National Register of Historic Places listings in Center City, Philadelphia

Location of Center City in Philadelphia

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Center City, Philadelphia.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Center City in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.

There are more than 550 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Philadelphia, including 67 National Historic Landmarks. Center City includes 145 of these properties and districts, including 34 National Historic Landmarks; the city's remaining properties and districts are listed elsewhere. Ten historic districts cover almost half of Center City including essentially all the area between the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers from Chestnut Street on the north to Locust Street on the south. Five other properties in Center City were once listed but have been removed.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	Neighborhood	Description
1	1616 Walnut Street Building		October 17, 1983 (#83004247)	1616 Walnut Street	Rittenhouse Square East
2	1900 Rittenhouse Square Apartments		July 26, 1982 (#82003805)	1900 South Rittenhouse Square	Rittenhouse Square West
3	Academy of Music		October 15, 1966 (#66000674)	Broad and Locust Streets	Rittenhouse Square West	Napoleon LeBrun, architect
4	Adelphi School		September 18, 1978 (#78002441)	1223–1225 Spring Street	Chinatown
5	Amalgamated Center		December 30, 2008 (#08001269)	2101–2143 South Street	Rittenhouse Square West
6	American Baptist Publication Society		June 27, 1980 (#80003607)	1420–1422 Chestnut Street	Rittenhouse Square East	Frank Miles Day, architect (1896-97).
7	American Philosophical Society Hall		October 15, 1966 (#66000675)	104 South 5th Street in Independence Square	Independence Mall
8	Arch Street Meetinghouse		May 27, 1971 (#71000716)	302–338 Arch Street	Independence Mall	Designated a National Historic Landmark June 23, 2011
9	Arch Street Opera House		June 13, 1978 (#78002442)	1003–1005 Arch Street	Chinatown	Edwin Forrest Durang, architect
10	Arch Street Presbyterian Church		May 27, 1971 (#71000717)	1726–1732 Arch Street	Logan Square	Stephen Decatur Button, architect
11	Athenaeum of Philadelphia		February 1, 1972 (#72001144)	219 South 6th Street	Washington Square East	John Notman, architect
12	Oliver H. Bair Funeral Home		November 14, 1982 (#82001542)	1818–1820 Chestnut Street	Rittenhouse Square East
13	Belgravia Hotel		November 14, 1982 (#82001543)	1811 Chestnut Street	Rittenhouse Square West	Samuel Webber, architect
14	Bell Telephone Company Building		August 7, 2000 (#00000849)	1827–1835 Arch Street	Logan Square
15	John C. Bell House		April 13, 1982 (#82003807)	229 South 22nd Street	Rittenhouse Square West	Horace Trumbauer, architect
16	Bellevue Stratford Hotel		March 24, 1977 (#77001182)	200 South Broad Street	Rittenhouse Square East	G. W. & W. D. Hewitt, architects (1902-04).
17	Benjamin Franklin Hotel		April 2, 1982 (#82003808)	822–840 Chestnut Street	Market East	Horace Trumbauer, architect (1925).
18	Bishop Mackay-Smith House		January 25, 1980 (#80003608)	251 South 22nd Street	Rittenhouse Square West	Theophilus P. Chandler, Jr., architect (1903-04).
19	Board of Education Building		August 25, 1983 (#83002266)	21st Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway	Logan Square	Irwin Thornton Catharine, architect (1930).
20	Boekel Building		February 20, 2003 (#03000078)	505–515 Vine Street	Old City
21	Broad Street Historic District		April 6, 1984 (#84003529)	Roughly bounded by Juniper, Cherry, 15th, and Pine Sts.	Center City
22	Carpenters' Hall		April 15, 1970 (#70000552)	310 Chestnut Street	Independence Mall
23	Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul		June 24, 1971 (#71000720)	18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway	Logan Square	Napoleon LeBrun, architect
24	Center City West Commercial Historic District		January 7, 1988 (#87002203)	Roughly bounded by Chestnut, 15th, Walnut, Sansom, and 21st Streets; also roughly bounded by the Center City West Historic District, S. 15th, Locust St., and S. Sydenham St.	Rittenhouse Square
25	Chateau Crillon Apartment House		April 25, 1978 (#78002443)	222 South 19th Street	Rittenhouse Square	Horace Trumbauer, architect (1928).
