The Philadelphia Register of Historic Places (PRHP) is a register of historic places by the Philadelphia Historical Commission. Buildings, structures, sites, objects, interiors and districts can be added to the list.^[1]

Criteria

According to the Philadelphia Historical Commission, sites eligible for listing are those that possess any of the following:^[2]

1. Has significant character, interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the city, commonwealth or nation, or is associated with the life of a person significant in the past.
2. Associated with an event of importance to the history of the city, commonwealth or nation.
3. Reflects the environment in an era characterized by a distinctive architectural style.
4. Embodies distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style or engineering specimen.
5. Is the work of a designer, architect, landscape architect or designer, or engineer whose work has significantly influenced the historical, architectural, economic, social, or cultural development of the city, commonwealth or nation.
6. Contains elements of design, detail, materials or craftsmanship which represent a significant innovation.
7. Is part of or related to a square, park or other distinctive area which should be preserved according to a historic, cultural or architectural motif.
8. Represents an established and familiar visual feature of the neighborhood, community or city.
9. Has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in pre-history or history.
10. Exemplifies the cultural, political, economic, social or historical heritage of the community.

Properties listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places may also be recognized on the National Register of Historic Places, be listed as a National Historic Landmark, or listed as a contributing property in a National Historic District.

Philadelphia Historical Commission

The Philadelphia Historical Commission is the city agency^[3] responsible for overseeing the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places and ensuring the preservation of Philadelphia's historic resources including buildings, structures, sites, objects, interiors and districts.^[4]

Current listings

The lists below contain selected notable properties on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places:

Properties listed in the register by name

Properties that do not have an official address as assigned by Philadelphia's Office of Property Assessment (OPA).^[5]

