List of National Historic Landmarks in Philadelphia

There are 67 National Historic Landmarks within Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

See also the List of National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania, which covers the other 98 National Historic Landmarks in the rest of the state.

	Landmark name	Image	Year listed	Locality	Neighborhood	Description
1	Academy of Music		1966	Center City 39°56′53″N 75°9′54″W Broad & Locust Sts.	Rittenhouse Square West	Former longtime home of the Philadelphia Orchestra and current home of the Pennsylvania Ballet and the Opera Company of Philadelphia. The oldest opera house in the United States that is still used for its original purpose.
2	American Philosophical Society Hall		1966	Center City 39°56′56″N 75°8′59″W 104 S. 5th St. Independence Square	Independence Mall	Society founded 1743 by Benjamin Franklin. Building erected 1768. Early members included George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson.
3	Arch Street Friends Meeting House		2011	Center City 39°57′7″N 75°8′50″W 302–338 Arch Street	Independence Mall	Built by noted Federal period architect Owen Biddle. In continuous use since 1805. The largest Quaker meeting house in the country.
4	Athenaeum		1972	Center City 39°56′48″N 75°9′06″W 219 S. 6th St.	Washington Square East	A special collections library founded in 1814. The building was designed in 1845 by John Notman.
5	John Bartram House		1966	Southwest Philadelphia 39°55′54″N 75°12′43″W 54th St. & Lindbergh Blvd.	Bartram Village	A home of colonial-era botanist John Bartram, the site of the oldest surviving botanic garden in North America.
6	Boathouse Row		1987	North Philadelphia 39°58′14″N 75°11′14″W 1–15 Kelly Drive	Fairmount	A row of fifteen historic boathouses along the Schuylkill River. The Schuylkill Navy is based here. Architect Frank Furness and the Undine Barge Club have association with this site.
7	Carpenters' Hall		1970	Center City 39°56′53″N 75°8′50″W 320 Chestnut St.	Independence Mall	The First Continental Congress met here.
8	Christ Church		1970	Center City 39°57′3″N 75°8′37″W 2nd St., between Market & Filbert Sts.	Old City	Founded 1695. First Episcopal Church in the country. Built 1727–1744.
9	Church of the Advocate		1996	North Philadelphia 39°59′9″N 75°9′49″W 18th & Diamond Sts.	North Philadelphia	Built 1887–1897. The site in 1974 of the first ordinations of women as priests in the Episcopal Church.
10	Cliveden		1966	Northwest Philadelphia 40°2′50″N 75°10′54″W 6401 Germantown Ave.	Mt. Airy	The scene of fighting at the Battle of Germantown.
11	The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Building		2008	Center City 39°57′12″N 75°10′36″W 19 South 22nd St.	Rittenhouse Square West
12	Colonial Germantown Historic District		1966	Northwest Philadelphia 40°2′11″N 75°10′29″W Germantown Ave., between Windrim Ave. & Upsal St.	Mt. Airy and Germantown	Associated with William Penn.
13	John Coltrane House		1999	North Philadelphia 39°58′49″N 75°11′21″W 1511 North 33rd St.	Strawberry Mansion	A home of jazz saxophonist John Coltrane.
14	Edward D. Cope House		1975	Center City 39°56′49″N 75°10′36″W 2102 Pine St.	Rittenhouse Square West	A home of paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope, who is listed in National Academy of Science.
15	Thomas Eakins House		1966	North Philadelphia 39°57′56″N 75°10′2″W 1729 Mount Vernon Pl.	Spring Garden	Home of painter Thomas Eakins.
16	Eastern State Penitentiary		1966	North Philadelphia 39°58′5″N 75°10′23″W 21st St. & Fairmount Ave.	Fairmount	Considered to be the world's first true penitentiary, designed by John Haviland.
17	Elfreth's Alley Historic District		1966	Center City 39°57′10″N 75°8′33″W Between 2nd & Front Sts.	Old City	The country's oldest residential neighborhood in continuous use.
18	Fairmount Water Works		1976	North Philadelphia 39°57′59″N 75°11′9″W Eastern banks of the Schuylkill River	Fairmount Park	First municipal waterworks in the United States. Designed in 1812 by Frederick Graff and built between 1819 and 1822, it operated until 1909.
19	First Bank of the United States		1987	Center City 39°56′53″N 75°8′47″W 116 S. Third St.	Independence Mall	Has association with Washington and Alexander Hamilton.
20	Fort Mifflin		1970	Southwest Philadelphia 39°52′31″N 75°12′47″W Marina & Penrose Ferry Rds.	Philadelphia International Airport	Revolutionary War-era fort on the Delaware River.