26	Christ Church		April 15, 1970 (#70000553)	22–26 North 2nd Street	Old City
27	Christ Church Burial Ground		June 24, 1971 (#71000062)	5th and Arch Streets	Independence Mall
28	Church of the Holy Trinity		February 6, 1973 (#73001660)	19th and Walnut Streets, facing Rittenhouse Square	Rittenhouse Square	John Notman, architect
29	Clinton Street Historic District		April 26, 1972 (#72001148)	Bounded by 9th, 11th, Pine, and Cypress Streets	Washington Square West
30	College of Physicians of Philadelphia		October 6, 2008 (#08001088)	19 South 22nd Street	Rittenhouse Square West	Cope & Stewardson, architects
31	Edward Drinker Cope House		May 15, 1975 (#75001660)	2102 Pine Street	Rittenhouse Square West	Frank Furness, architect
32	Drake Hotel		September 18, 1978 (#78002446)	1512–1514 Spruce Street	Rittenhouse Square East	Murphy, Quigley & Co., architects
33	Drexel and Company Building		February 8, 1980 (#80003610)	135–143 South 15th Street	Rittenhouse Square East	Horace Trumbauer, architect
34	Drinker's Court		May 27, 1971 (#71000723)	236–238 Delancey Street	Society Hill
35	Thomas Durham School		November 18, 1988 (#88002265)	1600 Lombard Street	Rittenhouse Square East
36	East Center City Commercial Historic District		July 5, 1984 (#84003531)	Roughly bounded by 6th, Juniper, Market and Locust Streets	Washington Square
37	Elfreth's Alley Historic District		October 15, 1966 (#66000681)	Between 2nd and Front Streets	Old City
38	Elks Lodge BPOE No. 2		August 23, 1984 (#84003535)	306–320 North Broad Street	Callowhill	Replaced by a parking lot
39	Equitable Trust Building		July 3, 1986 (#86001405)	1405 Locust Street	Rittenhouse Square East
40	Estey Hall		October 28, 1983 (#83004244)	1701 Walnut Street	Rittenhouse Square East	Baker & Dallet, architects
41	Wilson Eyre House		April 13, 1977 (#77001183)	1003 Spruce Street	Washington Square West	Wilson Eyre, architect
42	Fidelity–Philadelphia Trust Company Building		November 27, 1978 (#78002447)	123–151 South Broad Street	Market East	Zantzinger & Borie, architects
43	First Bank of the United States		May 4, 1987 (#87001292)	116 South 3rd Street	Independence Mall
44	First Unitarian Church	First Unitarian Church	May 27, 1971 (#71000724)	2121 Chestnut Street	Rittenhouse Square West	Frank Furness, architect (1883-86).
45	Franklin Institute		August 1, 1979 (#79002319)	15 South 7th Street	Independence Mall	John Haviland, architect. Now the Atwater Kent Museum.
46	Franklin Institute Science Museum		January 3, 1985 (#85000039)	20th St. and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway	Logan Square	John T. Windrim, architect (1929-31).
46	Franklin Square		September 14, 1981 (#81000556)	Race and 6th Streets	Chinatown
47	Free Quaker Meetinghouse		September 22, 1971 (#71000063)	Southwestern corner of 5th and Arch Streets	Independence Mall
48	Henry George Birthplace		April 1, 1983 (#83002268)	413 South 10th Street	Washington Square West
49	Girard Group		May 6, 1983 (#83002269)	Delaware Avenue and Arch Street	Penn's Landing
50	Globe Ticket Company Building		November 1, 1984 (#84000268)	112 North 12th Street	Chinatown	Destroyed to build the Pennsylvania Convention Center
51	Harris Building		August 31, 2001 (#01000928)	2121–2141 Market Street	Logan Square
52	Head House Square		June 19, 1972 (#72001158)	Both sides of the 400 block of South 2nd Street	Society Hill
53	Heywood Chair Factory		August 23, 1984 (#84003541)	1010–1014 Race Street	Chinatown	Willis G. Hale, architect (1892).
54	Hill-Physick House		May 27, 1971 (#71000726)	321 South 4th Street	Society Hill
55	Hockley Row		April 21, 1983 (#83002272)	237–241 South 21st Street, 2049 Locust Street	Rittenhouse Square West	Frank Furness, architect (1875).
