List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Philadelphia County facts for kids
This is intended to be a complete list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Philadelphia County, as placed by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC).
As of 2021, there were 321 combined Roadside (larger) and City (narrower) markers affixed on posts and Plaque markers affixed to buildings or structures in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, which is coterminous with the city of Philadelphia. Of these, 12 are listed as Missing. Latitude and longitude coordinates are given as provided by the PHMC's database.
Historical markers
| Marker title | Image | Date dedicated | Location | Marker type | Topics | Neighborhood | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.M.E. Book Concern | _(cropped).jpg) |
June 1, 1991 | 631 Pine St., Philadelphia 39°56′38″N 75°09′11″W / 39.94402°N 75.1531°W |
City | African American, Religion | Society Hill | |
| Academy of Natural Sciences |  |
May 15, 2013 | 302 Market St., Philadelphia 39°57′01″N 75°08′45″W / 39.95021°N 75.14581°W |
City | Education, Science and Medicine | Old City | |
| African American Baseball in Philadelphia | .jpg) |
April 25, 1998 | SW corner, Belmont and Parkside Aves., Philadelphia 39°58′39″N 75°12′49″W / 39.97762°N 75.21356°W |
Roadside | African American, Baseball, Sports and Recreation | Fairmount Park (Parkside) | |
| African Zoar Methodist Episcopal Church | .jpg) |
June 2, 1990 | 401 Brown St. (at N 4th), Philadelphia 39°57′50″N 75°08′41″W / 39.96383°N 75.14465°W |
City | African American, Religion, Underground Railroad | North Philadelphia East (Northern Liberties) | |
| Alain Leroy Locke (1886-1954) |  |
1991 | 2221 S 5th St., Philadelphia 39°55′14″N 75°09′20″W / 39.92065°N 75.15545°W |
City | African American, Education, Professions and Vocations, Writers | South Philadelphia (Whitman) | Missing |
| Albert M. Greenfield (1887-1967) | .jpg) |
April 21, 2016 | 1315 Walnut St., Philadelphia 39°56′58″N 75°09′47″W / 39.94931°N 75.16294°W |
City | African American, Business and Industry, Government and Politics 20th Century, Religion | Washington Square West | |
| Alfred J. Reach (1840-1928) |  |
April 4, 2003 | 1820 Chestnut St., Philadelphia 39°57′06″N 75°10′17″W / 39.95172°N 75.17137°W |
City | Baseball, Sports and Recreation | Rittenhouse Square | |
| America's First Lager | .jpg) |
2001 | 905 N American St., Philadelphia 39°57′52″N 75°08′31″W / 39.96458°N 75.14191°W |
City | Business and Industry | North Philadelphia East (Northern Liberties) | |
| American Bandstand |  |
August 5, 1997 | 4601 Market St., Philadelphia 39°57′31″N 75°12′45″W / 39.9585°N 75.21259°W |
Roadside | Business and Industry, Motion Pictures and Television | West Philadelphia (Walnut Hill) | |
| American Friends Service Committee |  |
November 6, 1999 | 1501 Cherry St., at Friends Ctr., Philadelphia 39°57′20″N 75°09′53″W / 39.95559°N 75.16477°W |
City | Religion | Logan Square (Hahnemann) | |
| American Pharmaceutical Association | .jpg) |
September 24, 2001 | NW corner, Market and N 7th sts., Philadelphia 39°57′04″N 75°09′06″W / 39.95115°N 75.15162°W |
City | Science and Medicine, Professions and Vocations | ||
| Anna Thomas Jeanes (1822-1907) | September 12, 2019 | Entrance to Jeanes Hospital, 7600 Central Ave., Philadelphia 40°04′09″N 75°05′12″W / 40.0691°N 75.0867°W |
Roadside | Education, Science and Medicine, Women | Northeast Philadelphia (Fox Chase) | ||
| Anne Brancato Wood (1903-1972) | .jpg) |
June 17, 1994 | SW corner, Broad & Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia 39°57′06″N 75°09′53″W / 39.95165°N 75.16461°W |
City | Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century, Women | Market East (City Hall) | |
| Anthony Benezet (1713-1784) |  |
June 4, 2016 | 325 Chestnut St., Philadelphia 39°56′57″N 75°08′50″W / 39.94904°N 75.14721°W |
City | African American, Education, Religion, Women, Writers | Independence Mall | |
| Anthony J. Drexel (1826-1893) |  |
April 2005 | 48 S Third Street, Philadelphia 39°56′56″N 75°08′45″W / 39.94899°N 75.14581°W |
City | Business & Industry, Education, Entrepreneurs, Railroads | Independence Mall | |
| Anthony Palmer (1664-1749) | October 17, 2015 | at Palmer Cemetery, just inside main gate on Palmer St., between Belgrade & Memphis Sts., Philadelphia 39°58′27″N 75°07′48″W / 39.97425°N 75.13013°W |
Roadside | Early Settlement, Government & Politics 18th Century, Governors, Native American, Professions & Vocations | North Philadelphia East (Fishtown) | ||
| Arch Street Meeting House |  |
December 17, 1954 | Arch Street, between 3rd & 4th Sts., Philadelphia 39°57′09″N 75°08′45″W / 39.95237°N 75.14577°W |
City | Buildings and Architecture, Religion, William Penn | Old City | |
| Arthur Lee Hall (1934-2000) | June 11, 2011 | 2544 N Germantown Ave., Philadelphia 39°59′27″N 75°08′54″W / 39.9909°N 75.14826°W |
City | African American, Music & Theater, Performers | Upper North Philadelphia (Glenwood) | ||
| Baker Bowl National League Park |  |
August 16, 2000 | N. Broad Street (between Lehigh & Huntingdon), Philadelphia 39°59′33″N 75°09′18″W / 39.99245°N 75.15488°W |
City | African American, Baseball, Sports & Recreation | Upper North Philadelphia (Glenwood) | |
| Baldwin Locomotive Works |  |
September 26, 2009 | Franklintown Park, SW corner, N 19th & Hamilton Sts., Philadelphia 39°57′43″N 75°10′10″W / 39.96193°N 75.16952°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Railroads | Logan Square | |
| Barbara Gittings (1932-2007) | July 26, 2016 | 21st & Locust Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′58″N 75°10′34″W / 39.94956°N 75.17609°W |
City | Civil Rights, Education, Science & Medicine, Publishing & Journalism | Rittenhouse Square | ||
| Barrymores, The |  |
October 1, 1996 | NW corner, N 6th & Arch sts., Philadelphia 39°57′10″N 75°09′00″W / 39.95279°N 75.15013°W |
City | Performers | Independence Mall | |
| Baruch S. Blumberg (1925-2001) | .jpg) |
September 24, 2016 | 323 S Lawrence Ct., Philadelphia 39°56′40″N 75°08′58″W / 39.94447°N 75.14932°W |
City | Science & Medicine, Professions & Vocations | Society Hill | |
| Battle of Germantown |  |
October 5, 1996 | 6401 Germantown Ave. at Clivedon, Germantown, Philadelphia 40°02′47″N 75°10′57″W / 40.04644°N 75.18242°W |
City | American Revolution, George Washington, Military | Northwest Philadelphia (Mount Airy) | |
| Benjamin Banneker Institute |  |
1991 | 409 S. 11th St., near Waverly, Philadelphia 39°56′40″N 75°09′36″W / 39.94453°N 75.15989°W |
City | African American, Education | Washington Square West | |
| Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) |  |
June 30, 1990 | Chestnut St. between 3rd & 4th Sts., at Nat'l. Liberty Mus., Philadelphia 39°56′56″N 75°08′49″W / 39.94881°N 75.14683°W |
City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Invention, Science & Medicine, Professions & Vocations, Publishing & Journalism, Writers | Independence Mall | |
| Benjamin Rush (1745-1813) |  |
June 20, 2002 | Keswick & Rayland Roads, Philadelphia 40°04′39″N 74°59′08″W / 40.07738°N 74.98563°W |
City | American Revolution, Education, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Science & Medicine, Professions & Vocations | Northeast Philadelphia (Millbrook) | |
| Benjamin Smith Barton (1766-1815) |  |
December 19, 2004 | 712 Arch Street, Philadelphia (subsequent research has found 726 Arch to be the actual site of Barton's home.) 39°57′14″N 75°09′01″W / 39.95398°N 75.1504°W |
City | Education, Exploration, Science & Medicine, Writers | Independence Mall | |
| Berean Institute |  |
October 17, 1990 | 1901 W. Girard Ave., Philadelphia 39°58′21″N 75°10′03″W / 39.97258°N 75.16755°W |
City | African American, Education, Religion | North Philadelphia West (Cecil B. Moore) | |
| Bethel Burying Ground | .jpg) |
October 1, 2019 | Weccacoe Playground, 426 Queen St., at S Lawrence St., Philadelphia 39°56′16″N 75°09′04″W / 39.93778°N 75.15105°W |
City | African American, Religion | Queen Village | |
| Betsy Ross (1752-1836) |  |
April 27, 2009 | 239 Arch St., Philadelphia 39°57′08″N 75°08′41″W / 39.95226°N 75.14473°W |
City | American Revolution, Professions & Vocations, Women | Old City | |
| Billie Holiday (1915-1959) |  |
1993 | 1409 Lombard St., Philadelphia 39°56′41″N 75°09′57″W / 39.94485°N 75.16576°W |
City | African American, Music & Theater, Performers, Women | Rittenhouse Square | |
| Booth Maternity Center | April 21, 2017 | St. Joseph's Univ. - Moore Hall, 6051 Overbrook Dr., Philadelphia 39°59′28″N 75°14′52″W / 39.99104°N 75.2478°W |
Roadside | Science & Medicine, Professions & Vocations, Women | West Philadelphia (Overbrook Park) | ||
| Broad Street Station |  |
May 18, 1999 | NW corner, N 15th & Market streets 39°57′11″N 75°09′55″W / 39.95295°N 75.16521°W |
City | Buildings and Architecture, Railroads, Transportation | Market East (City Hall) | |
| Byberry Hall | July 19, 2014 | 3003 Byberry Rd., Philadelphia 40°06′06″N 74°58′51″W / 40.10173°N 74.98084°W |
Roadside | African American, Government and Politics 19th Century, Underground Railroad | Northeast Philadelphia (Parkwood) | ||
| C. DeLores Tucker (1927-2005) |  |
July 22, 2006 | 6700 Lincoln Dr., Phila. 40°02′47″N 75°11′33″W / 40.04652°N 75.19257°W |
Roadside | African American, Civil Rights, Government & Politics 20th Century, Women | Northwest Philadelphia (Mount Airy) | |
| Captain Thomas Holme (1624-1695) |  |
November 1924 | 113 Arch St., Philadelphia 39°57′07″N 75°08′32″W / 39.951896°N 75.142235°W |
Plaque | Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn | Old City | Missing |
| Caspar Wistar (1761-1818) |  |
December 5, 2000 | 240 S 4th Street, Philadelphia 39°56′45″N 75°08′53″W / 39.94586°N 75.14802°W |
City | Education, Exploration, Science & Medicine, Professions & Vocations | Society Hill | |
| Central Library |  |
June 2, 2002 | 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia 39°57′34″N 75°10′16″W / 39.95938°N 75.17105°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Education | Logan Square | |