21	Founder's Hall, Girard College		1969	North Philadelphia 39°58′26″N 75°10′12″W Corinthian & Girard Aves.	Girard College	Boarding school (K-12) for orphans established by the will of Stephen Girard.
22	Friends Hospital		1999	Northeast Philadelphia 40°01′36″N 75°06′7″W 4641 Roosevelt Blvd.	Northwood	The first private psychiatric hospital in the U.S., founded in 1813 by the Quakers. Designed and/or influenced by William Tuke, York Retreat, and Thomas Scattergood.
23	Furness Library, School of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania		1972	West Philadelphia 39°57′06″N 75°11′34″W 34th St. below Walnut St.	University City	Library at the University of Pennsylvania, designed by Frank Furness.
24	Germantown (Manheim) Cricket Club		1987	Northwest Philadelphia 40°1′25″N 75°10′24″W 5140 Morris St.	Germantown	Bill Tilden was a member.
25	Frances Ellen Watkins Harper House		1976	South Philadelphia 39°56′31″N 75°9′34″W 1006 Bainbridge St.	Bella Vista	A home of Frances Harper
26	Hill-Keith-Physick House		1971	Center City 39°56′40″N 75°8′54″W 321 S. Fourth St.	Society Hill	A home of Philip Syng Physick, "father of American surgery".
27	Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital		1966	West Philadelphia 39°57′42″N 75°13′2″W 49th & Market Sts.	Mill Creek	Men's hospital built 1856–59. Plan influenced by Thomas Story Kirkbride.
28	Insurance Company of North America (INA) Building		1978	Center City 39°57′16″N 75°10′2″W 1600 Arch St.	Logan Square
29	Johnson House		1972	Northwest Philadelphia 40°2′36″N 75°10′52″W 6306 Germantown Ave.	Germantown	Underground Railroad station house within the Colonial Germantown Historic District.
30	Laurel Hill Cemetery		1977	North Philadelphia 40°0′15″N 75°11′19″W 3822 Ridge Ave.	Fairmount Park	One of the first rural cemeteries, designed by John Notman.
31	J. Peter Lesley House		1994	Center City 39°56′43″N 75°9′31″W 1008 Clinton St.	Washington Square West	A home of geologist J. Peter Lesley.
32	James Logan Home		1966	North Philadelphia 40°1′29″N 75°9′13″W 18th & Cortland Sts.	Logan	The colonial-era home of James Logan.
33	Memorial Hall		1976	West Philadelphia 39°58′46″N 75°12′35″W North Concourse Drive	Fairmount Park	Designed by Herman Schwartzmann for the 1876 Centennial Exposition.
34	Merchants' Exchange Building		1976	Center City 39°56′50″N 75°8′46″W 143 S. Third St.	Independence Mall	Designed by William Strickland; part of Independence National Historical Park
35	Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church		1972	Center City 39°56′35″N 75°9′9″W 419 Richard Allen Ave. (South 6th St.)	Society Hill	African Methodist Episcopal church on Underground Railroad that was visited by Frederick Douglass, Lucretia Mott, Rosa Parks, and Colin Powell.
36	Mount Pleasant		1966	North Philadelphia 39°59′0″N 75°12′0″W East Reservoir Drive	Fairmount Park
37	New Century Guild		1993	Center City 39°56′49″N 75°9′46″W 1307 Locust St.	Washington Square West
38	New Market		1966	Center City 39°56′35″N 75°8′43″W S. 2nd St., between Pine & Lombard Sts.	Society Hill
39	Charles Willson Peale House		1966	North Philadelphia 40°2′17″N 75°9′20″W 2100 Clarkson Ave.	Logan	A home of Charles Willson Peale who painted George Washington. Peale's sons Raphael, Rembrandt and Reubens Peale also became artists and have association with this site.
40	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts		1971	Center City 39°57′19″N 75°9′48″W Broad & Cherry Sts.	Hahnemann
41	Pennsylvania Hospital		1966	Center City 39°56′41″N 75°9′21″W 8th & Spruce Sts.	Washington Square West	Dr. Thomas Bond and Benjamin Franklin supported its development.
42	Philadelphia City Hall		1976	Center City 39°57′8″N 75°9′49″W Penn Square, at Broad & Market Sts.	Market East	Designed by John McArthur, Jr.; decorated by Alexander Milne Calder, including sculpture of William Penn on top.
43	Philadelphia Contributionship		1971	Center City 39°56′49″N 75°8′54″W 212 S. 4th St.	Society Hill	The oldest property insurance company in the United States, founded in 1752 by Benjamin Franklin. Built 1836.
44	Philadelphia's Masonic Temple		1971	Center City 39°57′13″N 75°9′46″W 1 N. Broad St.	Market East
45	Philadelphia Savings Fund Society (PSFS) Building		1976	Center City 39°57′06″N 75°9′38″W 12 S. 12th St.	Market East	Designed by George Howe and William Lescaze.