56	A.J. Holman and Company		May 17, 1984 (#84003544)	1222–1226 Arch Street	Chinatown
57	Houses at 2000–2018 Delancey Street		April 22, 1982 (#82003809)	2000–2018 Delancey Street	Rittenhouse Square West
58	Independence National Historical Park		October 15, 1966 (#66000683)	Bounded by Walnut, 6th, Chestnut, and 2nd Streets	Independence Mall
59	Insurance Company of North America Building		June 2, 1978 (#78002449)	1600 Arch Street	Logan Square
60	Horace Jayne House		July 22, 1982 (#82003810)	320 South 19th Street	Rittenhouse Square West	Frank Furness, architect (1895)
61	Juvenile and Domestic Branches of the Municipal Court		March 31, 2014 (#14000097)	1801 Vine St.	Logan Square
62	Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial		December 18, 1970 (#70000068)	301 Pine Street	Society Hill
63	Land Title Building		December 15, 1978 (#78002450)	1400 Chestnut Street	Market East	Daniel Burnham (1897-1898), Horace Trumbauer (1902), architects.
64	Larkin-Belber Building		February 27, 2003 (#03000077)	2200–2218 Arch Street	Logan Square
65	Dr. Joseph Leidy House		December 4, 1980 (#80003613)	1319 Locust Street	Washington Square West	Wilson Eyre, architect
66	J. Peter Lesley House		October 12, 1994 (#94001646)	1008 Clinton Street	Washington Square West
67	Lits Department Store		May 15, 1979 (#79002322)	Market Street between 7th and 8th Streets	Independence Mall
68	Logan Square		September 14, 1981 (#81000555)	18th and Race Streets	Logan Square	Eyre & McIlvaine, architects. Alexander Stirling Calder, sculptor
69	Mask and Wig Club of the University of Pennsylvania		November 20, 1979 (#79002323)	310 South Quince Street	Washington Square West	Wilson Eyre, architect
70	Masonic Temple		May 27, 1971 (#71000727)	1 North Broad Street	Market East	James H. Windrim, architect (1868-73).
71	Francis McIlvain House		November 20, 1979 (#79002324)	1924 Arch Street	Logan Square
72	Merchants' Exchange Building		August 7, 2001 (#01001047)	143 South 3rd Street	Independence Mall	William Strickland, architect
73	Mikveh Israel Cemetery		June 24, 1971 (#71000061)	Northwestern corner of Spruce and Darien Streets	Washington Square West
74	Clarence B. Moore House		May 8, 1973 (#73001664)	1321 Locust Street	Washington Square West	Wilson Eyre, architect
75	Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church		March 16, 1972 (#72001166)	419 South 6th Street	Society Hill
76	Musical Fund Hall		March 11, 1971 (#71000730)	808 Locust Street	Washington Square West	William Strickland, architect of alterations into concert hall.
77	Neill-Mauran House		June 30, 1980 (#80003614)	315–317 South 22nd Street	Rittenhouse Square West	Wilson Eyre, architect
78	New Century Guild		November 4, 1993 (#93001611)	1307 Locust Street	Washington Square West
79	New Market		November 13, 1966 (#66000686)	South 2nd Street, between Pine and Lombard Streets	Society Hill	Includes oldest firehouse in US (1804)
80	New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building		June 6, 1980 (#80003615)	1001–1005 Chestnut Street	Market East	Henry Fernbach, architect (1873-75).
81	Old City Historic District		May 5, 1972 (#72000093)	Old city area including parts of Washington Square East Development Area and Franklin Square East Development Area	Old City
82	Old Federal Reserve Bank		June 28, 1979 (#79002325)	925 Chestnut Street	Market East	Paul Cret, architect
83	Packard Motor Corporation Building		February 8, 1980 (#80003616)	317–321 North Broad Street	Callowhill	Albert Kahn, architect (1910).
84	Park Towne Place		December 15, 2011 (#11000926)	2200 Park Towne Place	Logan Square	Louis I. Kahn, architect
85	Penn Towers		December 12, 2012 (#12001045)	1815 John F. Kennedy Boulevard	Logan Square
86	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts		May 27, 1971 (#71000731)	Southwestern corner of Broad and Cherry Streets	Hahnemann	Furness & Hewitt, architects (1871-76).
87	Pennsylvania Hospital		October 15, 1966 (#66000688)	8th and Spruce Streets	Washington Square West
88	Philadelphia City Hall		December 8, 1976 (#76001666)	Penn Square, Broad and Market Streets	Market East	John McArthur, Jr. (1874-1901), architect
89	Philadelphia College of Art		May 27, 1971 (#71000733)	Northwestern corner of Broad and Pine Streets	Rittenhouse Square East	John Haviland, architect (1824-26). Frank Furness, architect of addition (1874-75).
