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Society Hill

  • Historically Known As: Dock Ward
  • Also Known As: Washington Square East Redevelopment Area
  • Vicinity: Bounded on the N by Walnut St, on the S by Lombard St, on the E by pier line of Delaware River, and on the W by 8th
  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District

Society Hill, a neighborhood on the Delaware River in the Center City section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is home to historic ships and a ferry to Camden, New Jersey. - AsNotedIn


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PLACES
Name of Notable Genus AsNotedIn Address Proximity
Name Genus AsNotedIn Address Proximity
Hill-Physick House
  • Activity
  • Sight
  • Visit
  • NRHP
  • US NHL
321 S 4th St Cypress St
Drinker's Court
  • Sight
  • NRHP
236 - 238 Delancey St
Shippen-Wistar House
238 S 4th 400 Locust St
Philadelphia Contributionship
  • Sight
  • NRHP
  • US NHL
212 S 4th St
Wharton House
  • Sight
  • NRHP
336 Spruce St S 4th St
USS OLYMPIA
  • Sight
  • NRHP
  • US NHL
211 S Christopher Columbus Blvd Spruce St
Moshulu
  • Drink
  • Eats
  • Sight
401 S Christopher Columbus Blvd S of Spruce St
USS BECUNA (SS-319)
  • Sight
  • NRHP
  • US NHL
211 S Christopher Columbus Blvd Penn's Landing, Spruce St
St Peter's Church
  • Sight
  • NRHP
  • US NHL
Jct of 3rd and Pine Sts
A Man Full of Trouble Tavern, Philly
  • Sight
  • PRHP
125 - 127 Spruce St
Joseph Wharton Row Houses
  • Sight
117 - 119 Lombard St
Powel House
  • Activity
  • Sight
  • Visit
244 S 3rd St S of Willings Alley
Bistro Romano
  • Eats
  • Sight
120 Lombard St Head House Sq
Old St Joseph's Church
  • Sight
321 Willings Alley S 4th St

Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1771/10/31 Thomas Nevell Home, Work Thomas Nevell advertises a Night School for Architects in The Pennsylvania Gazette. - I propose to teach the drawing of five orders of classical architecture and designs... to form a true and complete architect... at my own house, 338 S 4th St.
1830/00/00 Adam Sheitzline residence is built of red brick at 121 Lombard Street.

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Particulars for Society Hill:
Sight Category Historic District
Level of Significance National
Locale Type Neighborhood
Historic Use Religious Property
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 71000065
Resource Type:
Owner: Private, Federal
Architect: Multiple
Architectural Style: Georgian, Federal
Other Certification: Additional documentation, Additional documentation
Nominator Name: National Historical Park
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Criteria Consideration: Religious property, Significance of less than fifty years
Period of Significance: 1650-1699, 1950-1974, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1750-1799, 1925-1949
Significant Year: 1682, c 1970
Historic Function: Domestic, Religion, Commerce, Trade
Historic Sub-Function: Religious structure, Single dwelling
Current Function: Recreation and Culture, Domestic, Religion, Commerce, Trade, Work in progress
Current Sub-Function: Museum Religious structure Single dwelling Multiple dwelling

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