| Charles Willson Peale |  |
1999 | SW corner of 3rd & Lombard Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′33″N 75°08′51″W / 39.94237°N 75.1474°W |
City | Artists, George Washington | Society Hill | Missing |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The |  |
September 24, 2002 | S 34th St. & Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia 39°56′56″N 75°11′35″W / 39.94883°N 75.19298°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Invention, Science & Medicine, Professions & Vocations | University City | |
| Christ Church |  |
December 17, 1954 | N 2nd St., between Market & Arch Sts., Philadelphia 39°57′03″N 75°08′37″W / 39.95093°N 75.14354°W |
City | Government & Politics 18th Century, Religion | Old City | |
| Christian Street Hospital | .jpg) |
September 9, 2005 | 924 Christian St., Philadelphia 39°56′20″N 75°09′30″W / 39.93902°N 75.15845°W |
City | Civil War, Invention, Science & Medicine | Bella Vista | |
| Christian Street YMCA | .jpg) |
1991 | 1724 Christian St., Philadelphia 39°56′27″N 75°10′19″W / 39.94089°N 75.17195°W |
City | African American, Education, Sports & Recreation | Graduate Hospital | |
| Christopher Saur (1693-1758) |  |
April 19, 2009 | at Trinity Lutheran Church, 5300 Germantown Ave., Phila. 40°01′56″N 75°10′08″W / 40.03211°N 75.16885°W |
City | Ethnic & Immigration, Professions & Vocations, Publishing & Journalism, Religion | Northwest Philadelphia (Germantown) | |
| Church of the Advocate |  |
July 29, 1999 | N 18th & Diamond Sts., Philadelphia 39°59′08″N 75°09′47″W / 39.98565°N 75.16312°W |
City | African American, Buildings & Architecture, Government & Politics 20th Century, Religion, Women | North Philadelphia West (Cecil B. Moore) | |
| Citizens and Southern Bank | 1991 | NE corner, S 19th & South Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′41″N 75°10′23″W / 39.94469°N 75.17301°W |
City | African American, Business & Industry | Rittenhouse Square | ||
| Civilian Public Service | |
October 26, 1996 | Friends Center at 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia 39°57′20″N 75°09′55″W / 39.95564°N 75.16514°W |
Roadside | Agriculture, Business & Industry, Labor, Science & Medicine, Military, Military Post-Civil War, Religion | Logan Square (Hahnemann) | |
| Commercial Digital Computer Birthplace | September 28, 2006 | 3747 Ridge Ave., Philadelphia 40°00′08″N 75°11′13″W / 40.00211°N 75.18695°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Invention | Upper North Philadelphia (Laurel Hill Cemetery) | ||
| Commodore John Barry (1745-1803) |  |
September 3, 2014 | S Columbus Blvd. at Dock St. (near Hyatt and Indep. Seaport Mus.), Philadelphia 39°56′44″N 75°08′31″W / 39.94548°N 75.14204°W |
Roadside | American Revolution, George Washington, Government & Politics 18th Century, Military, Professions & Vocations | Penn's Landing | |
| Common Sense |  |
1993 | SE corner of S 3rd St. & Thomas Paine Place (Chancellor St), Philadelphia 39°56′25″N 75°08′47″W / 39.94041°N 75.14645°W |
City | American Revolution, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Military, Professions & Vocations, Publishing & Journalism | Queen Village | |
| Connie Mack (1862-1956) |  |
May 30, 1998 | 604 W Cliveden St., Philadelphia 40°02′16″N 75°11′31″W / 40.03788°N 75.19197°W |
Roadside | Baseball, Sports & Recreation | Northwest Philadelphia (Mount Airy) | |
| Crystal Bird Fauset | 1991 | 5403 Vine St., Philadelphia 39°57′54″N 75°13′41″W / 39.96513°N 75.22794°W |
City | African American, Civil Rights, Government & Politics, Women | West Philadelphia (Haddington) | ||
| Cyrus Bustill (1732-1806) | 1992 | 210 Arch St., Philadelphia 39°57′07″N 75°08′38″W / 39.95191°N 75.14384°W |
City | African American, Education, Native American, Professions & Vocations | Old City | Missing | |
| David Bustill Bowser (1820-1900) |  |
1991 | 481 N 4th St., Philadelphia 39°57′36″N 75°08′43″W / 39.96011°N 75.14527°W |
Roadside | African American, Artists | North Philadelphia East (Northern Liberties) | |
| David Salisbury Franks (c.1740-1793) | .jpg) |
October 13, 2004 | SE corner, 5th & Arch Sts., Philadelphia 39°57′09″N 75°08′54″W / 39.95243°N 75.14844°W |
City | American Revolution, Religion | Independence Mall | |
| Dewey's Sit-In |  |
October 1, 2018 | SE corner of 17th & Latimer Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′57″N 75°10′09″W / 39.94912°N 75.16921°W |
City | African American, Business & Industry, Civil Rights | Rittenhouse Square | |
| Dixie Hummingbirds, The | .jpg) |
June 6, 2017 | 2435 N College Ave., Philadelphia 39°58′28″N 75°10′37″W / 39.97454°N 75.17682°W |
Roadside | African American, Music & Theater, Performers, Religion | North Philadelphia West (Sharswood) | |
| Dr. A. S. W. Rosenbach (1876-1952) |  |
April 2, 2008 | 2010 Delancey Place 39°56′51″N 75°10′30″W / 39.94746°N 75.17512°W |
City | Education, Professions & Vocations | Rittenhouse Square | |
| Dr. Constantine Hering (1800-1880) | November 8, 2015 | NW corner of 12th & Arch Sts., Philadelphia 39°57′15″N 75°09′34″W / 39.95404°N 75.15953°W |
City | Education, Science & Medicine, Professions & Vocations | Chinatown | ||
| Dr. Mary Davis Ridgway (1873-1927) | September 8, 2001 | Wissahickon Ave., between Lincoln Dr. and Walnut Ln., Philadelphia 40°01′53″N 75°11′19″W / 40.03149°N 75.18869°W |
Roadside | Civil Rights, Science & Medicine, Professions & Vocations, Women | Northwest Philadelphia (Germantown) | ||
| Dr. Oscar James Cooper | October 2, 2021 | 1621 W Jefferson St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19121 39°58′35″N 75°09′46″W / 39.9765°N 75.1627°W |
City | African American, Education, Science & Medicine | North Philadelphia West (Cecil B. Moore) | ||
| Dunbar Theatre, The | .jpg) |
1992 | SW corner, S Broad St. at Lombard, Philadelphia 39°56′40″N 75°09′56″W / 39.94445°N 75.1655°W |
City | African American, Buildings & Architecture, Music & Theater, Performers | Rittenhouse Square | |
| Eastern State Penitentiary |  |
May 2, 1996 | 2200 Fairmount Ave., Philadelphia 39°58′02″N 75°10′23″W / 39.96732°N 75.17311°W |
City | Education, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century | North Philadelphia West (Spring Garden) | |
| Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett (1833-1908) |  |
1993 | 2121 N 29th St., Philadelphia 39°59′18″N 75°10′49″W / 39.98827°N 75.18039°W |
City | African American, Education | North Philadelphia West (Strawberry Mansion) | |
| Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion |  |
September 27, 2008 | 200 W Tulpehocken St. (Germantown), Philadelphia 40°02′19″N 75°11′01″W / 40.03851°N 75.18367°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Cities & Towns, Mansions & Manors, Railroads | Northwest Philadelphia (Germantown) | |
| Ed Bradley (1941-2006) |  |
September 30, 2021 | Belmont & Parkside Ave. N, Philadelphia, PA 39°59′N 75°13′W / 39.99°N 75.22°W |
Roadside | African American, Publishing & Journalism | Fairmount Park (Wynnefield Heights) | |
| Eddie Gottlieb (1898-1979) |  |
May 21, 2014 | S Phila. High School, Snyder Ave. & Broad St., Philadelphia 39°55′27″N 75°10′10″W / 39.92416°N 75.16956°W |
Roadside | Basketball, Professions & Vocations, Sports & Recreation | South Philadelphia (Lower Moyamensing) | |
| Eddie Lang |  |
October 15, 1995 | S 7th St., just N of Clymer St., Philadelphia 39°56′24″N 75°09′16″W / 39.93999°N 75.15452°W |
City | Performers | Bella Vista | |
| Edmund N. Bacon (1910-2005) | September 13, 2006 | JFK Blvd., between N 15th & N 16th Sts., Phila. 39°57′14″N 75°09′56″W / 39.95378°N 75.16563°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Cities & Towns, Professions & Vocations | Market East | ||
| Edward Drinker Cope |  |
November 6, 2002 | 2100-02 Pine St., Philadelphia 39°56′49″N 75°10′37″W / 39.9469°N 75.17681°W |
City | Education, Science & Medicine, Professions & Vocations, Writers | Rittenhouse Square | |
| Elfreth's Alley |  |
June 3, 2016 | 2nd St. & Elfreth's Alley, Philadelphia 39°57′10″N 75°08′35″W / 39.95279°N 75.14292°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Business & Industry, Ethnic & Immigration, Labor | Old City | |
| Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857) |  |
August 26, 2016 | Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Ave., Philadelphia 40°00′16″N 75°11′25″W / 40.00437°N 75.19037°W |
Roadside | Exploration | Upper North Philadelphia (Laurel Hill Cemetery) | |
| Elizabeth Drinker (1735-1807) | .jpg) |
November 16, 2019 | 147 N 2nd St., Philadelphia 39°57′12″N 75°08′35″W / 39.95334°N 75.14295°W |
City | American Revolution, Government & Politics 18th Century, Women, Writers | Old City | |
| Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield (1809-1876) |  |
1992 | 1013 Rodman St., Philadelphia 39°56′36″N 75°09′33″W / 39.94322°N 75.15911°W |
City | African American, Music & Theater, Performers, Women | Washington Square West | |
| Engine Company No. 11 |  |
April 23, 2005 | 1016 South St. at Alder, Philadelphia 39°56′34″N 75°09′33″W / 39.94282°N 75.15927°W |
City | African American, Police and Safety | Bella Vista | |
| ENIAC |  |
June 15, 2000 | 200 S 33rd St., S of Walnut St., Philadelphia 39°57′08″N 75°11′24″W / 39.95235°N 75.19003°W |
City | Business and Industry, Invention | University City | |
| Fairmount Park - Commonwealth Treasure |  |
October 9, 2001 | Kelly Dr. and Sedgely Dr., Philadelphia 39°58′11″N 75°11′05″W / 39.96961°N 75.18482°W |
Roadside | Buildings and Architecture, Environment, Sports and Recreation | Fairmount Park | |
| Fairmount Water Works |  |
April 9, 1997 | At waterworks, corner of Waterworks Dr. & Kelly Dr., Philadelphia 39°58′09″N 75°11′05″W / 39.96906°N 75.18461°W |
Roadside | Buildings & Architecture, Business & Industry, Science & Medicine | Fairmount Park | |
| Father Divine |  |
September 11, 1994 | NE corner, N Broad St. & Ridge Ave., Philadelphia 39°58′00″N 75°09′37″W / 39.96675°N 75.16029°W |
City | African American, Civil Rights, Religion, Inns & Taverns | North Philadelphia West (Spring Garden) | |
| Federal Street Burial Ground |  |
October 4, 1990 | Federal St., between 11th & 12th Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′06″N 75°09′46″W / 39.93513°N 75.16279°W |
City | Civil War, Education, Military, Professions & Vocations, Publishing & Journalism, Religion | South Philadelphia (Passyunk Square) | |
| Female Medical College of Pennsylvania |  |
September 30, 1996 | 2900 W Queen Ln., at Drexel College of Med. entrance, Philadelphia 40°01′11″N 75°10′52″W / 40.01972°N 75.18103°W |
City | Education, Science & Medicine, Women | Northwest Philadelphia (Germantown) | |
| First African Baptist Church (16th Street) | .jpg) |
January 1, 1992 | 16th & Christian Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′25″N 75°10′11″W / 39.94041°N 75.16969°W |
City | African American, Religion | Graduate Hospital | |
| First African Baptist Church (West Philadelphia) | September 23, 2017 | 6700 Lansdowne Ave., Philadelphia 39°58′28″N 75°15′13″W / 39.97443°N 75.2537°W |
Roadside | African American, Education, Religion | West Philadelphia (Overbrook Park) | ||
| First African Baptist Church Cemetery | .jpg) |
1992 | SW corner, N 8th & Vine Sts., Philadelphia 39°57′23″N 75°09′11″W / 39.95649°N 75.15302°W |
City | African American, Religion | Chinatown | |
| First African Presbyterian Church | 1993 | N 42nd & Girard Ave., Philadelphia 39°58′25″N 75°12′34″W / 39.97355°N 75.20954°W |
City | African American, Religion | Fairmount Park (Parkside) | ||
| First Protest Against Slavery |  |
October 8, 1983 | 5109 Germantown Ave. at Wister St., Philadelphia 40°01′48″N 75°09′54″W / 40.03009°N 75.16492°W |
City | African American, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics, Religion | Northwest Philadelphia (Germantown) | |
| First Republican National Convention |  |
June 17, 2000 | 808 Locust Street, Philadelphia 39°56′50″N 75°09′19″W / 39.94736°N 75.15515°W |
City | Abraham Lincoln, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century | Washington Square West | |
| First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry |  |
January 1, 2021 | 22 S 23rd St., Philadelphia 39°57′12″N 75°10′41″W / 39.95322°N 75.17816°W |
Roadside | American Revolution, Civil War, Military | Rittenhouse Square | |
| Fort Mifflin |  |
May 10, 1990 | At site, Fort Mifflin Rd., Philadelphia 39°52′35″N 75°12′44″W / 39.87649°N 75.21211°W |
City | American Revolution, Forts, Military | Southwest Philadelphia (Airport) | |
| Frances E.W. Harper (1825-1911) |  |
March 25, 1992 | 1006 Bainbridge St., Philadelphia 39°56′31″N 75°09′34″W / 39.94198°N 75.15944°W |
City | African American, Civil Rights, Education, Underground Railroad, Women, Writers | Bella Vista | |
| Francis Daniel Pastorius |  |
October 1924 | 502 S. Front St. (west side, near South St.), Philadelphia 39°56′31″N 75°08′39″W / 39.941826°N 75.144086°W |
Plaque | Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics 17th Century | Society Hill | Missing |
| Francis Johnson (1792-1844) |  |
October 3, 1992 | 536 Pine St., Philadelphia 39°56′38″N 75°09′06″W / 39.94383°N 75.15166°W |
City | African American, Performers | Society Hill | |
| Frank Furness (1839-1912) |  |
September 14, 2012 | 1426 Pine St., Philadelphia 39°56′44″N 75°09′59″W / 39.94567°N 75.16642°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Professions & Vocations | Rittenhouse Square | |
| Frank Gasparro (1909-2001) |  |
November 1, 2002 | 727 Carpenter St., Philadelphia 39°56′13″N 75°09′21″W / 39.93703°N 75.15581°W |
Roadside | Artists, Government & Politics, Professions & Vocations | Bella Vista | |
| Frank N. Piasecki (1919-2008) |  |
April 17, 2010 | 1937 Callowhill St., north side of Callowhill between 19th & 20th 39°57′39″N 75°10′16″W / 39.96087°N 75.1711°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Invention, Military, Professions & Vocations | Logan Square | |
| Fraunces Tavern | 1991 | 166 S 2nd St., (just W of Dock St.) Philadelphia 39°56′47″N 75°08′41″W / 39.94639°N 75.14485°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Business & Industry, George Washington, Professions & Vocations, Inns & Taverns | Society Hill | ||
| Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital | .jpg) |
1992 | 1522 Lombard St., Philadelphia 39°56′42″N 75°10′05″W / 39.94503°N 75.16801°W |
City | African American, Science & Medicine, Professions & Vocations | Rittenhouse Square | |
| Free African Society |  |
1992 | at Mother Bethel Church, S 6th & Lombard Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′35″N 75°09′07″W / 39.94317°N 75.15205°W |
City | African American, Government & Politics | Society Hill | |
| Freedom Now Rally | June 19, 2010 | intersection of 40th St., Lancaster Ave., and Haverford Ave., Philadelphia 39°57′47″N 75°12′08″W / 39.96296°N 75.20232°W |
Roadside | African American, Civil Rights, Government & Politics 20th Century | West Philadelphia (Haverford North) | ||
| Freedom Theatre |  |
May 16, 1991 | 1346 N Broad St. (PA 611) at Master, Philadelphia 39°58′28″N 75°09′32″W / 39.97438°N 75.15894°W |
City | African American, Music & Theater, Performers | North Philadelphia West (Cecil B. Moore) | |
| Gay Rights Demonstrations July 4, 1965 - 1969 |  |
July 1, 2005 | NW corner of S 6th & Chestnut Sts. 39°56′58″N 75°09′03″W / 39.94939°N 75.15071°W |
City | Civil Rights, Government & Politics 20th Century | Independence Mall | |
| George Gordon Meade (1815-1872) |  |
November 6, 1999 | S 19th St., between Panama St. & Delancey Pl., Philadelphia 39°56′49″N 75°10′23″W / 39.94688°N 75.17293°W |
City | Civil War, Military | Rittenhouse Square | |
| German Society of Pennsylvania, The |  |
October 6, 2008 | 611 Spring Garden St. (at N 7th), Philadelphia 39°57′42″N 75°08′57″W / 39.96155°N 75.14922°W |
Roadside | Ethnic & Immigration | North Philadelphia East (Northern Liberties) | |
| Germantown Meetinghouse |  |
September 10, 2008 | 6611 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia 40°03′00″N 75°11′03″W / 40.05004°N 75.1842°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Religion | Northwest Philadelphia (Mount Airy) | |
| Gertrude E.H. Bustill Mossell (1855-1948) | .jpg) |
1993 | 1423 Lombard St., Philadelphia 39°56′41″N 75°09′59″W / 39.94469°N 75.16629°W |
City | Women, Writers | Rittenhouse Square | |
| Giannini Family | .jpg) |
October 1, 2005 | 735 Christian St., Philadelphia 39°56′19″N 75°09′21″W / 39.93851°N 75.15573°W |
City | Music & Theater, Performers | Bella Vista | |
| Giovanni's Room | .jpg) |
October 9, 2011 | NE corner, S 12th & Pine Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′42″N 75°09′41″W / 39.94501°N 75.16128°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Civil Rights | Washington Square West | |
| Girard College Civil Rights Landmark |  |
1992 | NE corner, Corinthian and Girard Aves., Philadelphia 39°58′23″N 75°10′11″W / 39.97312°N 75.16986°W |
City | African American, Civil Rights, Education, Government & Politics, Professions & Vocations | North Philadelphia West (Cecil B. Moore) | |
| Girl Scout Cookies | .jpg) |
January 16, 2001 | 1401 Arch St., Philadelphia 39°57′16″N 75°09′50″W / 39.95444°N 75.16376°W |
City | Business & Industry, Women | Logan Square (Hahnemann) | |
| Glomar Explorer | .jpg) |
August 2, 2006 | At Independence Seaport Mus., 211 S Columbus Blvd. & Walnut St., Philadelphia 39°56′47″N 75°08′25″W / 39.94633°N 75.14014°W |
Roadside | Government & Politics 20th Century, Military | Penn's Landing | |
| Gloria Casarez (1971-2014) |  |
October 8, 2021 | 1 S. Penn Square. North Side of City Hall in front of the flag poles to represent the LBGT office where she was the first director. 39°57′11″N 75°09′48″W / 39.95293°N 75.16321°W |
Roadside | Civil Rights, Government & Politics 20th Century, Latino American, LGBTQ | Market East (City Hall) | |
| Gloria Dei Church (Old Swedes') | _Church.png) |
December 17, 1954 | 916 Swanson St. at N facade of bldg., near Christian St. & Christopher Columbus Blvd. 39°56′13″N 75°08′31″W / 39.93706°N 75.14208°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Religion | Penn's Landing | |
| Grand Battery, The | .jpg) |
December 7, 1997 | S Columbus Blvd., near US Coast Guard Station, Philadelphia 39°55′57″N 75°08′36″W / 39.93262°N 75.14346°W |
Roadside | Forts, French & Indian War, Military | Penn's Landing | |
| Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, The | 1992 | S 12th & Spruce Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′47″N 75°09′40″W / 39.946522°N 75.161056°W |
City | African American, Science & Medicine | Washington Square West | Missing | |
| Greenbelt Knoll |  |
June 10, 2007 | SW corner, Holme Ave. & Longford St., Philadelphia 40°03′23″N 75°01′20″W / 40.05628°N 75.02216°W |
Roadside | African American, Buildings & Architecture, Cities & Towns, Civil Rights, Houses & Homesteads | Northeast Philadelphia (Torresdale) | |
| Hannah Callowhill Penn |  |
October 24, 2000 | S 2nd St. & Sansom St. Walkway (Welcome Park), Philadelphia 39°56′51″N 75°08′39″W / 39.94743°N 75.14427°W |
City | Government & Politics, William Penn, Women | Old City | |
| Hannah Penn | |
December 1926 | 135 S. 2nd St. (SE corner of 2nd & Sansom), Philadelphia 39°56′50″N 75°08′40″W / 39.947155°N 75.144338°W |
Plaque | Government & Politics 18th Century, William Penn, Women | Old City | Missing |
| Harvey Pollack (1922-2015) | May 19, 2016 | Grounds of Wells Fargo Center, near Xfinity, off Zinkoff Blvd., Philadelphia 39°54′13″N 75°10′12″W / 39.90361°N 75.17009°W |
Roadside | Basketball, Professions & Vocations, Sports & Recreation | South Philadelphia (Sports Complex) | ||
| Haym Salomon (1740-1785) | _-_NARA_-_532941.jpg) |
September 7, 1997 | 45 N 5th St., Philadelphia 39°57′04″N 75°08′50″W / 39.95116°N 75.14719°W |
City | American Revolution, Ethnic & Immigration, Military, Professions & Vocations, Religion | Independence Mall | |
| Henry George |  |
November 18, 1984 | 413 S. 10th St., Philadelphia 39°56′39″N 75°09′29″W / 39.94418°N 75.15819°W |
City | Business & Industry, Government & Politics, Writers | Washington Square West | |
| Henry L. Phillips (1847-1935) | ,_rector,_Church_of_the_Crucifixion,_Philadelphia.jpg) |
1993 | 620 S 8th St., Philadelphia 39°56′31″N 75°09′20″W / 39.94182°N 75.1555°W |
City | African American, Religion | Bella Vista | |
| Henry O. Tanner (1859-1937) |  |
January 19, 1991 | 2908 W Diamond St., Philadelphia 39°59′17″N 75°10′52″W / 39.98792°N 75.18123°W |
City | African American, Artists, Religion | North Philadelphia West (Strawberry Mansion) | |
| Herman Herzog (1831-1932) | September 12, 2011 | 4101 Pine St. 39°57′04″N 75°12′21″W / 39.95107°N 75.20582°W |
Roadside | Artists, Ethnic & Immigration | University City | ||
| Hershey's First Candy Store |  |
June 1, 2009 | 935 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia 39°57′42″N 75°09′15″W / 39.96163°N 75.1543°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Entrepreneurs, Professions & Vocations | North Philadelphia East (Callowhill) | |
| Historical Society of Pennsylvania |  |
October 25, 2010 | 1300 Locust St. 39°56′53″N 75°09′45″W / 39.94806°N 75.16261°W |
City | Education | Washington Square West | |
| Hotel Brotherhood USA | .jpg) |
October 22, 2016 | 1523-29 Bainbridge St., Philadelphia 39°56′35″N 75°10′06″W / 39.94317°N 75.16839°W |
City | African American, Labor, Professions & Vocations | Graduate Hospital | |
| House of Industry | .jpg) |
June 27, 1996 | 714 Catharine St., Philadelphia 39°56′21″N 75°09′18″W / 39.93904°N 75.15509°W |
City | Education, Ethnic & Immigration, Labor | Bella Vista | |
| Institute for Colored Youth |  |
1991 | 915 Bainbridge Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′31″N 75°09′28″W / 39.94183°N 75.1577°W |
City | African American, Agriculture, Education, Labor | Bella Vista | |
| Insurance Company of North America |  |
April 26, 2017 | 436 Walnut St., Philadelphia 39°56′51″N 75°08′57″W / 39.94742°N 75.14904°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Invention | Independence Mall | |
| Israel Goldstein (1896-1986) |  |
November 20, 2002 | At S Phila. High School, 2101 S Broad St., Philadelphia 39°55′25″N 75°10′11″W / 39.92364°N 75.16969°W |
Roadside | Education, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics 20th Century, Religion | South Philadelphia (Lower Moyamensing) | |
| Jack and Jill of America Foundation | .jpg) |
1993 | 1605 Christian St., Philadelphia 39°56′26″N 75°10′11″W / 39.9405°N 75.1698°W |
City | African American, Education, Women | Graduate Hospital | |
| Jacob C. White Jr. (1837-1902) |  |
1991 | 1032 Lombard St., Philadelphia 39°56′38″N 75°09′34″W / 39.94397°N 75.15944°W |
City | African American, Baseball, Education, Science & Medicine, Sports & Recreation, Underground Railroad | Washington Square West | |
| James Forten (1766-1842) | .jpg) |
April 24, 1990 | 336 Lombard St., Philadelphia 39°56′33″N 75°08′55″W / 39.94254°N 75.14858°W |
City | African American, Professions & Vocations, Underground Railroad | Society Hill | |
| Jefferson House | September 10, 1954 | 7th St. near Market St., Philadelphia (Missing) 39°57′03″N 75°09′07″W / 39.950936°N 75.152°W |
City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Houses & Homesteads | Independence Mall | Missing | |
| Jefferson Street Ballparks | September 30, 2017 | outside park on Jefferson St. at Bailey St., Philadelphia 39°58′42″N 75°10′43″W / 39.97844°N 75.17868°W |
Roadside | African American, Baseball, Sports & Recreation | North Philadelphia West (Brewerytown) | ||
| Jessie Redmon Fauset |  |
1993 | 1853 N 17th St., Philadelphia 39°58′58″N 75°09′43″W / 39.98284°N 75.16189°W |
City | African American, Women, Writers | North Philadelphia West (Cecil B. Moore) | |
| Jewish Hospital, The | October 11, 2017 | At hospital, 5501 Old York Rd., at intersection of Albert Einstein Dr., Philadelphia 40°02′13″N 75°08′41″W / 40.03695°N 75.14461°W |
Roadside | Ethnic & Immigration, Science & Medicine, Religion | Upper North Philadelphia (Fern Rock) | ||
| Joe Venuti (1903-1978) |  |
April 18, 1997 | NE corner S 8th & Fitzwater Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′26″N 75°09′21″W / 39.94068°N 75.15573°W |
City | Music & Theater, Performers | Bella Vista | |
| John Bartram (1699-1777) |  |
June 6, 1955 | Harley Ave. at Lindbergh Blvd., West Philadelphia 39°55′58″N 75°12′56″W / 39.9329°N 75.21546°W |
City | Environment, Professions & Vocations | Southwest Philadelphia (Kingsessing) | |
| John C. Asbury (1862-1941) | .jpg) |
April 24, 2014 | 1710 Christian St., Philadelphia 39°56′26″N 75°10′18″W / 39.94058°N 75.17157°W |
City | African American, Government & Politics 20th Century, Science & Medicine, Publishing & Journalism | Graduate Hospital | |
| John E. Fryer, M.D. (1937-2003) | .jpg) |
October 3, 2017 | 13th and Locust Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′53″N 75°09′44″W / 39.94807°N 75.16228°W |
Roadside | Civil Rights, Science & Medicine | Washington Square West | |
| John J. McDermott (1891-1971) |  |
October 9, 2014 | Kingsessing Library, 1201 S 51st St., Philadelphia 39°56′31″N 75°13′06″W / 39.94203°N 75.21821°W |
Roadside | Professions & Vocations, Sports & Recreation | Southwest Philadelphia (Kingsessing) | |
| John Nepomuk Maelzel (1772-1838) |  |
July 5, 2004 | NW corner, S 5th St. & St. James Ct., Philadelphia 39°56′49″N 75°09′02″W / 39.94694°N 75.15044°W |
City | Business & Industry, Entrepreneurs, Ethnic & Immigration, Invention, Performers, Sports & Recreation | Society Hill | Missing |
| John Page Nicholson (1842-1922) | May 2, 1998 | 1805 Pine St., Philadelphia 39°56′47″N 75°10′18″W / 39.94651°N 75.17176°W |
City | Civil War, Military, Professions & Vocations | Rittenhouse Square | ||
| John Penn | .jpg) |
October 1932 | 242 S 3rd St., Philadelphia 39°56′45″N 75°08′48″W / 39.94572°N 75.14658°W |
Plaque | Government & Politics 18th Century, William Penn | Society Hill | |
| John S. Trower (1849-1911) |  |
October 3, 2021 | 5706 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia 40°02′09″N 75°10′31″W / 40.0359°N 75.1752°W |
City | African American, Education, Entrepreneurs | Northwest Philadelphia (Germantown) | |
| John W. Coltrane (1926-1967) |  |
July 17, 1990 | 1511 N 33rd St., Philadelphia 39°58′49″N 75°11′20″W / 39.9803°N 75.18878°W |
City | African American, Music & Theater, Performers | Fairmount Park | |
| John Wanamaker (1838-1922) |  |
July 11, 1998 | S 13th & Market Sts., Philadelphia 39°57′07″N 75°09′42″W / 39.95201°N 75.16179°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Education, Entrepreneurs, Government & Politics 19th Century, Invention, Professions & Vocations, Religion | Market East | |
| Johnson House, The |  |
June 1, 1995 | 6306 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia 40°02′36″N 75°10′51″W / 40.04328°N 75.1809°W |
City | African American, Houses & Homesteads, Religion, Underground Railroad | Northwest Philadelphia (Germantown) | |
| Joseph and Amy Cassey (1789-1848)/(1809-56) |  |
March 13, 2009 | S 4th St. between Chestnut and Market, Philadelphia. 39°56′57″N 75°08′52″W / 39.94924°N 75.14785°W |
City | African American, Professions & Vocations | Independence Mall | |
| Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844) | .jpg) |
January 9, 2000 | 260 S 9th Street, Philadelphia 39°56′47″N 75°09′22″W / 39.94634°N 75.15614°W |
City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century | Washington Square West | |
| Joseph Huston (1866-1940) |  |
October 20, 2005 | 5829 Wissahickon Ave., Germantown, Philadelphia 40°01′44″N 75°11′08″W / 40.02888°N 75.18546°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Houses & Homesteads, Professions & Vocations | Northwest Philadelphia (Germantown) | |
| Julian Francis Abele (1881-1950) |  |
February 12, 1991 | At Philadelphia Museum of Art steps, 26th & Franklin Pkwy. 39°57′54″N 75°10′46″W / 39.96495°N 75.17958°W |
Roadside | African American, Buildings & Architecture, Professions & Vocations | Fairmount Park | |
| Kahal Kodosh Mikveh Israel |  |
1991 | 313 Cherry St. at Orianna St., Philadelphia 39°57′11″N 75°08′45″W / 39.95311°N 75.14584°W |
City | Ethnic & Immigration, Religion | Old City | |
| Kelly Family, The |  |
October 27, 2012 | At the corner of W Coulter St. & Henry Ave., Philadelphia 40°01′04″N 75°11′20″W / 40.01784°N 75.18896°W |
Roadside | Government & Politics 20th Century, Motion Pictures & Television, Performers, Sports & Recreation, Women | Northwest Philadelphia (Germantown) | |
| Kelpius Community |  |
April 17, 2004 | Hermit Ln. near Henry Ave., Fairmount Park, Philadelphia 40°01′31″N 75°12′03″W / 40.02517°N 75.20085°W |
Roadside | Education, Ethnic & Immigration, Native American, Religion, William Penn | Northwest Philadelphia (Germantown) | |
| Knowlton |  |
November 12, 1994 | 8001 Verree Rd., Philadelphia 40°04′20″N 75°04′28″W / 40.07233°N 75.07452°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Houses & Homesteads | Northeast Philadelphia (Fox Chase) | |
| Laura Wheeler Waring (1887-1948) |  |
1992 | 756 N 43rd St., Philadelphia 39°57′59″N 75°12′35″W / 39.96644°N 75.20966°W |
City | African American, Artists, Education, Women | West Philadelphia (Haverford North) | |
| Laurel Hill Cemetery |  |
May 20, 2000 | 3822 Ridge Ave., Philadelphia 40°00′15″N 75°11′15″W / 40.00427°N 75.18743°W |
Roadside | Buildings & Architecture, Environment | Upper North Philadelphia (Laurel Hill Cemetery) | |
| Legendary Blue Horizon, The |  |
October 24, 2003 | 1314 N Broad St., Philadelphia 39°58′26″N 75°09′32″W / 39.97389°N 75.15898°W |
City | African American, Sports & Recreation | North Philadelphia West (Cecil B. Moore) | |
| Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977) | .jpg) |
September 18, 2021 | 240 S Broad St., Philadelphia 39°56′53″N 75°09′53″W / 39.9480°N 75.1647°W |
City | Music & Theater | Rittenhouse Square | |
| Liberation of Jane Johnson, The |  |
July 18, 2009 | 211 S Columbus Blvd., Penn's Landing near Walnut St. pedestrian walkway and entrance to Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia 39°56′47″N 75°08′26″W / 39.94637°N 75.14065°W |
Roadside | African American, Government & Politics 19th Century, Women | Penn's Landing | |
| Lombard Street Riot | .jpg) |
November 23, 2005 | SE corner of S 6th & Lombard Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′35″N 75°09′07″W / 39.94299°N 75.15205°W |
City | African American | Society Hill | |
| London Coffee House | 1991 | SW corner, Front & Market Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′58″N 75°08′32″W / 39.94946°N 75.14222°W |
City | African American, Business & Industry | Old City | ||
| Lorenzo L. Langstroth (1810-1895) |  |
September 10, 2010 | 106 S Front St., Phila. 39°56′53″N 75°08′33″W / 39.94802°N 75.14248°W |
City | Business & Industry, Invention, Science & Medicine, Writers | Old City | |
| Louis I. Kahn (1901-1974) | June 24, 2004 | 1501 Walnut St., Philadelphia 39°56′57″N 75°09′57″W / 39.94903°N 75.16572°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Education, Professions & Vocations | Rittenhouse Square | ||
| Louisa May Alcott |  |
November 7, 1996 | 5427 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia 40°02′01″N 75°10′17″W / 40.03372°N 75.17139°W |
City | Women, Writers | Northwest Philadelphia (Germantown) | |
| Marc Blitzstein (1905-1964) |  |
June 12, 2017 | 419 Pine St., Philadelphia 39°56′38″N 75°08′59″W / 39.94386°N 75.14961°W |
City | Music & Theater, Performers, Professions & Vocations, Writers | Society Hill | |
| Marian Anderson |  |
1993 | At Union Baptist Church, 1910 Fitzwater St., Philadelphia 39°56′34″N 75°10′28″W / 39.94279°N 75.17442°W |
City | African American, Performers, Women | Graduate Hospital | |
| Mario Lanza (1921-1959) |  |
November 7, 1993 | 634-36 Christian St., Philadelphia 39°56′18″N 75°09′16″W / 39.93833°N 75.15453°W |
City | Motion Pictures & Television, Music & Theater, Performers | Bella Vista | |
| Mason-Dixon Survey | .jpg) |
August 30, 2013 | Front & South Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′27″N 75°08′37″W / 39.94089°N 75.14369°W |
Roadside | Exploration, Government & Politics 17th Century, Government & Politics 18th Century, Science & Medicine, Native American, Professions & Vocations | Queen Village | |
| Masonic Temple Philadelphia |  |
December 5, 2007 | One N Broad St. 39°57′13″N 75°09′48″W / 39.95356°N 75.16320°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture | Market East | |
| Mathew Carey (1760-1839) |  |
September 14, 2014 | 324 Marker St., Philadelphia 39°57′02″N 75°08′48″W / 39.95063°N 75.14668°W |
Roadside | Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics 18th Century, Government & Politics 19th Century, Professions & Vocations, Publishing & Journalism, Writers | Independence Mall | |
| Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) |  |
September 16, 2015 | in front of Curtis Bldg., S 6th St. between Sansom & Walnut. 39°56′53″N 75°09′04″W / 39.94796°N 75.15114°W |
Roadside | Artists, Professions & Vocations | Independence Mall | |
| McClellan House | October 14, 1997 | 912 Walnut St., Philadelphia 39°56′53″N 75°09′23″W / 39.94817°N 75.15652°W |
City | Education | Washington Square West | ||
| Mechanics' Union of Trade Associations |  |
June 30, 2004 | Chestnut & Bank Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′55″N 75°08′43″W / 39.94848°N 75.14521°W |
City | Education, Government & Politics 19th Century, Labor | Old City | |
| Medical Library Association | .jpg) |
November 4, 2015 | 1420-22 Chestnut St., Philadelphia 39°57′02″N 75°09′54″W / 39.95065°N 75.16508°W |
City | Education, Science & Medicine, Women | Rittenhouse Square | |
| Mercy Hospital | 1992 | NW corner, S 17th & Fitzwater Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′33″N 75°10′15″W / 39.94254°N 75.17072°W |
City | African American, Science & Medicine, Professions & Vocations | Graduate Hospital | ||
| Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) |  |
August 12, 2003 | 1900 Ben Franklin Pky., Philadelphia 39°57′26″N 75°10′16″W / 39.95732°N 75.17108°W |
City | Education, Environment, Exploration, Science & Medicine | Logan Square | |
| Meta V.W. Fuller (1877-1968) |  |
1992 | 254 S 12th St., Philadelphia 39°56′49″N 75°09′40″W / 39.94697°N 75.16101°W |
City | African American, Artists, Women | Washington Square West | |
| Mikveh Israel Cemetery |  |
1957 | Spruce St. between Schell & Darien Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′45″N 75°09′20″W / 39.94583°N 75.15566°W |
City | Ethnic & Immigration, Religion | Washington Square West | |
| Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church |  |
March 19, 1991 | NE corner, S 6th & Lombard Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′35″N 75°09′07″W / 39.94316°N 75.15204°W |
City | African American, Religion, Underground Railroad | Society Hill | |
| Mother Jones (1830-1930) |  |
November 12, 1994 | N Broad St. & JFK Blvd., N side of City Hall, Philadelphia 39°57′12″N 75°09′47″W / 39.95324°N 75.16304°W |
City | Labor, Women | Market East (City Hall) | |
| Mother's Day | .jpg) |
June 1, 1998 | Traffic island, Market & Juniper Sts. (E side of City Hall), Philadelphia 39°57′08″N 75°09′45″W / 39.95215°N 75.16254°W |
City | Women | Market East (City Hall) | |
| MOVE Bombing, The | June 24, 2017 | Cobbs Creek Pkwy. on Cobbs Creek Park side of street opposite Osage Ave. 39°57′21″N 75°14′54″W / 39.95573°N 75.24834°W |
City | African American, Government & Politics 20th Century, Police and Safety | West Philadelphia (Cobbs Creek) | ||
| Mower General Hospital |  |
September 17, 2000 | Willow Grove Ave. & Wyndmoor St., Philadelphia 40°04′26″N 75°11′51″W / 40.07381°N 75.19753°W |
City | Civil War, Military | Northwest Philadelphia (Chestnut Hill) | |
| Moyamensing Prison |  |
May 4, 2011 | E Passyunk Ave. & S 10th St., at corner of Reed, Philadelphia 39°55′55″N 75°09′40″W / 39.9319°N 75.16111°W |
Roadside | South Philadelphia (Passyunk Square) | ||
| Muhammad's Temple of Islam #12 | August 20, 2016 | 4218 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia 39°58′01″N 75°12′31″W / 39.96687°N 75.20848°W |
City | African American, Religion | West Philadelphia (Haverford North) | ||
| National Funeral for President Washington | December 14, 1999 | SE corner, N 4th & Cherry Streets, Philadelphia 39°57′11″N 75°08′48″W / 39.95296°N 75.14671°W |
Roadside | George Washington, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century | Independence Mall | ||
| New Century Guild |  |
June 19, 1997 | 1307 Locust St.., Philadelphia 39°56′52″N 75°09′46″W / 39.94791°N 75.16267°W |
City | Labor, Women | Washington Square West | |
| NFL Films |  |
July 23, 2009 | 230 N 13th St. 39°57′24″N 75°09′37″W / 39.95678°N 75.16031°W |
City | Chinatown | ||
| Nicholas Biddle (1786-1844) |  |
2000 | 715 Spruce St., Philadelphia 39°56′45″N 75°09′12″W / 39.94581°N 75.15337°W |
City | Business & Industry, Entrepreneurs, Exploration | Washington Square West | |
| Nicola Monachesi (c. 1795-1851) | May 24, 2017 | at St. Augustine's R.C. Church, 246-60 N 4th St., Philadelphia 39°57′20″N 75°08′46″W / 39.95552°N 75.14621°W |
Roadside | Artists, Buildings & Architecture, Ethnic & Immigration, Professions & Vocations, Religion | Old City | ||
| Octavius V. Catto (1839-1871) |  |
1992 | 812 South St., Philadelphia 39°56′33″N 75°09′21″W / 39.94245°N 75.15593°W |
City | African American, Civil Rights, Civil War, Education, Government & Politics, Military | Washington Square West | |
| Old St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church | July 31, 2014 | 324 Walnut St., Philadelphia 39°56′50″N 75°08′52″W / 39.94722°N 75.14765°W |
Roadside | Buildings & Architecture, Religion | Independence Mall | ||
| Old St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church |  |
December 8, 2013 | at church, 250-252 S 4th St., Philadelphia 39°56′44″N 75°08′54″W / 39.94547°N 75.14842°W |
Roadside | American Revolution, Buildings & Architecture, Government & Politics 18th Century, Religion | Society Hill | |
| Oldest Photograph |  |
September 25, 1989 | NW corner, Chestnut & Juniper Sts., Philadelphia 39°57′02″N 75°09′47″W / 39.95068°N 75.16297°W |
City | Artists, Business & Industry, Invention, Science & Medicine, Professions & Vocations | Market East | |
| Opportunities Industrialization Centers | November 23, 1990 | N 19th St., between Turner & Oxford Sts., Philadelphia 39°58′43″N 75°09′58″W / 39.97855°N 75.16603°W |
City | African American, Education | North Philadelphia West (Cecil B. Moore) | ||
| Ora Washington (1899-1971) |  |
November 5, 2004 | 6128 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia 40°02′29″N 75°10′47″W / 40.04133°N 75.17963°W |
City | African American, Sports & Recreation, Women | Northwest Philadelphia (Germantown) | |
| Owen Wister (1860-1938) |  |
October 7, 2001 | 5203 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia 40°01′52″N 75°10′00″W / 40.03101°N 75.16672°W |
City | Motion Pictures & Television, Writers | Northwest Philadelphia (Germantown) | |
| Palestra |  |
December 3, 2022 | 223 S. 33rd St 39°57′05″N 75°11′19″W / 39.951411°N 75.188606°W |
City | Bridges, Buildings & Architecture, Sports & Recreation | University City | |
| Paul Philippe Cret (1876-1945) |  |
May 23, 1992 | 516 Woodland Terrace, Philadelphia 39°56′56″N 75°12′17″W / 39.94902°N 75.20466°W |
City | Bridges, Buildings & Architecture, Professions & Vocations | University City | |
| Paul Robeson (1898-1976) |  |
April 8, 1991 | 4951 Walnut St. (at 50th), Philadelphia 39°57′23″N 75°13′17″W / 39.95651°N 75.22143°W |
City | African American, Music & Theater, Performers | West Philadelphia (Walnut Hill) | |
| Pearl Bailey (1919-1990) |  |
1992 | 1946 N 23rd St., Philadelphia 39°59′06″N 75°10′17″W / 39.98494°N 75.17152°W |
City | African American, Performers, Women | North Philadelphia West (Cecil B. Moore) | |
| Penn Relays, The |  |
April 29, 1995 | At Franklin Field track entrance, 233 S 33rd St., Philadelphia 39°57′04″N 75°11′26″W / 39.95111°N 75.19068°W |
Roadside | Sports & Recreation | University City | |
| Penn Treaty Park |  |
September 18, 1976 | At Park on Delaware River, foot of Cecil B. Moore (Columbia) Ave., Philadelphia 39°58′02″N 75°07′43″W / 39.96711°N 75.12849°W |
Roadside | Native American, William Penn | North Philadelphia East (Fishtown) | |
| Pennepack Baptist Church |  |
June 1, 2013 | 8732 Krewstown Rd., Philadelphia 40°04′52″N 75°03′04″W / 40.08113°N 75.05098°W |
Roadside | Buildings & Architecture, Early Settlement, Religion, William Penn | Northeast Philadelphia (Bustleton) | |
| Pennsylvania Abolition Society | .jpg) |
1992 | East side of Front St. between Walnut & Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′50″N 75°08′33″W / 39.94735°N 75.14253°W |
City | African American, Education, Underground Railroad | Old City | |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts |  |
November 17, 2004 | At the academy, 118 N Broad St., Philadelphia 39°57′18″N 75°09′47″W / 39.95501°N 75.16307°W |
City | Artists, Buildings & Architecture, Education | Logan Square (Hahnemann) | |
| Pennsylvania Bible Society | .jpg) |
April 26, 2014 | NW corner of 7th & Walnut Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′53″N 75°09′10″W / 39.94799°N 75.15281°W |
City | Education, Publishing & Journalism, Religion | Independence Mall | |
| Pennsylvania Hall | .jpg) |
1992 | N 6th St. south of Race St., Philadelphia 39°57′15″N 75°08′59″W / 39.9541°N 75.14973°W |
City | African American, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Underground Railroad | Independence Mall | |
| Pennsylvania Hospital |  |
December 17, 1954 | Pine St. between 8th & 9th Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′40″N 75°09′21″W / 39.94436°N 75.15582°W |
City | Science & Medicine, Professions & Vocations | Washington Square West | |
| Pennsylvania Slave Trade, The | August 5, 2016 | at Independence Seaport Museum near waterfront, 211 S Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia 39°56′46″N 75°08′24″W / 39.94618°N 75.13991°W |
Roadside | African American, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn | Penn's Landing | ||
| Pennsylvania Station |  |
December 17, 1996 | N side of Market St. between 29th & 30th Sts., Philadelphia 39°57′24″N 75°10′54″W / 39.956667°N 75.181667°W |
City | Railroads, Transportation | University City | Missing |
| Pennypack Creek Bridge |  |
October 13, 2012 | Pennypack Park, Frankford Ave. & Solly Ave., Philadelphia 40°02′37″N 75°01′12″W / 40.04362°N 75.01993°W |
Roadside | American Revolution, Bridges, Early Settlement, Native American, Roads | Northeast Philadelphia (Holmesburg) | |
| Philadelphia |  |
December 6, 1982 | Traffic island at N. Broad St. (PA 611) & John F. Kennedy Blvd., just N of City Hall 39°57′12″N 75°09′48″W / 39.95346°N 75.16346°W |
City | Cities & Towns, William Penn | Market East (City Hall) | |
| Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad |  |
May 17, 2001 | Edgley Ave. off Belmont Ave. (W Fairmount Park), Philadelphia 39°59′44″N 75°12′59″W / 39.9956°N 75.21644°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Government & Politics 19th Century, Railroads, Transportation | Fairmount Park (Wynnefield Heights) | |
| Philadelphia Chinatown |  |
October 8, 2010 | 913 Race St. 39°57′19″N 75°09′18″W / 39.95515°N 75.15501°W |
City | Ethnic & Immigration | Chinatown | |
| Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science | January 4, 1971 | At entrance, S 43rd St. & Kingsessing Ave., West Philadelphia 39°56′48″N 75°12′31″W / 39.94676°N 75.20864°W |
Roadside | Education | University City | ||
| Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science | May 16, 1969 | Campus, School House Ln. near Henry Ave., Germantown, Philadelphia 40°01′17″N 75°11′30″W / 40.02131°N 75.19162°W |
Roadside | Education | Northwest Philadelphia (Germantown) | ||
| Philadelphia Contributionship, The |  |
December 17, 1954 | 212 S 4th St., Philadelphia 39°56′50″N 75°08′53″W / 39.94719°N 75.14809°W |
City | Business & Industry | Independence Mall | |
| Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society |  |
1992 | N 5th & Arch Sts. (at US Mint), Philadelphia 39°57′11″N 75°08′54″W / 39.95298°N 75.14822°W |
City | African American, Government & Politics, Underground Railroad, Women | Independence Mall | |
| Philadelphia Flower Show | June 6, 2019 | 717 Chestnut St., Philadelphia 39°56′58″N 75°09′11″W / 39.9494°N 75.1531°W |
City | Agriculture, Sports & Recreation | Market East | ||
| Philadelphia Gay News | .jpg) |
October 13, 2021 | 233 S 13th St., Philadelphia 39°56′52″N 75°09′44″W / 39.9478°N 75.1623°W |
City | Publishing & Journalism, LGBTQ | Washington Square West | |
| Philadelphia General Hospital | _Wellcome_L0004918.jpg) |
November 5, 2007 | Curie Blvd. & Osler Circle, Penn campus 39°56′56″N 75°11′47″W / 39.94884°N 75.19646°W |
Roadside | Buildings & Architecture, Science & Medicine, Professions & Vocations, Women | University City | |
| Philadelphia Knights of Pythias | 1992 | SE corner, S 19th & Addison Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′46″N 75°10′24″W / 39.94605°N 75.17332°W |
City | African American | Rittenhouse Square | ||
| Philadelphia Pyramid Club |  |
1992 | 1517 Girard Ave., Philadelphia 39°58′18″N 75°09′43″W / 39.97165°N 75.16182°W |
City | African American | North Philadelphia West (Cecil B. Moore) | |
| Philadelphia Sketch Club | .jpg) |
October 11, 2008 | 235 S Camac St., Philadelphia 39°56′51″N 75°09′42″W / 39.9474°N 75.16164°W |
City | Artists | Washington Square West | |
| Philadelphia Tribune | .jpg) |
July 1, 1992 | 520-26 S 16th St., Philadelphia 39°56′40″N 75°10′07″W / 39.94453°N 75.16853°W |
City | African American, Business & Industry | Rittenhouse Square | |
| Philadelphia Zoo, The |  |
June 27, 1996 | 3400 W Girard Ave. at zoo entrance, Philadelphia 39°58′29″N 75°11′45″W / 39.97473°N 75.1958°W |
City | Sports & Recreation | Fairmount Park | |
| Philip Syng, Jr. (1703-1789) | .jpg) |
September 28, 2003 | Corner of Chestnut St. & S Front St., Philadelphia 39°56′54″N 75°08′33″W / 39.94844°N 75.14243°W |
City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Professions & Vocations | Old City | |
| Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. | ,_President_(1768-94).jpg) |
July 1, 1989 | NW corner, Arch & N 3rd Sts., Philadelphia 39°57′08″N 75°08′44″W / 39.95224°N 75.14543°W |
City | Religion | Old City | |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge | September 8, 1990 | 4301 N. Broad St. (Pa. 611), between St. Luke & Bristol, Philadelphia 40°01′09″N 75°08′56″W / 40.01908°N 75.1489°W |
City | African American | Upper North Philadelphia (Hunting Park) | ||
| Printz's (Old Swedes) Mill | October 18, 2008 | 7303 Woodland Ave., next to Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia 39°55′02″N 75°14′49″W / 39.91711°N 75.24693°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Early Settlement, Mills, Native American, William Penn | Southwest Philadelphia (Elmwood Park) | Missing | |
| PSFS Building |  |
November 11, 2005 | 1200 Market St., Philadelphia 39°57′07″N 75°09′37″W / 39.95194°N 75.16016°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture | Market East | |
| Public Sector Collective Bargaining | September 26, 2008 | City Hall, north side, N Broad & Market Sts., Philadelphia 39°57′12″N 75°09′50″W / 39.95337°N 75.16378°W |
City | Government & Politics, Labor | Market East (City Hall) | ||
| Ralph Modjeski (1861-1940) |  |
September 15, 2007 | NW corner, N 6th & Race Sts., at Franklin Sq. Park entrance, Philadelphia 39°57′18″N 75°08′58″W / 39.9549°N 75.14954°W |
City | Bridges, Business & Industry, Ethnic & Immigration, Professions & Vocations | Independence Mall | |
| Reading Terminal & Market |  |
September 10, 2003 | On site at Market St. near 12th, at Convention Ctr., Philadelphia 39°57′08″N 75°09′33″W / 39.95229°N 75.15913°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Railroads, Transportation | Market East | |
| Rev. Dr. Leon Howard Sullivan (1922-2001) |  |
October 16, 2017 | At Zion Baptist Church, 3600 N Broad St., Philadelphia 40°00′28″N 75°09′06″W / 40.00779°N 75.1517°W |
Roadside | African American, Civil Rights, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century, Religion | Upper North Philadelphia (Hunting Park) | |
| Rev. Isaac Leeser (1806-1868) |  |
September 28, 1998 | Market St. between 54th & 55th, Philadelphia 39°57′39″N 75°13′51″W / 39.96082°N 75.23076°W |
City | Ethnic & Immigration, Publishing & Journalism, Religion, Writers | West Philadelphia (Haddington) | |
| Rev. Jehu Jones, Jr. (1786-1852) | February 22, 1998 | 310 S. Quince St., Philadelphia (at Mask & Wig Club) 39°56′45″N 75°09′37″W / 39.94591°N 75.16041°W |
City | African American, Religion | Washington Square West | ||
| Ricketts' Circus |  |
July 15, 1982 | S 12th & Market Sts., at Loew's Hotel, Philadelphia 39°57′06″N 75°09′36″W / 39.95158°N 75.15994°W |
City | George Washington, Performers | Market East | |
| Rittenhouse Town | .jpg) |
April 8, 1991 | Lincoln Dr. at Rittenhouse St. just off Wissahickon Ave., Fairmount Park, Philadelphia 40°01′45″N 75°11′24″W / 40.02917°N 75.18995°W |
Roadside | Buildings & Architecture, Business & Industry, Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Mansions & Manors, Science & Medicine, Mills, Religion | Northwest Philadelphia (Germantown) | |
| Robert Aitken (1734-1802) | October 19, 2012 | 11 Market St., Philadelphia 39°56′59″N 75°08′33″W / 39.94965°N 75.14258°W |
Roadside | American Revolution, Government & Politics 18th Century, Professions & Vocations, Publishing & Journalism, Religion | Old City | ||
| Robert Bogle (1774-1848) | 1991 | 112 S 8th St., Philadelphia 39°56′30″N 75°09′20″W / 39.941536°N 75.15567°W |
City | African American, Professions & Vocations | Bella Vista | ||
| Robert Cornelius |  |
December 9, 1994 | S 8th & Ranstead Sts. (next to Siegmund Lubin marker), Philadelphia 39°57′02″N 75°09′13″W / 39.95047°N 75.15368°W |
City | Business & Industry, Invention, Science & Medicine, Professions & Vocations | Market East | |
| Robert Mara Adger (1837-1910) | .jpg) |
1993 | 823 South St. (at S Darien St.), Philadelphia 39°56′33″N 75°09′22″W / 39.94257°N 75.15621°W |
City | African American, Professions & Vocations, Underground Railroad | Washington Square West | |
| Robert Patterson (1743-1824) | July 22, 2004 | West side of S 9th St., south of Market St., Philadelphia 39°57′02″N 75°09′19″W / 39.95067°N 75.15515°W |
City | Education, Exploration | Market East | ||
| Robert Purvis (1810-1898) |  |
February 21, 1992 | 1601 Mt. Vernon St., Philadelphia 39°57′54″N 75°09′52″W / 39.96494°N 75.16432°W |
City | African American, Civil Rights, Professions & Vocations, Underground Railroad, Writers | North Philadelphia West (Spring Garden) | |
| Robert Smith | .jpg) |
January 14, 1983 | 606 S 2nd St., Philadelphia 39°56′27″N 75°08′44″W / 39.94088°N 75.14561°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Ethnic & Immigration, Professions & Vocations | Queen Village | |
| Ronald McDonald House | October 15, 2019 | 3925 Chestnut St., Philadelphia 39°57′20″N 75°12′05″W / 39.95558°N 75.20136°W |
Roadside | Houses & Homesteads, Science & Medicine, Women | University City | ||
| Roy Campanella (1921-1993) |  |
May 29, 1996 | Simon Gratz High School, N 18th St. & Hunting Park Ave., Philadelphia 40°00′53″N 75°09′22″W / 40.01465°N 75.1562°W |
City | African American, Baseball, Sports & Recreation | Upper North Philadelphia (Nicetown) | |
| Ruth Plumly Thompson (1891-1976) | November 4, 2018 | 254 S Farragut St., Philadelphia 39°57′14″N 75°12′54″W / 39.9539°N 75.21507°W |
City | Motion Pictures & Television, Women, Writers | West Philadelphia (Walnut Hill) | ||
| Sadie T.M. Alexander (1898-1989) |  |
1993 | 700 Westview St., Philadelphia 40°02′40″N 75°11′47″W / 40.04433°N 75.19628°W |
City | African American, Civil Rights, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century, Women | Northwest Philadelphia (Mount Airy) | |
| Salvation Army, The |  |
June 19, 1998 | 350 W Oxford St. (at N 4th), Philadelphia 39°58′31″N 75°08′32″W / 39.9752°N 75.14232°W |
City | Religion, Women | North Philadelphia East (Olde Kensington) | |
| Samuel Hopkins (1743-1818) |  |
July 29, 2000 | 119 Arch St., Philadelphia 39°57′07″N 75°08′34″W / 39.95194°N 75.14265°W |
City | Business & Industry, George Washington, Government & Politics, Invention, Science & Medicine | Old City | |
| Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial |  |
September 13, 2005 | 719 Catharine St., Philadelphia 39°56′21″N 75°09′19″W / 39.93915°N 75.15527°W |
City | Artists, Education | Bella Vista | |
| Sarah Josepha Hale (1788-1879) |  |
November 14, 2015 | 922 Spruce St., Philadelphia 39°56′45″N 75°09′27″W / 39.94583°N 75.15742°W |
City | Abraham Lincoln, Civil Rights, Government & Politics 19th Century, Professions & Vocations, Publishing & Journalism, Women, Writers | Washington Square West | |
| Satterlee U.S.A. General Hospital |  |
November 8, 2003 | At Gettysburg Stone in Clark Park, between S 43rd & S 44th Sts. on Baltimore Ave., Philadelphia 39°56′56″N 75°12′37″W / 39.94901°N 75.21018°W |
City | Civil War, Science & Medicine, Military | University City | |
| Schuylkill Arsenal |  |
June 10, 2004 | E Greys Ferry Rd. at Washington Ave., Philadelphia 39°56′26″N 75°11′16″W / 39.94042°N 75.18767°W |
City | Civil War, Exploration, Military, Military Post-Civil War | Graduate Hospital | Missing |
| Schuylkill Navy of Philadelphia |  |
October 11, 2008 | #4 Boathouse Row, Kelly Dr., Philadelphia 39°58′10″N 75°11′10″W / 39.96945°N 75.1862°W |
Roadside | Buildings & Architecture, Sports & Recreation | Fairmount Park | |
| Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium |  |
November 1, 1997 | N 21st St. & Lehigh Ave., Philadelphia 39°59′43″N 75°09′53″W / 39.99539°N 75.16467°W |
City | African American, Baseball, Sports & Recreation | Upper North Philadelphia (Strawberry Mansion) | |
| Shot Tower |  |
April 19, 1997 | Carpenter & Front Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′05″N 75°08′46″W / 39.93467°N 75.14601°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Business & Industry, Military, Religion, War of 1812 | Penn's Landing | |
| Siegmund Lubin (1851-1923) (15th street) |  |
April 11, 2007 | 1608 N 15th St., Philadelphia 39°58′41″N 75°09′36″W / 39.97796°N 75.16003°W |
City | Invention, Motion Pictures & Television, Professions & Vocations | North Philadelphia West (Cecil B. Moore) | |
| Siegmund Lubin (1851-1923) (8th street) | |
May 6, 1994 | 21 S 8th St., Philadelphia 39°56′59″N 75°09′13″W / 39.94979°N 75.15358°W |
City | Business & Industry, Invention, Motion Pictures & Television, Professions & Vocations | Market East | |
| Sigma Sound Studios | October 15, 2015 | In front of parking lot at 211-219 N 12th St. (across the st. from site), Philadelphia 39°57′23″N 75°09′32″W / 39.95639°N 75.15889°W |
City | Music & Theater | Chinatown | ||
| Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915-1973) | October 24, 2011 | 1102 Master St., Philadelphia 39°58′26″N 75°09′14″W / 39.97377°N 75.15377°W |
City | African American, Music & Theater, Performers, Religion, Women | North Philadelphia East (Yorktown) | ||
| Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse |  |
September 23, 2017 | 3500 Reservoir Dr., Philadelphia 39°58′58″N 75°11′40″W / 39.9828°N 75.19456°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Sports & Recreation | Fairmount Park | |
| Solitude, The |  |
October 11, 2009 | at site on Phila. Zoo grounds, 3400 W Girard Ave., Philadelphia 39°58′19″N 75°11′45″W / 39.97198°N 75.1957°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, William Penn | Fairmount Park | |
| South 9th Street Curb Market |  |
October 12, 2007 | NE corner of 9th & Christian Sts., Phila. 39°56′20″N 75°09′28″W / 39.939°N 75.15778°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Ethnic & Immigration, Roads | Bella Vista | |
| SPHAs Basketball Team, The | April 14, 2013 | Broad & Wood Sts., Philadelphia 39°57′32″N 75°09′44″W / 39.95883°N 75.16232°W |
Roadside | Basketball, Ethnic & Immigration, Sports & Recreation | Logan Square (Callowhill) | ||
| St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church |  |
October 28, 1995 | 235 N 4th St. at New St., Philadelphia 39°57′20″N 75°08′46″W / 39.95547°N 75.14617°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Religion | Old City | |
| St. John Neumann |  |
March 28, 1981 | St. Peter's Church, N 5th St. & Girard Ave., Philadelphia 39°58′12″N 75°08′41″W / 39.97013°N 75.14483°W |
City | Religion | North Philadelphia East (Olde Kensington) | |
| St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church | October 4, 2015 | 21 S 13th St (at Clover), Philadelphia 39°57′04″N 75°09′42″W / 39.95116°N 75.16157°W |
Roadside | Artists, Music & Theater, Religion | Market East | ||
| St. Mary Magdalen De Pazzi Parish | .jpg) |
May 2, 1994 | 714 Montrose St., Philadelphia 39°56′15″N 75°09′20″W / 39.93757°N 75.15546°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Ethnic & Immigration, Religion | Bella Vista | |
| St. Peter Claver Catholic Church | .jpg) |
1991 | SW corner, S 12th & Lombard Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′39″N 75°09′42″W / 39.9442°N 75.16177°W |
City | African American, Buildings & Architecture, Religion | Washington Square West | |
| St. Thomas' African Episcopal Church |  |
September 30, 1984 | SW corner, S 5th St. & St. James Ct., Philadelphia 39°56′48″N 75°08′59″W / 39.94654°N 75.14983°W |
City | African American, Buildings & Architecture, Religion | Society Hill | |
| Standard Theatre | _Lobby_Entrance.jpg) |
1992 | South St. between 11th & 12th, Philadelphia 39°56′35″N 75°09′40″W / 39.94301°N 75.16098°W |
City | African American, Buildings & Architecture, Entrepreneurs, Music & Theater, Performers | Washington Square West | |
| Stephen Decatur |  |
October 21, 1988 | 600 block of S Front St., Philadelphia 39°56′26″N 75°08′39″W / 39.94061°N 75.14409°W |
City | Military, War of 1812 | Queen Village | |
| Stephen Girard (1750-1831) |  |
October 1, 1993 | Girard Park, Shunk Sts. between S 21st & S 22nd, Philadelphia 39°55′11″N 75°11′00″W / 39.91973°N 75.18333°W |
Roadside | Buildings & Architecture, Business & Industry, Education, Ethnic & Immigration, Mansions & Manors, Professions & Vocations | South Philadelphia (Girard Estate) | |
| Stephen Smith (1795-1873) | June 19, 1991 | 1050 Belmont Ave., Philadelphia 39°58′22″N 75°12′44″W / 39.97267°N 75.21215°W |
City | African American, Business & Industry, Coal, Professions & Vocations, Underground Railroad | Fairmount Park (Parkside) | ||
| Sullivan Progress Plaza | September 14, 2016 | 1501 N Broad St., Philadelphia 39°58′35″N 75°09′30″W / 39.97652°N 75.15825°W |
Roadside | African American, Business & Industry, Government & Politics 20th Century, Religion | North Philadelphia West (Cecil B. Moore) | ||
| Terminal Commerce Building |  |
September 14, 2017 | 401 N Broad St., Philadelphia 39°57′35″N 75°09′43″W / 39.95979°N 75.16183°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Railroads | Logan Square (Callowhill) | |
| Thaddeus Kosciuszko |  |
October 22, 1967 | NW corner, S 3rd & Pine Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′36″N 75°08′50″W / 39.94342°N 75.14731°W |
City | American Revolution, Ethnic & Immigration, Military | Society Hill | |
| Thomas A. Edison High School and the Vietnam War | November 8, 2014 | 8th St. & Lehigh Ave., Philadelphia 39°59′34″N 75°08′40″W / 39.99272°N 75.14438°W |
Roadside | Education, Government & Politics 20th Century, Military Post-Civil War | Upper North Philadelphia (Glenwood) | ||
| Thomas E. Cahill (1828-1878) |  |
September 29, 2009 | E side of N Broad St., between Vine & Pearl, Philadelphia 39°57′30″N 75°09′44″W / 39.95829°N 75.16222°W |
Roadside | Education, Entrepreneurs, Ethnic & Immigration, Religion | Logan Square (Callowhill) | |
| Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) |  |
1996 | 1729 Mt. Vernon St., Philadelphia 39°57′55″N 75°10′01″W / 39.96531°N 75.16692°W |
City | Artists, Science & Medicine, Sports & Recreation | North Philadelphia West (Spring Garden) | |
| Thomas Holme (1624-1695) |  |
July 29, 1995 | Pennypack Park, 3000 Holme Ave., Philadelphia 40°03′24″N 75°01′18″W / 40.05671°N 75.02155°W |
Roadside | Early Settlement, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn | Northeast Philadelphia (Torresdale) | |
| Thomas Ustick Walter (1804-1877) |  |
October 29, 2009 | 1218 Arch St., Philadelphia 39°57′15″N 75°09′38″W / 39.95416°N 75.16043°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Professions & Vocations | Chinatown | |
| Tindley Temple |  |
1992 | 750-762 S Broad St. (PA 611), Philadelphia 39°56′30″N 75°09′58″W / 39.94155°N 75.16621°W |
City | African American, Buildings & Architecture, Religion | Graduate Hospital | |
| Tomas Garrigue Masaryk (1850-1937) |  |
July 23, 2002 | Independence Mall West, S 6th St. between Chestnut and Samson, Philadelphia 39°56′55″N 75°09′03″W / 39.94865°N 75.15073°W |
City | Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century | Independence Mall | |
| Tommy Loughran (1902-1982) |  |
July 7, 2006 | SW corner, S 17th & Ritner Sts., Philadelphia 39°55′16″N 75°10′31″W / 39.9211°N 75.17538°W |
Roadside | Sports & Recreation | South Philadelphia (Girard Estate) | |
| Tun Tavern |  |
November 11, 2005 | Front St., between Chestnut & Walnut, Philadelphia 39°56′50″N 75°08′33″W / 39.94724°N 75.14252°W |
City | American Revolution, Military, Inns & Taverns | Old City | |
| U.S.S. United States |  |
October 16, 1983 | 555 S Columbus Blvd. (S of Independence Seaport Museum, and near Delaware Ave. and Chart House restaurant), Philadelphia 39°56′29″N 75°08′28″W / 39.94145°N 75.14098°W |
City | Military, War of 1812 | Penn's Landing | |
| Union Fire Company (1736-1843) |  |
October 1, 2011 | Market St., between 2nd & 3rd (Grindstone Alley) 39°57′00″N 75°08′40″W / 39.95006°N 75.14453°W |
City | Cities & Towns, Government & Politics 18th Century, Invention, Police and Safety | Old City | |
| Union League of Philadelphia |  |
February 12, 2004 | SW corner, 140 S Broad St., Philadelphia 39°56′59″N 75°09′51″W / 39.94975°N 75.16406°W |
City | Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Government & Politics, Military | Rittenhouse Square | |
| Union Local 274, American Federation of Musicians | .jpg) |
1993 | 912 S. Broad St., Philadelphia 39°56′22″N 75°10′00″W / 39.93957°N 75.16655°W |
City | African American, Labor, Music & Theater, Performers | Graduate Hospital | |
| Universal Negro Improvement Association |  |
April 11, 1992 | 1609-11 Cecil B. Moore Ave., Philadelphia 39°58′45″N 75°09′41″W / 39.97923°N 75.16146°W |
City | African American | North Philadelphia West (Cecil B. Moore) | |
| US Sanitary Commission Great Central Fair | .jpg) |
June 16, 2012 | Logan Sq., 19th & Ben Franklin Pkwy., near Swann Fountain, Philadelphia 39°57′27″N 75°10′15″W / 39.95744°N 75.17083°W |
Roadside | Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Government & Politics 19th Century, Military, Women | Logan Square | |
| Veterans Stadium |  |
September 28, 2005 | NE corner, S Broad St. & Pattison Ave., Philadelphia 39°54′20″N 75°10′26″W / 39.90564°N 75.17377°W |
Roadside | Baseball, Football, Sports & Recreation | South Philadelphia (Sports Complex) | |
| Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987) | May 9, 1997 | Curtis Institute of Music, 1724 Locust St., Philadelphia 39°56′56″N 75°10′14″W / 39.94892°N 75.17055°W |
City | Education, Music & Theater | Rittenhouse Square | ||
| Violet Oakley (1874-1961) |  |
October 20, 1998 | 615 St. George's Rd., off McCallum St., Philadelphia 40°03′12″N 75°12′14″W / 40.05321°N 75.20386°W |
City | Artists, Glass, Government & Politics, Women | Northwest Philadelphia (Mount Airy) | |
| W.C. Fields (1880-1948) |  |
October 13, 1997 | NW corner, N 8th & Market Sts., Philadelphia 39°57′05″N 75°09′14″W / 39.95145°N 75.15382°W |
City | Motion Pictures & Television, Performers | Market East | |
| W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963) |  |
October 29, 1995 | NW corner, S 6th & Rodman Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′33″N 75°09′08″W / 39.94245°N 75.15224°W |
City | African American, Civil Rights, Education, Writers | Society Hill | |
| Walnut Lane Bridge (Germantown side) |  |
October 18, 2008 | Walnut Ln., NE side of bridge over Wissahickon Creek (Germantown side), Philadelphia 40°01′59″N 75°11′57″W / 40.03298°N 75.19912°W |
Roadside | Bridges, Business & Industry, Transportation | Northwest Philadelphia (Germantown) | |
| Walnut Lane Bridge (Roxborough side) | .jpg) |
October 18, 2008 | Walnut Ln., SW side of bridge over Wissahickon Creek (Roxborough side), Philadelphia 40°01′17″N 75°11′29″W / 40.02136°N 75.19151°W |
Roadside | Bridges, Business & Industry, Transportation | Northwest Philadelphia (Mount Airy) | |
| Walnut Street Prison | .jpg) |
November 2008 | SE corner, S 6th St. near Walnut St., Philadelphia 39°56′51″N 75°09′05″W / 39.94746°N 75.1514°W |
City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century | Independence Mall | |
| Walnut Street Theatre |  |
September 25, 1996 | S 9th & Walnut Sts., Philadelphia 39°56′53″N 75°09′20″W / 39.94811°N 75.15559°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Music & Theater, Performers | Washington Square West | |
| Walter Golaski (1913-1996) |  |
May 17, 2014 | On Drexel campus on Lancaster Walk, near Lancaster Ave. and 34th St. intersection, Philadelphia 39°57′26″N 75°11′27″W / 39.95721°N 75.19081°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Ethnic & Immigration, Invention, Science & Medicine, Professions & Vocations | University City | |
| Washington Avenue Immigration Station | .jpg) |
September 14, 1994 | S Columbus Blvd. at Washington Ave., adjacent to US Coast Guard Station, Philadelphia 39°55′59″N 75°08′36″W / 39.93317°N 75.14328°W |
City | Ethnic & Immigration | Penn's Landing | |
| Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church | .jpg) |
October 24, 2020 | 1500 Lombard St., Philadelphia 39°56′42″N 75°10′01″W / 39.94488°N 75.16698°W |
City | African American, Civil Rights, Religion | Rittenhouse Square | |
| Whitaker Mill Cedar Grove | May 27, 2006 | 5100 block of Tabor Rd. betw. E Olney Ave. & Garland St., Phila. 40°01′53″N 75°06′38″W / 40.03125°N 75.11065°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Mills | Upper North Philadelphia (Olney) | ||
| William Allen (1704-1780) |  |
September 26, 2009 | 7300 Germantown Ave., near Allen's Ln., at Lutheran Seminary 40°03′39″N 75°11′29″W / 40.06096°N 75.19151°W |
Roadside | Northwest Philadelphia (Mount Airy) | ||
| William Lewis (1751-1819) | October 19, 2013 | Historic Strawberry Mansion, 2450 Strawberry Mansion Dr., Philadelphia 39°59′39″N 75°11′22″W / 39.99408°N 75.18932°W |
Roadside | African American, Government & Politics 18th Century, Professions & Vocations | Fairmount Park | ||
| William Penn - Slate Roof House |  |
November 1924 | 135 S. 2nd St.(SE corner 2nd & Sansom), Philadelphia 39°56′50″N 75°08′39″W / 39.94729°N 75.14406°W |
Plaque | Buildings & Architecture, Government & Politics 17th Century, Houses & Homesteads, William Penn | Old City | Missing |
| William Penn Charter School |  |
October 23, 2015 | Left side of main entrance, 3000 W Schoolhouse Ln., Philadelphia 40°01′20″N 75°11′13″W / 40.02212°N 75.18689°W |
Roadside | African American, Education, Religion, William Penn, Women | Northwest Philadelphia (Germantown) | |
| William Still (1821-1902) |  |
July 3, 1991 | 244 S 12th St., Philadelphia 39°56′49″N 75°09′40″W / 39.94699°N 75.16101°W |
City | African American, Coal, Underground Railroad | Washington Square West | |
| William Whipper (1804?-1876) |  |
June 28, 1992 | 919 Lombard St., Philadelphia 39°56′37″N 75°09′26″W / 39.94366°N 75.15736°W |
City | African American, Business & Industry, Underground Railroad, Writers | Washington Square West | |
| Wills Eye Hospital |  |
October 9, 2009 | 840 Walnut St., Philadelphia 39°56′53″N 75°09′21″W / 39.94811°N 75.15579°W |
City | Education, Invention, Science & Medicine, Professions & Vocations | Washington Square West | |
| Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999) |  |
September 28, 2000 | Overbrook High School, N 59th St. & Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia 39°58′52″N 75°14′22″W / 39.98113°N 75.23946°W |
Roadside | Basketball, Sports & Recreation | West Philadelphia (Overbrook Park) | |
| Wissahickon Boys Club | 2001 | 328 W Coulter St., Germantown, Philadelphia 40°01′37″N 75°10′38″W / 40.02698°N 75.17713°W |
Roadside | African American | Northwest Philadelphia (Germantown) | ||
| Wissahickon Inn |  |
June 14, 1988 | Springfield Ave. in front of inn, Chestnut Hill Academy, Philadelphia 40°03′43″N 75°12′26″W / 40.06208°N 75.20723°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Business & Industry, Education, Inns & Taverns | Northwest Philadelphia (Chestnut Hill) | |
| Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, The |  |
November 14, 2007 | 3601 Spruce St. 39°57′03″N 75°11′44″W / 39.950934°N 75.195485°W |
City | Education, Invention, Science & Medicine | University City | |
| Women's Pa. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | September 22, 2019 | 1320 Chestnut St., Philadelphia 39°57′02″N 75°09′45″W / 39.95064°N 75.16256°W |
Roadside | Education, Invention, Science & Medicine, Women | Market East | ||
| Wood Street Riverbank Steps | October 12, 2013 | 323 N Front St., between Vine & Callowhill Sts., Philadelphia 39°57′22″N 75°08′24″W / 39.95624°N 75.1401°W |
City | Business & Industry, Government & Politics 18th Century, Transportation, William Penn | Old City | ||
| Woodlands, The |  |
December 28, 1996 | 4000 Woodland Ave., Philadelphia 39°56′57″N 75°12′13″W / 39.94907°N 75.20354°W |
Roadside | Buildings & Architecture, Environment, Mansions & Manors | University City | |
| Wyoming Branch of the Free Library |  |
October 29, 2005 | 231 E Wyoming Ave., at "B" St., Philadelphia 40°01′16″N 75°07′14″W / 40.02116°N 75.12067°W |
City | Buildings & Architecture, Business & Industry, Education | Upper North Philadelphia (Feltonville) |
See also
- List of Pennsylvania state historical markers
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Philadelphia
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