90	Philadelphia Contributionship		May 27, 1971 (#71000732)	212 South 4th Street	Society Hill
91	Philadelphia Racquet Club		August 1, 1979 (#79002326)	213–225 South 16th Street	Rittenhouse Square East	Horace Trumbauer, architect
92	Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Building		December 8, 1976 (#76001667)	Southwestern corner of Market and 12th Streets	Market East	George Howe and William Lescaze, architects
93	Philadelphia School of Occupational Therapy		June 13, 2003 (#03000528)	419 South 19th Street	Rittenhouse Square West
94	Philadelphia Stock Exchange		August 31, 1982 (#82003812)	1409–1411 Walnut Street	Rittenhouse Square East	Horace Trumbauer, architects
95	Physicians and Dentists Building		November 5, 1987 (#87001968)	1831–1833 Chestnut Street	Rittenhouse Square West	Wilson Brothers & Company, architects
96	Pitcairn Building		January 7, 1988 (#87002209)	1027 Arch Street	Chinatown	G. W. & W. D. Hewitt, architects
97	Plays and Players		March 14, 1973 (#73001665)	1714 Delancey Street	Rittenhouse Square East
98	Portico Row		December 16, 1977 (#77001189)	900–930 Spruce Street	Washington Square West	Thomas U. Walter, architect
99	Princeton Club		December 4, 1980 (#80003617)	1221–1223 Locust Street	Washington Square West	Frank Furness, architect of 1223 Locust (1890). Lindley Johnson, architect of 1221 Locust (1891)
100	Race Street Friends Meetinghouse		November 4, 1993 (#93001610)	1515 Cherry Street	Hahnemann
101	Rafsnyder-Welsh House		February 14, 1980 (#80003618)	1923 Spruce Street	Rittenhouse Square East
102	Ramcat Historic District		January 8, 1986 (#86000055)	Roughly bounded by Market, 23rd, and Bainbridge Streets, and railroad yards	Rittenhouse Square West
103	J. Sylvester Ramsey School		December 1, 1986 (#86003322)	Pine and Quince Streets	Washington Square West	Destroyed see old photo at [1]
104	Reading Terminal and Trainshed		June 30, 1972 (#72001170)	1115–1141 Market Street	Center City	Francis H. Kimball and Wilson Brothers & Company, architects
105	Reynolds-Morris House		December 24, 1967 (#67000020)	225 South 8th Street	Society Hill
106	Ringgold Place		August 29, 1978 (#78002453)	1900 block of Waverly Street	Rittenhouse Square West
107	Rittenhouse Historic District		August 25, 1983 (#83002277)	Roughly bounded by Waverly, 15th, Sanson, Ludlow, 23rd, and 25th Streets; also roughly bounded by the Center City West Historic District, South Twenty-first Street, the original Rittenhouse Historic District, and South Seventeenth Street	Rittenhouse Square	Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of December 27, 2010
108	Rittenhouse Square		September 14, 1981 (#81000557)	Rittenhouse Square and 18th Street	Rittenhouse Square
109	Roberts-Quay House		November 13, 1976 (#76001668)	1035–1037 Spruce Street	Washington Square West
110	Rohm and Haas Corporate Headquarters		February 9, 2007 (#07000031)	100 Independence Mall West	Independence Mall
111	St. Augustine's Catholic Church		June 15, 1976 (#76001670)	4th and New Streets	Old City	Napoleon LeBrun, architect
112	St. Clement's Protestant Episcopal Church		November 20, 1970 (#70000555)	Southwestern corner of 20th and Cherry Streets	Logan Square	John Notman, architect
113	St. George's Methodist Church		May 27, 1971 (#71000064)	324 New Street	Old City
114	St. James Hotel		November 13, 1976 (#76001671)	1226–1232 Walnut Street	Rittenhouse Square West	Horace Trumbauer, architect (1901)
115	St. Mark's Episcopal Church		April 19, 1982 (#82003815)	1607–1627 Locust Street	Rittenhouse Square East	John Notman, architect
116	St. Peter's Church		June 18, 1996 (#96000969)	Junction of 3rd and Pine Streets	Society Hill
117	St. Stephen's Episcopal Church		June 4, 1979 (#79002329)	19 South 10th Street	Market East	William Strickland, architect
118	Second Bank of the United States		May 4, 1987 (#87001293)	420 Chestnut Street	Independence Mall	William Strickland, architect
119	Smyth Young Field Company Building		December 24, 1992 (#92001720)	1216–1220 Arch Street	Chinatown
120	Social Service Building		February 20, 2002 (#02000063)	311 South Juniper Street	Washington Square West	Horace Trumbauer, architect
121	Society Hill Historic District		June 23, 1971 (#71000065)	Bounded on the north by Walnut St., on the south by Lombard St., on the east by the pier line of the Delaware River, and on the west by 8th	Society Hill