Name	Image	Location	Designation Date	Description
Bachelors Barge Club		6 Boathouse Row 39°58′9″N 75°11′13″W / 39.96917°N 75.18694°W / 39.96917; -75.18694 (Boathouse Row, Bachelors Barge Club)	January 5, 1984	Mediterranean-style boathouse built in 1894.
Bartram House with Garden and dependencies		1650 S 53rd St 39°55′56″N 75°12′44″W / 39.932086°N 75.212326°W / 39.932086; -75.212326 (Bartram's Garden)	June 26, 1956
Belmont Mansion		2000 Belmont Mansion Dr 39°59′27″N 75°12′47″W / 39.990938°N 75.213043°W / 39.990938; -75.213043 (Belmont Mansion)	June 26, 1956
Benjamin Franklin Bridge		200 N 5th St 39°57′14″N 75°08′25″W / 39.953956°N 75.140257°W / 39.953956; -75.140257 (Benjamin Franklin Bridge)	December 12, 2003
Boelson Cottage		1 M L King Dr 39°59′23″N 75°12′11″W / 39.989649°N 75.202941°W / 39.989649; -75.202941 (Boelson Cottage)	May 28, 1963
Cedar Grove Mansion		4001 Lansdowne Dr 39°58′45″N 75°12′16″W / 39.979162°N 75.204385°W / 39.979162; -75.204385 (Cedar Grove Mansion)	June 26, 1956
Chamounix Mansion		3250 Chamounix Dr 40°00′14″N 75°11′47″W / 40.003789°N 75.196359°W / 40.003789; -75.196359 (Chamounix Mansion)	June 26, 1956
Christopher Columbus Statue		2700 S Broad St. 39°54′56″N 75°10′19″W / 39.915548°N 75.172079°W / 39.915548; -75.172079 (Christopher Columbus Statue)	March 10, 2017
College Boat Club of the University of Pennsylvania		11 Boathouse Row 39°58′10″N 75°11′18″W / 39.969572°N 75.188371°W / 39.969572; -75.188371 (Boathouse Row, College Boat Club)	January 5, 1984
Crescent Boat Club		5 Boathouse Row 39°58′10″N 75°11′12″W / 39.969326°N 75.186586°W / 39.969326; -75.186586 (Boathouse Row, Crescent Boat Club)	January 5, 1984
Dickens and Little Nell Statue, Clark Park		Clark Park 4400 Chester Ave 39°56′55″N 75°12′34″W / 39.9486°N 75.2094°W / 39.9486; -75.2094 (Dickens and Little Nell)	October 12, 2001	One of only two life-sized sculptures of Charles Dickens. He had requested there not be any public memorials to him.[6]
Dream Garden Glass Mosaic, Curtis Center		170 S Independence W Mall 39°56′53″N 75°09′05″W / 39.948143°N 75.151256°W / 39.948143; -75.151256 (Dream Garden Glass Mosaic, Curtis Center)	November 30, 1998
Eastern State Penitentiary		2101-99 Fairmount Ave 39°58′06″N 75°10′22″W / 39.968258°N 75.172660°W / 39.968258; -75.172660 (Eastern State Penitentiary)	May 7, 1981
Fairmount Rowing Association		2-3 Boathouse Row 39°58′09″N 75°11′09″W / 39.969197°N 75.185894°W / 39.969197; -75.185894 (Boathouse Row, Fairmount Rowing Association)	January 5, 1984
Fairmount Water Works		620-90 Aquarium Dr 39°57′59″N 75°11′01″W / 39.966347°N 75.183599°W / 39.966347; -75.183599 (Fairmount Water Works)	June 26, 1956
Fort Mifflin		1 Fort Mifflin Rd 39°52′32″N 75°12′46″W / 39.875589°N 75.212908°W / 39.875589; -75.212908 (Fort Mifflin)	June 26, 1956
Founders Memorial Bell		1 S Broad St 39°57′04″N 75°09′49″W / 39.951169°N 75.163486°W / 39.951169; -75.163486 (Founders Memorial Bell)	June 14, 2000
Frankford Avenue Bridge over the Pennypack Creek		8350 Frankford Ave 40°02′37″N 75°01′14″W / 40.043544°N 75.020540°W / 40.043544; -75.020540 (Frankford Avenue Bridge)	June 30, 1970
Hatfield House		3201 W Girard Ave 39°58′33″N 75°11′18″W / 39.975954°N 75.188327°W / 39.975954; -75.188327 (Hatfield House)	June 26, 1956
