Washington Square (Philadelphia)

This article is about the park in Philadelphia. For the neighborhood, see Washington Square West, Philadelphia.

Washington Square
Washington Square in 2018
Washington Square (Philadelphia) is located in Philadelphia
Washington Square (Philadelphia)
Washington Square (Philadelphia) is located in Pennsylvania
Washington Square (Philadelphia)
Washington Square (Philadelphia) is located in the United States
Washington Square (Philadelphia)
Locationbetween Walnut and 6th Sts., West and South Washington Square
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′48.68″N 75°9′9.51″W / 39.9468556°N 75.1526417°W / 39.9468556; -75.1526417
Area6.4 acres (2.6 ha)
Built1683
ArchitectThomas Holme
G. Edwin Brumbaugh
MPSFour Public Squares of Philadelphia TR
NRHP reference No.81000558[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 1981

Washington Square, originally designated in 1682 as Southeast Square, is a 6.4 acres (2.6 ha) open-space park in Center City, Philadelphia, The southeast quadrant and one of the five original planned squares laid out on the city grid by William Penn's surveyor, Thomas Holme. It is part of both the Washington Square West and Society Hill neighborhoods. In 2005, the National Park Service took over ownership and management of Washington Square, through an easement from the City of Philadelphia. It is now part of Independence National Historical Park.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.