Head House Square
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| Location: | Both sides of the 400 block of S. 2nd St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: | 39°56′32″N 75°8′46″W / 39.94222°N 75.14611°WCoordinates: 39°56′32″N 75°8′46″W / 39.94222°N 75.14611°W |
| Area: | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built: | 1775 |
| Architect: | John Haviland; Van Arkel & Moss |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 72001158[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | June 19, 1972 |
Head House Square, or Headhouse Square, is a historic district in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of its contributing properties is the historic New Market (a National Historic Landmark), at one end of which stands the Head House (originally a firehouse), from which the square takes its name.
The area, which comprises 22 contributing properties over 9.9 acres (40,000 m2), was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district in 1972.
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- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
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