and Company	November 14, 1985 (#85003493)	913–916 North Third St. 39°57′54″N 75°8′31″W Coordinates missing	Northern Liberties
24	Jay Cooke Junior High School	Jay Cooke Junior High School	November 18, 1988 (#88002259)	4735 Old York Road 40°1′32″N 75°8′47″W Coordinates missing	Logan
25	Lydia Darrah School	Lydia Darrah School	December 4, 1986 (#86003269)	708–732 North 17th St. 39°58′5″N 75°9′58″W Coordinates missing	Francisville
26	Murrell Dobbins Vocational School	Murrell Dobbins Vocational School	November 18, 1988 (#88002263)	2100 Lehigh Ave. 39°59′43″N 75°10′2″W Coordinates missing	South Lehigh
35	Fair Hill Burial Ground	Fair Hill Burial Ground	August 7, 1998 (#98000900)	Roughly along Germantown and Indiana Aves., 9th, and Cambria Sts. 39°59′49″N 75°8′46″W Coordinates missing	Fairhill
36	Fairmount Avenue Historic District	Fairmount Avenue Historic District	February 20, 2002 (#02000066)	Fairmount Ave. and Melon, North, 15th, 16th, and 17th Sts. 39°58′00″N 75°9′44″W Coordinates missing	Spring Garden
46	Edwin Forrest House	Edwin Forrest House	January 13, 1972 (#72001152)	1326 North Broad St. 39°58′28″N 75°9′33″W Coordinates missing	Cabot
54	Girard Avenue Historic District	Girard Avenue Historic District	October 31, 1985 (#85003427)	1415–2028 Girard Avenue and 1700 block of Thompson Street 39°58′21″N 75°9′36″W Coordinates missing	Cabot
55	Girard Avenue West Historic District	Girard Avenue West Historic District	March 8, 2011 (#10001032)	West Girard Avenue, between North Taney and North 29th Streets 39°58′28″N 75°10′52″W	Brewerytown
60	Harrington Machine Shop	Harrington Machine Shop	May 6, 1983 (#83002270)	1640–1666 Callowhill St. 39°57′36″N 75°10′0″W Coordinates missing	Franklintown
63	Houses at 1907-1951 N. 32nd St.	Houses at 1907-1951 N. 32nd St.	January 11, 1994 (#93001472)	1907–1951 North 32nd St. 39°59′10″N 75°11′8.5″W Coordinates missing	Strawberry Mansion
64	Julia Ward Howe School	Julia Ward Howe School	November 18, 1988 (#88002284)	1301–1331 Grange St. 40°2′29″N 75°8′32″W Coordinates missing	Fern Rock
65	Integrity Title Insurance, Trust and Safe Deposit Company	Integrity Title Insurance, Trust and Safe Deposit Company	November 14, 1982 (#82001548)	4th and Green Sts. 39°57′42″N 75°8′42″W Coordinates missing	Northern Liberties
66	Thomas Jefferson School	Thomas Jefferson School	November 18, 1988 (#88002280)	1101–1125 North 4th St. 39°58′5″N 75°8′36″W Coordinates missing	Northern Liberties
67	Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA	Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA	March 9, 1990 (#90000415)	174 West Allegheny Ave. 39°59′55.5″N 75°7′57″W Coordinates missing	Hugh
68	John L. Kinsey School	John L. Kinsey School	December 4, 1986 (#86003297)	65th Ave. and Limekiln Pike 40°3′13″N 75°9′9″W Coordinates missing	West Oak Lane
77	McDowell Memorial Presbyterian Church		September 18, 2013 (#13000744)	2040 Cecil B. Moore Avenue 39°58′48″N 75°10′09″W	North Central
81	Mifflin School	Mifflin School	December 4, 1986 (#86003308)	808–818 North 3rd St. 39°57′49″N 75°8′35″W Coordinates missing	Northern Liberties
82	Andrew J. Morrison School	Andrew J. Morrison School	November 18, 1988 (#88002302)	300 Duncannon St. 40°1′46″N 75°7′46″W Coordinates missing	Olney
88	N. Snellenburg Company Department Store Warehouse	N. Snellenburg Company Department Store Warehouse	July 31, 2003 (#03000725)	1825–1851 North 10th St. 39°58′49″N 75°9′0″W Coordinates missing	Templetown
90	North Broad Street Mansion District	North Broad Street Mansion District	March 29, 1985 (#85000674)	Roughly bounded by Broad, Jefferson, Willington, and Oxford Sts. 39°58′37″N 75°9′38″W Coordinates missing	Templetown
91	North Broad Street Station, Reading Company	North Broad Street Station, Reading Company	March 28, 1996 (#96000325)	2601 North Broad St. 39°59′32.5″N 75°9′16″W Coordinates missing	Templetown
96	Ogontz Hall	Ogontz Hall	November 14, 1991 (#91001708)	7175–7165 Ogontz Ave. 40°3′51″N 75°9′9″W Coordinates missing	West Oak Lane
97	Olney Elementary School	Olney Elementary School	December 4, 1986 (#86003311)	Tabor Road and Water St. 40°1′52″N 75°7′14″W Coordinates missing	Olney
98	Olney High School	Olney High School	December 4, 1986 (#86003312)	Duncannon and Front Sts. 40°1′44″N 75°7′25.5″W Coordinates missing	Olney
100	Charles Willson Peale House	Charles Willson Peale House	October 15, 1966 (#66000687)	2100 Clarkson Ave. 40°2′17″N 75°9′20″W Coordinates missing	Logan
107	Philadelphia School of Design for Women	Philadelphia School of Design for Women	November 4, 1993 (#93001608)	1346 North Broad St. 39°58′28″N 75°9′33″W Coordinates missing	Cabot
118	St. John's Church	St. John's Church	February 24, 1983 (#83002278)	220–230 Brown St. 39°57′47″N 75°8′32″W Coordinates missing	Northern Liberties
125	Spring Garden District	Spring Garden District	December 21, 1978 (#78002455)	Roughly bounded by Fairmount Ave. and 15th, 24th, Mount Vernon, and Spring Garden Sts.; also Fairmount Ave. and Mt. Vernon, 15th, and 19th Sts. 39°57′58″N 75°10′11″W Coordinates missing	Spring Garden	Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of September 12, 1983
129	Stenton	Stenton	October 15, 1966 (#66000690)	18th and Courtland Streets 40°1′29″N 75°9′13″W Coordinates missing	Logan
147	Woodford	Woodford	December 24, 1967 (#67000021)	Dauphin and 33rd Sts. 39°59′33″N 75°11′18″W Coordinates missing	Fairmount Park

References

North Philadelphia? Or Center City?

Spring Garden Street is generally considered the boundary between Center City and North Philly. That's where I've always considered it to be (for what that's worth), and that's what it says in the "boundary" sections of the Center City and North Philadelphia articles. The Philadelphia map on this page draws the boundaries without labeling them, but it appears to use Spring Garden Street. I thought that that was an uncontroversial view. So, when I saw that Park Towne Place was listed on this page, I thought it was an oversight. I removed it here, and added it to the corresponding Center City list.

After changing the two lists (including the manual ranking changes -- is there an automated way to do that?), I noticed that a bunch of other sites are in the same state:

• Callowhill Industrial Historic District
• The Elverson Building
• Franklin Institute Science Museum
• General Electric Switchgear Plant
• Goodman Brothers and Hinlein Company
• Graham and Laird, Schober and Mitchell Factories
• Harrington Machine Shop
• Middishade Clothing Factory
• Northern Saving Fund and Safe Deposit Company
• Philadelphia Wholesale Drug Company Building
• Reading Company Grain Elevator
• Smaltz Building
• Terminal Commerce Building

Does the National Register of Historic Places distinguish Center City from North Philly? Or is this distinction being made by Wikipedians? If it's the former, we should describe their system, rather than linking to the Center City and North Philadelphia articles without explanation. If it's the latter, we should move these sites, and any others that are similarly misclassified. TypoBoy (talk) 02:05, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

Update: the linked document "Political Boundaries of Philadelphia", from the John Street administration gives Vine Street (rather than Spring Garden Street) as the boundary between Center City and North Philadelphia. It gives no explanation for this aberration. (Was Mayor Street being loyal to his native North Philadelphia by claiming some new territory for it?)

This does not explain how the Franklin Institute (which is south of Vine Street) makes the list. I note that the geographical coordinates provided for the Franklin Institute put it on the site of the Free Library. I'll correct that. TypoBoy (talk) 14:21, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

I have reverted my change, putting Park Towne Place back on the North Philadelphia list, pending the outcome of this discussion. TypoBoy (talk) 14:52, 11 August 2014 (UTC)