Washington Avenue Historic District (Washington Avenue Factory District) | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Carpenter, Washington, 10th, and Broad Sts., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′17″N 75°9′44″W / 39.93806°N 75.16222°W |
| Area | 16 acres (6.5 ha) |
| Built | 1889 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003561[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 7, 1984 |
| Location | Philadelphia |
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| West end | Grays Ferry Avenue in South Philadelphia |
| Major junctions |  PA 611 (Broad Street) in South PhiladelphiaFront Street in South Philadelphia |
| East end | Columbus Boulevard in South Philadelphia |
Washington Avenue Historic District, or Washington Avenue Factory District, is a national historic district located in the Hawthorne and Bella Vista neighborhoods of South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It comprises the remaining four blocks of one of the last industrial neighborhoods in Philadelphia, and encompasses eight contributing buildings built between 1889 and 1927:[2]
- 1001 Washington Avenue: C. J . Milne Factory
- 1101 Washington Avenue: Curtis Publishing Company
- 1135 Washington Avenue: American Cigar Company
- 1201 Washington Avenue: John Wyeth Chemical Works
- 1301 Washington Avenue: National Licorice Company
- 1001 S. Broad Street: John Wanamaker Clothing Factory
- 1200 Carpenter Street: John Williams and Company
- 1227 Carpenter Street: Main Belting Company
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes George E. Thomas (March 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Washington Avenue Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved July 3, 2012.