Franklinville | |
|---|---|
  Franklinville | |
| Coordinates: 40°00′36″N 75°08′06″W / 40.01°N 75.135°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Philadelphia |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Area code(s) | 215, 267, and 445 |
Franklinville is a neighborhood of North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. According to the City Planning Commission, the boundaries of Franklinville are roughly a triangle bounded by West Sedgley Avenue, North Broad Street, and West Hunting Park Avenue.[1]
Franklinville is a neighborhood that appears to no longer exist in current times, as not many residents in that area use the name to describe where they live. From the description above one would be defining a possible description of Hunting Park and perhaps its borders with Nicetown-Tioga and Fairhill (to the south of W. Sedgley).
Named for the Philadelphian Benjamin Franklin, the original 72-acre tract was subdivided in the mid 19th century into 1,000 lots, sold with a minimum 20 foot frontage. The Franklin Land Company, John Turner, president, met at Franklin Hall and was one of the first mutual land firms in the city.[2][3]
There is reference to a Franklinville School House in Philadelphia in 1865.[4]
- ^ "Philadelphia Neighborhoods".
- ^ Pennsylvania (1871). Laws of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
- ^ Hotchkin, Samuel Fitch (1892). The York Road, Old and New. Binder & Kelly.
- ^ Journal of the Common Council, of the City of Philadelphia, for ... J. Van Court, Printer. 1865.