Hermitage		700 Hermit Ln 40°01′28″N 75°12′02″W / 40.024525°N 75.200433°W / 40.024525; -75.200433 (Hermitage)	May 28, 1963
Horse Trough at 147 N 2nd St		Fireman's Hall Museum 147 N 2nd St 39°57′11.68″N 75°8′35.09″W / 39.9532444°N 75.1430806°W / 39.9532444; -75.1430806 (Horse Trough at 147 N 2nd St, Fireman's Hall Museum)	December 12, 2003
Horse Trough at 315 S 9th St		315 S 9th St 39°56′42″N 75°09′23″W / 39.944984°N 75.156484°W / 39.944984; -75.156484 (Horse Trough at 315 S 9th St)	February 23, 1971
Laurel Hill Mansion		7201 Edgeley Dr 39°59′29″N 75°11′42″W / 39.991408°N 75.194898°W / 39.991408; -75.194898 (Laurel Hill Mansion)	June 26, 1956
Lemon Hill Mansion		1 Lemon Hill Dr 39°58′15″N 75°11′14″W / 39.970747°N 75.187149°W / 39.970747; -75.187149 (Lemon Hill Mansion)	June 26, 1956
Malta Boat Club		9 Boathouse Row 39°58′10″N 75°11′17″W / 39.969568°N 75.187966°W / 39.969568; -75.187966 (Boathouse Row, Malta Boat Club)	January 5, 1984
Memorial Hall		4231 N Concourse Dr 39°58′47″N 75°12′33″W / 39.979602°N 75.209255°W / 39.979602; -75.209255 (Memorial Hall)	July 6, 1978
Mount Pleasant Mansion		3800 Mount Pleasant Dr 39°59′00″N 75°11′59″W / 39.983388°N 75.199773°W / 39.983388; -75.199773 (Mount Pleasant Mansion)	June 26, 1956
New Market Headhouse		400 S 2nd St 39°56′35″N 75°08′43″W / 39.942966°N 75.145271°W / 39.942966; -75.145271 (New Market Headhouse)	June 26, 1956
Ohio State Building		1700 Belmont Ave 39°59′06″N 75°12′58″W / 39.985045°N 75.216185°W / 39.985045; -75.216185 (Ohio State Building)	May 28, 1963
Ormiston Mansion		2000 Reservoir Dr 39°59′19″N 75°11′47″W / 39.988711°N 75.196330°W / 39.988711; -75.196330 (Ormiston Mansion)	June 26, 1956
Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association		12 Boathouse Row 39°58′11″N 75°11′19″W / 39.969615°N 75.188590°W / 39.969615; -75.188590 (Boathouse Row, Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association)	January 5, 1984
Pennsylvania Barge Club		4 Boathouse Row 39°58′09″N 75°11′12″W / 39.969291°N 75.186578°W / 39.969291; -75.186578 (Boathouse Row, Pennsylvania Barge Club)	January 5, 1984
Pennsylvania Railroad War Memorial, Angel of the Resurrection at 30th Street Station		1 N 30th St 39°57′21″N 75°10′55″W / 39.955714°N 75.181905°W / 39.955714; -75.181905 (Pennsylvania Railroad World War II Memorial)	September 12, 2001
Philadelphia Girls Rowing Club		14 Boathouse Row 39°58′11″N 75°11′21″W / 39.969754°N 75.189223°W / 39.969754; -75.189223 (Boathouse Row, Philadelphia Girls Rowing Club)	January 5, 1984
Philadelphia Museum of Art		2500 Spring Garden St 39°57′57″N 75°10′52″W / 39.965799°N 75.181249°W / 39.965799; -75.181249 (Philadelphia Museum of Art)	June 29, 1971
Ridgeland (Mount Prospect)		4100 Chamounix Dr 39°59′33″N 75°12′37″W / 39.9926°N 75.2102°W / 39.9926; -75.2102 (Ridgeland (Mount Prospect))	June 26, 1956
Rittenhouse Town, Abraham Rittenhouse House		206 Lincoln Dr 40°01′48″N 75°11′22″W / 40.029929°N 75.189562°W / 40.029929; -75.189562 (Rittenhouse Town, Abraham Rittenhouse House)	June 7, 1973
Rittenhouse Town, barn		210 Lincoln Dr 40°01′45″N 75°11′32″W / 40.029050°N 75.192111°W / 40.029050; -75.192111 (Rittenhouse Town, barn)	June 7, 1973
Rittenhouse Town, house		208 Lincoln Dr 40°01′47″N 75°11′26″W / 40.029670°N 75.190520°W / 40.029670; -75.190520 (Rittenhouse Town, 208 Lincoln Dr)	June 7, 1973
Rittenhouse Town, house		210 Lincoln Dr 40°01′44″N 75°11′29″W / 40.028759°N 75.191513°W / 40.028759; -75.191513 (Rittenhouse Town, 210 Lincoln Dr)	June 7, 1973
Rittenhouse Town, Jacob Rittenhouse House		209 Lincoln Dr 40°01′46″N 75°11′27″W / 40.029520°N 75.190928°W / 40.029520; -75.190928 (Rittenhouse Town, Jacob Rittenhouse House)	June 7, 1973
Rittenhouse Town, William Rittenhouse House		207 Lincoln Dr 40°01′46″N 75°11′23″W / 40.029464°N 75.189733°W / 40.029464; -75.189733 (Rittenhouse Town, William Rittenhouse House)	June 26, 1956
Rockland Mansion		3810 Mount Pleasant Dr 39°59′09″N 75°11′59″W / 39.985830°N 75.199783°W / 39.985830; -75.199783 (Rockland Mansion)	May 31, 1960
Rodin Museum		2201-99 Ben Franklin Pkwy 39°57′43″N 75°10′26″W / 39.961942°N 75.173954°W / 39.961942; -75.173954 (Rodin Museum)	June 29, 1971
Sedgeley Club		15 Boathouse Row 39°58′12″N 75°11′23″W / 39.969899°N 75.189755°W / 39.969899; -75.189755 (Boathouse Row, Sedgeley Club)	January 5, 1984
Sedgeley Porter's House		3250 Sedgeley Dr 39°58′28″N 75°11′20″W / 39.974456°N 75.188890°W / 39.974456; -75.188890 (Sedgeley Porter's House)	May 31, 1960	Porter's House of the demolished Sedgeley Mansion
Shofuso Japanese House and Garden		4301 Lansdowne Dr 39°58′53″N 75°12′46″W / 39.981411°N 75.212894°W / 39.981411; -75.212894 (Shofuso Japanese House and Garden)	June 14, 2013
Smith Memorial Playhouse		3500 Reservoir Dr 39°58′54″N 75°11′45″W / 39.981740°N 75.195712°W / 39.981740; -75.195712 (Smith Memorial Playhouse)	May 5, 1977
St. Augustine Costaggini Paintings St. Joseph and Our Mother of Consolation, St. Augustine's Church		246-60 N 4th St 39°57′20″N 75°08′47″W / 39.955526°N 75.146486°W / 39.955526; -75.146486 (Costaggini Paintings, St. Joseph and Our Mother of Consolation, and frescos at St. Augustine's Church)	April 8, 2016
St. Augustine Frescos, St. Augustine's Church		246-60 N 04th St 39°57′20″N 75°08′47″W / 39.955526°N 75.146486°W / 39.955526; -75.146486	July 10, 2015
Strawberry Mansion		2450 Strawberry Mansion Dr 39°59′40″N 75°11′26″W / 39.994416°N 75.190641°W / 39.994416; -75.190641 (Strawberry Mansion)	June 26, 1956
Strawberry Mansion Bridge		1 Strawberry Mansion Bridge Dr 39°59′43″N 75°11′38″W / 39.995311°N 75.194017°W / 39.995311; -75.194017 (Strawberry Mansion Bridge)	September 7, 1978
Swann Memorial Fountain, Logan Square		1900 Ben Franklin Pkwy 39°57′29″N 75°10′14″W / 39.957963°N 75.170616°W / 39.957963; -75.170616 (Swann Memorial Fountain)	June 29, 1971
Sweetbriar Mansion		3801 Lansdowne Dr 39°58′37″N 75°12′03″W / 39.976979°N 75.200787°W / 39.976979; -75.200787 (Sweetbriar Mansion)	June 26, 1956
The Cliffs (in ruins, fire on 2/22/1986)		3400 Reservoir Dr 39°58′46″N 75°11′39″W / 39.979413°N 75.194107°W / 39.979413; -75.194107 (The Cliffs Mansion)	June 26, 1956	Ruins since a fire on February 22, 1986.
The Exaltation of St. Joseph into Heaven, painting at Old St. Joseph's Church		321-27 Willings Aly 39°56′48″N 75°08′52″W / 39.946678°N 75.147661°W / 39.946678; -75.147661 (Painting at Old St. Joseph's Church)	December 12, 2014
The Lilacs		3600 Greenland Dr 39°59′56″N 75°11′47″W / 39.998776°N 75.196469°W / 39.998776; -75.196469 (The Lilacs House)	June 26, 1956
The Monastery		1024 Kitchens La 40°02′10″N 75°12′13″W / 40.036145°N 75.203499°W / 40.036145; -75.203499 (The Monastery)	June 26, 1956
The Solitude		3400 W Girard Ave 39°58′21″N 75°11′44″W / 39.9726°N 75.1955°W / 39.9726; -75.1955 (The Solitude Mansion)	June 26, 1956	1784–85; original owner and architect was John Penn, grandson of William Penn; within the Philadelphia Zoo.[7]
Thomas Mill Covered Bridge over the Wissahickon Creek		1 Thomas Mill Rd 40°04′19″N 75°13′32″W / 40.071889°N 75.225643°W / 40.071889; -75.225643 (Thomas Mill Covered Bridge)	June 28, 1957
Undine Barge Club		13 Boathouse Row 39°58′11″N 75°11′20″W / 39.969689°N 75.188916°W / 39.969689; -75.188916 (Boathouse Row, Undine Barge Club)	January 5, 1984
University Avenue Bridge		1000 University Ave 39°56′34″N 75°11′49″W / 39.942764°N 75.196934°W / 39.942764; -75.196934 (University Avenue Bridge)	July 14, 1993
University Barge Club		7-8 Boathouse Row 39°58′10″N 75°11′15″W / 39.969415°N 75.187392°W / 39.969415; -75.187392 (Boathouse Row, University Barge Club)	January 5, 1984
Valley Green Inn		1 Wissahickon Dr 40°03′15″N 75°13′06″W / 40.054169°N 75.218235°W / 40.054169; -75.218235 (Valley Green Inn)	March 28, 1967
Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center		1 Rector St 40°01′23″N 75°13′18″W / 40.023187°N 75.221578°W / 40.023187; -75.221578 (Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center)	December 14, 1983
Vesper Boat Club		10 Boathouse Row 39°58′10″N 75°11′17″W / 39.969436°N 75.188017°W / 39.969436; -75.188017 (Boathouse Row, Vesper Boat Club)	January 5, 1984
Walnut Lane Bridge over Lincoln Drive		500 W Walnut La 40°01′59″N 75°11′16″W / 40.032970°N 75.187830°W / 40.032970; -75.187830 (Walnut Lane Memorial Bridge over Lincoln Drive)	March 1, 1979	Spans Lincoln Drive and Monoshone Creek.
Walnut Lane Bridge over the Wissahickon Creek		900 W Walnut La 40°01′56″N 75°11′59″W / 40.032280°N 75.199621°W / 40.032280; -75.199621 (Walnut Lane Bridge over the Wissahickon Creek)	August 9, 2008	Spans Wissahickon Creek.
Wanamaker Eagle, Grand Court, Wanamaker Building		Wanamaker Building 1300 Market St 39°57′5.98″N 75°9′43.81″W / 39.9516611°N 75.1621694°W / 39.9516611; -75.1621694 (Wanamaker Building)	September 12, 2001
Washington Fountain, Eakins Oval		2601-99 Ben Franklin Pkwy 39°57′51″N 75°10′45″W / 39.964261°N 75.179158°W / 39.964261; -75.179158 (Washington Fountain, Eakins Oval)	June 29, 1971
Weightman Hall, University of Pennsylvania		235 S 33rd St 39°57′02″N 75°11′27″W / 39.950677°N 75.190765°W / 39.950677; -75.190765 (Weightman Hall, University of Pennsylvania)	February 7, 1974	Franklin Field Complex
Wissahickon Memorial Bridge		4200 Henry Ave 40°01′26″N 75°11′45″W / 40.023896°N 75.195887°W / 40.023896; -75.195887 (Wissahickon Memorial Bridge)	October 12, 2001	Carries Henry Avenue across the Wissahickon Creek; aka Henry Avenue Bridge.
Woodford Mansion		3400 Woodford Dr 39°59′35″N 75°11′16″W / 39.993163°N 75.187727°W / 39.993163; -75.187727 (Woodford Mansion)	June 26, 1956
WPA Murals		1801 Vine St., Philadelphia 39°57′34″N 75°10′10″W / 39.959377°N 75.169454°W / 39.959377; -75.169454 (WPA Murals, Family Court Building)	May 13, 2011	37 murals located in the Family Court Building;[8] building is being converted to a hotel.[9]

Properties listed in the register by address

The complete list contains over 11,000 sites.^[10]

Name	Image	Location	Description
1616 Walnut Street Building		1616–26 Walnut St.
Oliver H. Bair Funeral Home		1818–20 Chestnut St.
Belgravia Hotel		1811–19 Chestnut St.
Boyd Theatre		1910 Chestnut St.
Carpenter Station		201 Carpenter Ln.
Centennial National Bank		3140–42 Market St.	The bank of the Centennial Exposition. It was designed by the renowned architect Frank Furness.
Church of St. Luke and The Epiphany		318–30 S. 13th St.
Congregation B'nai Abraham		523-527 Lombard St.
Drake Hotel		1512–14 Spruce St.
Family Court Building		1801 Vine St.
Gravers Station		300 E. Gravers Ln.
Greenwood Cemetery		930 Adams Ave.
Guild House		711–39 Spring Garden St.
Loews Philadelphia Hotel		1200 Market St.	Philadelphia Savings Fund Society building
Carl Mackley Houses		1401 E. Bristol St.
Mount Moriah Cemetery gates		1801 Cemetery Ave.
The Philadelphia Club		1301–03 Walnut St.
Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral		13–19 S. 38th St.	Listed as Church of the Savior
Philadelphia Sketch Club		233–37 S. Camac St.
Ruan House		4278 Griscom St.
Sigma Sound Studios		210-12 N. 12th St.	Recording studio known as the "birthplace of the 'Philly Sound.'"[11]
Sun Oil Building		1608–14 Walnut St.
The Touraine		1520–28 Spruce St.
Tulpehocken Station		314 W. Tulpehocken St.
Union Bank of Philadelphia Building		249–53 Arch St.	The building was used to house the cast of The Real World: Philadelphia in 2004–05.
United States Custom House		200–32 Chestnut St.
The Warwick		1701–15 Locust St.
Wetherill Mansion		251 S. 18th St.
Wissahickon		5215–31 Schuyler St.

Historic districts

Historic districts listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places:^[12][13]

Name	Image	Designation Year
1416-32 West Girard Avenue Historic District		2018
420 Row - 420 to 434 South 42nd Street Historic District		2017
4208-30 Chester Avenue Historic District		2022
Automobile Row Historic District		2021
Awbury Historic District		2010
Carnegie Library Thematic Historic District		2021
Central Mt. Airy Commercial Historic District		2021
Chester Regent Historic District		2019
Chestnut Street East Commercial Historic District		2021
Christian Street/Black Doctors Row Historic District		2022
Conwell House Block Historic District		2022
Diamond Street Historic District		1996
Drexel-Govett Historic District		2022
East Logan Street Historic District		2010
F.D.R. Park Historic District		2000
French Village Historic District		2021
Gardiner-Poth Historic District		2021
Gates Street Historic District		2022
Girard Estate Historic District		1999
Greenbelt Knoll Historic District		2006
Historic Paving Street Thematic District		1998
House of St. Michael & All Angels Historic District		2023
Manayunk Main Street Historic District		1984
Manheim Square Historic District		2021
Old City Historic District		2003
Overbrook Farms Historic District		2019
Park Avenue Historic District		1990
Parkside Historic District		2009
Powelton Village Historic District		2022
Ridge Avenue Roxborough Thematic Historic District		2018
Rittenhouse Fitler Historic District		1995
Satterlee Heights Historic Districts		2018
Society Hill Historic District		1999
Spring Garden Historic District		2001
Tudor East Falls Historic District		2009
Victorian Roxborough Historic District		2022
Wayne Junction Historic District		2018