122	Solomon House		August 24, 1978 (#78002454)	130–132 South 17th Street	Market East	Frank Furness, architect (1887).
123	John Stewart Houses		November 20, 1979 (#79002330)	1020–1028 Spruce Street	Washington Square West
124	William Strickland Row		September 14, 1977 (#77001192)	215–227 South 9th Street	Washington Square West	William Strickland, architect
125	Suburban Station Building		September 5, 1985 (#85001962)	1617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard	Penn Center
126	Thomas Sully Residence		October 15, 1966 (#66000691)	530 Spruce Street	Society Hill
127	Sun Oil Building		August 25, 1983 (#83002280)	1608–1610 Walnut Street	Rittenhouse Square East
128	The Touraine		April 7, 1982 (#82003816)	1520 Spruce Street	Rittenhouse Square East
129	Union League of Philadelphia		June 22, 1979 (#79002331)	140 South Broad Street	Rittenhouse Square East	John Fraser, architect
131	United States Custom House		May 25, 2011 (#11000310)	200 Chestnut St.	Independence Mall
130	US Court House and Post Office Building		October 19, 1990 (#90001540)	900 Market St.	Market East
132	USS BECUNA (SS–319)		August 29, 1978 (#78002458)	Penn's Landing, Delaware Avenue, and Spruce Street	Penn's Landing
133	U.S.S. OLYMPIA		October 15, 1966 (#66000692)	Pier 40 at foot of Chestnut Street	Penn's Landing
134	Walnut-Chancellor Historic District		December 1, 1980 (#80003605)	20th-21st, Walnut and Chancellor Streets	Rittenhouse Square West
135	Walnut Street Theatre		October 15, 1966 (#66000693)	9th and Walnut Streets	Washington Square West	John Haviland, architect
136	John Wanamaker Store		June 2, 1978 (#78002459)	Juniper and Market Streets	Market East	Daniel Burnham, architect
137	Warburton House		August 22, 2002 (#02000890)	1929 Sansom Street	Rittenhouse Square East
138	The Warwick		August 10, 1978 (#78002460)	1701 Locust Street	Rittenhouse Square East
139	Washington Square		September 14, 1981 (#81000558)	Locust and 6th Streets	Independence Mall
140	Washington Square West Historic District		September 20, 1984 (#84003563)	Roughly bounded by 8th, Locust, Broad, and Lombard Streets	Washington Square West
141	WCAU Studios		January 27, 1983 (#83002281)	1618–1622 Chestnut Street	Rittenhouse Square East
142	Wesley AME Zion Church		December 1, 1978 (#78002461)	1500 Lombard Street	Rittenhouse Square East
143	Wesley Building		May 10, 1984 (#84003581)	1701–1709 Arch Street	Logan Square
144	Witherspoon Building		September 18, 1978 (#78002462)	1319–1323 Walnut Street	Market East	Joseph Miller Huston, architect (1895-97).
145	Young Men's Christian Association		December 2, 1980 (#80003624)	115 North 15th Street	Hahnemann

Former listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Jayne Estate Building		April 30, 1987 (#87000648)	January 18, 2011	2–16 Vine Street	Penn's Landing	Demolished
2	Gilbert Building		July 17, 1986 (#86001688)	January 18, 2011	1315–1329 Cherry Street	Chinatown	Demolished for the Pennsylvania Convention Center expansion
3	Harrison Building		Unspecified (#83002271)	June 27, 1986	1001–1023 Filbert Street	Market East	Cope & Stewardson, architects
4	Joseph Sims House	Upload image	November 14, 1977 (#77001191)	Unknown	228 S. 9th St.	Philadelphia
5	Walter M. Steppacher and Brother Shirt Factory		March 18, 2004 (#04000193)	January 18, 2011	146–150 North 13th Street	Chinatown	Demolished for the Pennsylvania Convention Center expansion
6	John Wanamaker House		1978 (#78003441)	1978	2032 Walnut Street	Rittenhouse Square	Theophilus P. Chandler, Jr., architect. Demolished following a fire; the facade survives.

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Philadelphia
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Philadelphia Register of Historic Places