46	Philadelphia School of Design for Women		1993	North Philadelphia 39°58′28″N 75°9′33″W 1346 North Broad St.	Cabot	Founded in 1848 by Sarah Peter, the only women's art and design college in the nation.
47	Edgar Allan Poe House		1966	North Philadelphia 39.961980°N 75.149748°W / 39.961980; -75.149748 (Poe, Edgar Allan, House, National Historic Site) 532 N. 7th St.	Callowhill	A home of Edgar Allan Poe.
48	Race Street Meetinghouse		1993	Center City 39°57′21″N 75°9′55″W 1515 Cherry St.	Hahnemann	Hicksites were here. Hannah Clothier Hull, Lucretia Mott, and Alice Paul have some association here.
49	Reading Terminal and Trainshed		1972	Center City 39°57′8″N 75°9′33″W 1115–1141 Market St.	Philadelphia	Historic train depot, passenger station, and company headquarters of the Reading Railroad.
50	Reynolds-Morris House		1967	Center City 39°56′51″N 75°9′16″W 225 South Eighth St.	Society Hill
51	Alfred Newton Richards Medical Research Laboratories and David Goddard Laboratories Buildings		2009	West Philadelphia 39°56′59″N 75°11′53″W 3700–3710 Hamilton Walk	University City	Two connected buildings on the University of Pennsylvania that were designed by Louis Kahn and built in the 1960s
52	Rittenhousetown Historic District		1992	Northwest Philadelphia 40°1′43″N 75°11′28″W 206–210 Lincoln Drive	Fairmount Park
53	St. James-the-Less Episcopal Church		1974	North Philadelphia 40°0′13″N 75°10′57″W Hunting Park Ave. at Clearfield St.	Allegheny West	Gothic church of important design influence
54	St. Mark's Episcopal Church		1982	Center City 39°56′56″N 75°10′7″W 1625 Locust St.	Rittenhouse Square East	Designed by John Notman.
55	St. Peter's Church		1996	Center City 39°56′35″N 75°8′52″W Third & Pine Sts.	Society Hill	Designed and/or built by Robert Smith.
56	Second Bank of the United States		1987	Center City 39°56′55″N 75°8′54″W 420 Chestnut St.	Independence Mall	Designed by William Strickland. Associated with Nicholas Biddle and Andrew Jackson.
57	Thomas Sully Residence		1966	Center City 39°56′42″N 75°9′5″W 530 Spruce St.	Society Hill	Home of Thomas Sully.
58	Henry O. Tanner Homesite		1976	North Philadelphia 39°59′16″N 75°10′52″W 2908 West Diamond St.	Strawberry Mansion	A home of Henry Ossawa Tanner
59	United States Naval Asylum		1972	South Philadelphia 39°56′38″N 75°11′1″W Gray's Ferry Ave. at 24th St.	Southwest Center City	Designed by William Strickland.
60	USS BECUNA (Submarine)		1978	Center City 39°56′36″N 75°8′28″W Penn's Landing, Delaware Ave. & Spruce St.	Penn's Landing	A Balao-class submarine that fought in World War II.
61	USS OLYMPIA (Cruiser)		1966	Center City 39°56′36″N 75°8′27″W Penn's Landing, Pier 40, at the foot of Chestnut St.	Penn's Landing	A naval cruiser that served as Commodore George Dewey's flagship in the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898, during the Spanish-American War.
62	Wagner Free Institute of Science		1989	North Philadelphia 39°58′50″N 75°9′46″W 17th St. & Montgomery Ave.	North Central	Founded by William Wagner. Dr. Joseph Leidy has some association, also.
63	Walnut Street Theatre		1966	Center City 39°56′54″N 75°9′20″W 9th & Walnut Sts.	Washington Square West	The oldest continuously operating theatre in the English-speaking world and the oldest in the United States. Maude Adams, Sarah Bernhardt, John Drew, Sir Henry Irving, Richard Mansfield, and Ellen Terry performed here.
64	John Wanamaker Store		1978	Center City 39°57′7″N 75°9′44″W Juniper & Market Sts.	Market East	One of the first department stores in the United States.
65	Woodford		1967	North Philadelphia 39°59′33″N 75°11′18″W E. Fairmount Park	Fairmount Park	A home of William Coleman.
66	The Woodlands		1967	West Philadelphia 39°56′50″N 75°12′10″W 4000 Woodland Ave.	University City	Colonial mansion and later a rural cemetery.
67	Wyck		1971	Northwest Philadelphia 40°2′24″N 75°10′43″W 6026 Germantown Ave.	Germantown	Historic house, begun in 1690, the oldest in Germantown, the site of a British field hospital in the Battle of Germantown.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania