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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Northeast Philadelphia.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.

There are 583 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Philadelphia, including 67 National Historic Landmarks. Northeast Philadelphia includes 66 of these properties and districts, including 1 National Historic Landmark; the city's remaining properties and districts are listed elsewhere. One site is split between Northeast Philadelphia and other parts of the city, and is thus included on multiple lists.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location Neighborhood Description
1 26th District Police and Patrol Station
26th District Police and Patrol Station
July 12, 1984
(#84003550)
2136–2142 East Dauphin Street
39°58′52″N 75°07′44″W / 39.981°N 75.129°W / 39.981; -75.129 (26th District Police and Patrol Station)
Kensington
2 Adams Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia
Adams Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia
June 22, 1988
(#88000851)
Adams Avenue over Tacony Creek
40°02′31″N 75°06′48″W / 40.0419°N 75.1133°W / 40.0419; -75.1133 (Adams Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia)
Olney Extends into North Philadelphia
3 Albion Carpet Mill
Albion Carpet Mill
January 12, 2016
(#15000973)
1821-1845 E. Hagert St.
39°59′10″N 75°07′48″W / 39.9861°N 75.1300°W / 39.9861; -75.1300 (Albion Carpet Mill)
Kensington
4 Ethan Allen School
Ethan Allen School
November 18, 1988
(#88002227)
3001 Robbins Avenue
40°01′47″N 75°03′44″W / 40.0297°N 75.0622°W / 40.0297; -75.0622 (Ethan Allen School)
Mayfair
5 William W. Axe School
William W. Axe School
November 18, 1988
(#88002240)
1709–1733 Kinsey Street
40°00′44″N 75°05′02″W / 40.0122°N 75.0839°W / 40.0122; -75.0839 (William W. Axe School)
Frankford
6 Beatty's Mills Factory Building
Beatty's Mills Factory Building
August 18, 2004
(#04000881)
2446–2468 Coral Street
39°59′04″N 75°07′43″W / 39.9844°N 75.1286°W / 39.9844; -75.1286 (Beatty's Mills Factory Building)
Kensington
7 Bridesburg School
Bridesburg School
April 10, 1989
(#88002285)
2624 Haworth Street
40°00′10″N 75°04′05″W / 40.0028°N 75.0681°W / 40.0028; -75.0681 (Bridesburg School)
Bridesburg
8 William Brown Company Hosiery Mill
William Brown Company Hosiery Mill
January 17, 2019
(#100003320)
3400-3412 J St.
39°59′59″N 75°06′31″W / 39.9996°N 75.1086°W / 39.9996; -75.1086 (William Brown Company Hosiery Mill)
Fairhill
9 Joseph H. Brown School
Joseph H. Brown School
November 18, 1988
(#88002250)
8118–8120 Frankford Avenue
40°02′36″N 75°01′29″W / 40.0433°N 75.0247°W / 40.0433; -75.0247 (Joseph H. Brown School)
Holmesburg
10 Brownhill & Kramer Hosiery Mill
Brownhill & Kramer Hosiery Mill
March 31, 2014
(#14000096)
406-426 Memphis St., 1421-1437 E. Columbia Ave.
39°58′26″N 75°07′56″W / 39.9740°N 75.1322°W / 39.9740; -75.1322 (Brownhill & Kramer Hosiery Mill)
Fishtown
11 H.W. Butterworth and Sons Company Building
H.W. Butterworth and Sons Company Building
June 28, 2010
(#10000406)
2410 East York St.
39°58′39″N 75°07′29″W / 39.9775°N 75.1247°W / 39.9775; -75.1247 (H.W. Butterworth and Sons Company Building)
Kensington
12 Laura H. Carnell School
Laura H. Carnell School
November 18, 1988
(#88002251)
6101 Summerdale Avenue
40°02′20″N 75°05′03″W / 40.0389°N 75.0842°W / 40.0389; -75.0842 (Laura H. Carnell School)
Oxford Circle
13 Charles Carroll Public School
Charles Carroll Public School
September 25, 2018
(#100002986)
2700 E Auburn St.
39°58′47″N 75°06′37″W / 39.9797°N 75.1102°W / 39.9797; -75.1102 (Charles Carroll Public School)
14 Watson Comly School
Watson Comly School
November 18, 1988
(#88002324)
13250 Trevose Road
40°07′36″N 75°00′46″W / 40.1267°N 75.0128°W / 40.1267; -75.0128 (Watson Comly School)
Somerton
15 Russell H. Conwell School
Russell H. Conwell School
November 18, 1988
(#88002258)
1829–1951 East Clearfield Street
39°59′39″N 75°06′54″W / 39.9942°N 75.115°W / 39.9942; -75.115 (Russell H. Conwell School)
Port Richmond
16 Thomas Creighton School
Thomas Creighton School
November 18, 1988
(#88002260)
5401 Tabor Road
40°02′04″N 75°06′19″W / 40.0344°N 75.1053°W / 40.0344; -75.1053 (Thomas Creighton School)
Crescentville
17 Kennedy Crossan School
Kennedy Crossan School
November 18, 1988
(#88002261)
7341 Palmetto Street
40°03′43″N 75°04′54″W / 40.0619°N 75.0817°W / 40.0619; -75.0817 (Kennedy Crossan School)
Burholme
18 Crown Can Company Building
Crown Can Company Building
November 20, 2018
(#100003136)
956 E Erie Ave.
40°00′20″N 75°06′41″W / 40.0056°N 75.1115°W / 40.0056; -75.1115 (Crown Can Company Building)
Juniata
19 The Delaware Station of the Philadelphia Electric Company
The Delaware Station of the Philadelphia Electric Company
August 10, 2016
(#16000427)
1325 Beach St.
39°58′03″N 75°07′40″W / 39.9674°N 75.1278°W / 39.9674; -75.1278 (The Delaware Station of the Philadelphia Electric Company)
Fishtown
20 Hamilton Disston School
Hamilton Disston School
November 18, 1988
(#88002262)
6801 Cottage Street
40°01′42″N 75°02′50″W / 40.0283°N 75.0472°W / 40.0283; -75.0472 (Hamilton Disston School)
Tacony
21 Mary Disston School
Mary Disston School
November 18, 1988
(#88002319)
4521 Longshore Avenue
40°01′42″N 75°02′40″W / 40.0283°N 75.0444°W / 40.0283; -75.0444 (Mary Disston School)
Tacony
22 Henry R. Edmunds School
Henry R. Edmunds School
November 18, 1988
(#88002266)
1101–1197 Haworth Street
40°01′30″N 75°05′12″W / 40.025°N 75.0867°W / 40.025; -75.0867 (Henry R. Edmunds School)
Northwood
23 Edward Corner Marine Merchandise Warehouse
Edward Corner Marine Merchandise Warehouse
October 6, 2020
(#100005654)
1100-1102 North Delaware Ave.
39°57′58″N 75°07′54″W / 39.9660°N 75.1317°W / 39.9660; -75.1317 (Edward Corner Marine Merchandise Warehouse)
24 Fayette School
Fayette School
December 4, 1986
(#86003295)
Old Bustleton and Welsh Roads
40°04′56″N 75°02′20″W / 40.0822°N 75.0389°W / 40.0822; -75.0389 (Fayette School)
Bustleton
25 First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Philadelphia, Northeast Branch
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Philadelphia, Northeast Branch
April 5, 2019
(#100003595)
1907-1925 Cottman Ave.
40°03′07″N 75°04′02″W / 40.0519°N 75.0673°W / 40.0519; -75.0673 (First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Philadelphia, Northeast Branch)
26 Edwin Forrest School
Edwin Forrest School
November 18, 1988
(#88002273)
4300 Bleigh Street
40°02′04″N 75°02′10″W / 40.0344°N 75.036°W / 40.0344; -75.036 (Edwin Forrest School)
Mayfair
27 Frankford Arsenal
Frankford Arsenal
March 16, 1972
(#72001153)
Tacony and Bridge Streets
40°00′28″N 75°04′00″W / 40.0078°N 75.0667°W / 40.0078; -75.0667 (Frankford Arsenal)
Frankford Boundary decrease approved December 28, 2017.
28 Frankford Avenue Bridge
Frankford Avenue Bridge
June 22, 1988
(#88000803)
Frankford Avenue over the Pennypack Creek
40°02′37″N 75°01′14″W / 40.0436°N 75.0205°W / 40.0436; -75.0205 (Frankford Avenue Bridge)
Holmesburg
29 Frankford Avenue Bridge
Frankford Avenue Bridge
June 22, 1988
(#88000850)
Frankford Avenue over Poquessing Creek
40°03′53″N 74°58′53″W / 40.0646°N 74.9814°W / 40.0646; -74.9814 (Frankford Avenue Bridge)
Torresdale Extends into Bucks County
30 Benjamin Franklin School
Benjamin Franklin School
November 18, 1988
(#88002274)
5737–5741 Rising Sun Avenue
40°02′33″N 75°06′15″W / 40.0425°N 75.1042°W / 40.0425; -75.1042 (Benjamin Franklin School)
Crescentville
31 Franklin Carpet Mill
Franklin Carpet Mill
April 17, 2018
(#100002340)
2141-2145 E. Huntingdon St.
39°59′02″N 75°07′23″W / 39.983885°N 75.123004°W / 39.983885; -75.123004 (Franklin Carpet Mill)
Kensington
32 Friends Hospital
Friends Hospital
January 20, 1999
(#99000629)
4641 Roosevelt Boulevard
40°01′36″N 75°06′07″W / 40.0267°N 75.1019°W / 40.0267; -75.1019 (Friends Hospital)
Northwood First private psychiatric hospital in the U.S., founded 1813
33 Glen Foerd on the Delaware
Glen Foerd on the Delaware
November 20, 1979
(#79002320)
5001 Grant Avenue
40°03′05″N 74°58′44″W / 40.0514°N 74.9789°W / 40.0514; -74.9789 (Glen Foerd on the Delaware)
Torresdale Glen Foerd on the Delaware is a historic estate located at the confluence of the Poquessing Creek and Delaware River. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Historic American Landscape Survey. www.glenfoerd.org
34 Greenbelt Knoll Historic District
Greenbelt Knoll Historic District
December 14, 2010
(#10001030)
1–19 Longford St., roughly bounded by Holme Ave. and Pennypack Park Greenway
40°03′23″N 75°01′20″W / 40.0564°N 75.0222°W / 40.0564; -75.0222 (Greenbelt Knoll Historic District)
Pennypack
35 Green Tree Tavern
Green Tree Tavern
June 27, 1980
(#80003612)
260–262 East Girard Avenue
39°58′11″N 75°07′54″W / 39.9696°N 75.1318°W / 39.9696; -75.1318 (Green Tree Tavern)
Fishtown
36 Warren G. Harding Junior High School
Warren G. Harding Junior High School
November 18, 1988
(#88002277)
2000 Wakeling Street
40°00′47″N 75°04′28″W / 40.0131°N 75.0744°W / 40.0131; -75.0744 (Warren G. Harding Junior High School)
Frankford
37 Holme Avenue Bridge
Holme Avenue Bridge
June 22, 1988
(#88000806)
Holme Avenue over Wooden Bridge Run
40°03′23″N 75°01′27″W / 40.0565°N 75.0243°W / 40.0565; -75.0243 (Holme Avenue Bridge)
Pennypack
38 Francis Hopkinson School
Francis Hopkinson School
November 18, 1988
(#88002282)
1301–1331 East Luzerne Avenue
40°00′30″N 75°06′09″W / 40.0083°N 75.1024°W / 40.0083; -75.1024 (Francis Hopkinson School)
Juniata
39 George L. Horn School
George L. Horn School
December 4, 1986
(#86003292)
Frankford and Castor Avenues
39°59′58″N 75°05′55″W / 39.9994°N 75.0985°W / 39.9994; -75.0985 (George L. Horn School)
Port Richmond
40 John Paul Jones Junior High School
John Paul Jones Junior High School
November 18, 1988
(#88002287)
2922 Memphis Street
39°59′10″N 75°06′46″W / 39.9861°N 75.1128°W / 39.9861; -75.1128 (John Paul Jones Junior High School)
Port Richmond
41 Kensington High School for Girls
Kensington High School for Girls
November 18, 1988
(#88002288)
2075 East Cumberland Street
39°59′03″N 75°07′35″W / 39.9842°N 75.1264°W / 39.9842; -75.1264 (Kensington High School for Girls)
Kensington
42 Knowlton
Knowlton
October 1, 1974
(#74001803)
8001 Verree Road
40°04′24″N 75°04′28″W / 40.0732°N 75.0744°W / 40.0732; -75.0744 (Knowlton)
Fox Chase
43 Lawndale School
Lawndale School
November 18, 1988
(#88002254)
600 Hellerman Street
40°02′59″N 75°05′31″W / 40.0496°N 75.0919°W / 40.0496; -75.0919 (Lawndale School)
Lawndale
44 Henry Longfellow School
Henry Longfellow School
November 18, 1988
(#88002294)
5004–5098 Tacony Street
40°00′31″N 75°04′17″W / 40.0085°N 75.0714°W / 40.0085; -75.0714 (Henry Longfellow School)
Frankford
45 Carl Mackley Houses
Carl Mackley Houses
May 6, 1998
(#98000401)
1401 East Bristol Street
40°00′44″N 75°05′55″W / 40.0122°N 75.0986°W / 40.0122; -75.0986 (Carl Mackley Houses)
Juniata
46 John Marshall School
John Marshall School
November 18, 1988
(#88002298)
1501–1527 Sellers Street
40°00′53″N 75°05′15″W / 40.0146°N 75.0875°W / 40.0146; -75.0875 (John Marshall School)
Frankford
47 James Martin School
James Martin School
November 18, 1988
(#88002299)
3340 Richmond Street
39°59′08″N 75°05′50″W / 39.9856°N 75.0971°W / 39.9856; -75.0971 (James Martin School)
Port Richmond
48 Mechanicsville School
Mechanicsville School
December 1, 1986
(#86003306)
Mechanicsville Road
40°06′27″N 74°58′02″W / 40.1074°N 74.9671°W / 40.1074; -74.9671 (Mechanicsville School)
Parkwood
49 Mill-Rae
Mill-Rae
January 12, 2017
(#100000502)
13475 Proctor Rd
40°07′39″N 75°00′31″W / 40.1276°N 75.0087°W / 40.1276; -75.0087 (Mill-Rae)
50 Penn Treaty Junior High School
Penn Treaty Junior High School
November 18, 1988
(#88002311)
600 East Thompson Street
39°58′22″N 75°07′38″W / 39.9728°N 75.1272°W / 39.9728; -75.1272 (Penn Treaty Junior High School)
Fishtown
51 Thomas Powers School
Thomas Powers School
December 4, 1986
(#86003319)
Frankford Avenue and Somerset Street
39°59′20″N 75°07′11″W / 39.9888°N 75.1197°W / 39.9888; -75.1197 (Thomas Powers School)
Port Richmond
52 Richmond School
Richmond School
November 18, 1988
(#88002316)
2942 Belgrade Street
39°59′00″N 75°06′38″W / 39.9833°N 75.1106°W / 39.9833; -75.1106 (Richmond School)
Port Richmond
53 John Ruan House
John Ruan House
October 31, 1985
(#85003410)
4278–4280 Griscom Street
40°00′40″N 75°05′25″W / 40.0111°N 75.0903°W / 40.0111; -75.0903 (John Ruan House)
Frankford
54 Ryerss Mansion
Ryerss Mansion
November 21, 1976
(#76001669)
Central and Cottman Avenues
40°04′07″N 75°05′19″W / 40.0686°N 75.0886°W / 40.0686; -75.0886 (Ryerss Mansion)
Fox Chase
55 Philip H. Sheridan School
Philip H. Sheridan School
November 18, 1988
(#88002322)
800–818 East Ontario Street
39°59′59″N 75°06′51″W / 39.9996°N 75.1142°W / 39.9996; -75.1142 (Philip H. Sheridan School)
Kensington
56 Franklin Smedley School
Franklin Smedley School
November 18, 1988
(#88002323)
5199 Mulberry Street
40°01′11″N 75°04′26″W / 40.0197°N 75.0739°W / 40.0197; -75.0739 (Franklin Smedley School)
Frankford
57 Stanley
Stanley
May 10, 2005
(#05000415)
8500 Pine Road
40°05′25″N 75°04′29″W / 40.0903°N 75.0747°W / 40.0903; -75.0747 (Stanley)
Fox Chase Extends into Montgomery County
58 James J. Sullivan School
James J. Sullivan School
November 18, 1988
(#88002327)
5300 Ditman Street
40°00′58″N 75°04′00″W / 40.016°N 75.0667°W / 40.016; -75.0667 (James J. Sullivan School)
Frankford
59 Tacony Disston Community Development Historic District
Tacony Disston Community Development Historic District
May 16, 2016
(#16000257)
Roughly bounded by 4500-4900 blocks of Magee St., Princeton & Tyson Aves., 6900 blk. of Cottage St.
40°02′07″N 75°03′26″W / 40.0352°N 75.0572°W / 40.0352; -75.0572 (Tacony Disston Community Development Historic District)
Tacony
60 Tacony Music Hall
Tacony Music Hall
March 9, 1990
(#90000413)
4815–4819 Longshore Avenue
40°01′29″N 75°02′32″W / 40.0246°N 75.0421°W / 40.0246; -75.0421 (Tacony Music Hall)
Tacony
61 Times Finishing Works
Times Finishing Works
July 5, 2016
(#16000428)
1136-1148 N. American St.
39°58′07″N 75°08′27″W / 39.9687°N 75.1407°W / 39.9687; -75.1407 (Times Finishing Works)
62 Henry Whitaker's Sons' Mill
Henry Whitaker's Sons' Mill
February 4, 2021
(#100006096)
2000 East Westmoreland St.
39°59′42″N 75°06′31″W / 39.9951°N 75.1087°W / 39.9951; -75.1087 (Henry Whitaker's Sons' Mill)
63 Francis E. Willard School
Francis E. Willard School
December 4, 1986
(#86003346)
Emerald and Orleans Streets
39°59′30″N 75°07′01″W / 39.9917°N 75.1169°W / 39.9917; -75.1169 (Francis E. Willard School)
Port Richmond
64 David Wilmot School
David Wilmot School
November 18, 1988
(#88002289)
1734 Meadow Street
40°00′50″N 75°04′51″W / 40.0138°N 75.0808°W / 40.0138; -75.0808 (David Wilmot School)
Frankford
65 Peter Woll and Sons Factory
Peter Woll and Sons Factory
August 31, 2020
(#100005520)
165-173 West Berks St.
39°58′44″N 75°08′10″W / 39.9790°N 75.1361°W / 39.9790; -75.1361 (Peter Woll and Sons Factory)
66 Woodrow Wilson Junior High School
Woodrow Wilson Junior High School
December 4, 1986
(#86003347)
Cottman Avenue and Loretto Street
40°03′09″N 75°04′08″W / 40.0524°N 75.069°W / 40.0524; -75.069 (Woodrow Wilson Junior High School)
Castor Gardens
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