Spring Garden, Philadelphia

Spring Garden District
The Spring Garden section of Philadelphia in August 2010
Spring Garden, Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia
Spring Garden, Philadelphia
Spring Garden, Philadelphia is located in Pennsylvania
Spring Garden, Philadelphia
Spring Garden, Philadelphia is located in the United States
Spring Garden, Philadelphia
LocationRoughly centered on Spring Garden Street and bounded by Fairmount Avenue, Broad Street, the Schuylkill River, and Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′58″N 75°10′11″W / 39.96611°N 75.16972°W / 39.96611; -75.16972
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th century Revivalism, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.78002455[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 21, 1978

Spring Garden is a neighborhood in central Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, bordering Center City on the north. Spring Garden is a neighborhood that combines diverse residential neighborhoods and significant cultural attractions.

The residential areas on the north side of the neighborhood, located north of Spring Garden Street. The neighborhood is composed mostly of brick and brownstone three-story townhouses built during the mid-to-late 19th century. The houses include townhouses in the Italianate style, Second Empire, Queen Anne, and Venetian Gothic. Many streets, including Green Street and Spring Garden Street, include "terraced" set ups, which include a small gardened plot, often raised, in front of the house.[2] The residential areas to the south are dominated by taller, multi-family buildings built during the 20th century.

The museum area, located south of Spring Garden Street, includes the Rodin Museum,[3] the Free Library of Philadelphia,[4] and the Barnes Foundation.[5] Before consolidation of Philadelphia, Spring Garden was a district of Philadelphia County.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Spina, Laura M. (ed.). "The Spring Garden Historic District: A Guide for Property Owners" (PDF). Philadelphia Historical Commission.
  3. ^ "Rodin Museum". Rodin Museum. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  4. ^ "Central Library". Free Library of Philadelphia.
  5. ^ "Philadelphia". The Barnes Foundation. May 19, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2013.