A historic district is a collection of historic resources linked by a location or theme. In Philadelphia, these districts are nominated to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. During this process, information is collected about the district. It often includes:
- A narrative that describes the district’s historic significance.
- An inventory of the resources within its boundaries.
- A boundary map.
For some districts, manuals for property owners are also available. These materials are maintained by the Philadelphia Historical Commission.
| Name | Description | Released | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name: 420 Row, 420–434 South 42nd Street historic district (2017) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the 420 Row, 420–434 South 42nd Street historic district. | Released: January 13, 2017 | Format: |
| Name: 1416–32 West Girard Avenue historic district (2018) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the 1416–32 West Girard Avenue historic district. | Released: May 11, 2018 | Format: |
| Name: 4208-30 Chester Avenue historic district (2022) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the 4208-30 Chester Avenue historic district. | Released: May 13, 2022 | Format: |
| Name: Automobile Row historic district (2021) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Automobile Row historic district. | Released: July 09, 2021 | Format: |
| Name: Awbury historic district (2010) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Awbury historic district. | Released: May 14, 2010 | Format: |
| Name: Blakemore Street historic district (Under consideration) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the proposed Blakemore Street historic district. | Released: April 17, 2025 | Format: |
| Name: Carnegie Library Thematic historic district (2021) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Carnegie Library Thematic historic district. | Released: July 12, 2021 | Format: |
| Name: Cast iron subway entrances thematic district (2019) PDF | Description: Nomination and inventory for the cast iron subway entrances thematic district. | Released: February 13, 2019 | Format: |
| Name: Central Mt. Airy Commercial historic district (2021) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Central Mt. Airy Commercial historic district. | Released: July 13, 2021 | Format: |
| Name: Chester Regent historic district (2019) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Chester Regent historic district. | Released: May 14, 2019 | Format: |
| Name: Chestnut Street East Commercial historic district (2021) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Chestnut Street East Commercial historic district. | Released: January 12, 2022 | Format: |
| Name: Christian Street/Black Doctors Row historic district (2022) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Christian Street/Black Doctors Row historic district. | Released: July 8, 2022 | Format: |
| Name: Conwell House Block historic district (2022) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Conwell House Block historic district. | Released: April 18, 2022 | Format: |
| Name: Diamond Street historic district (1986) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Diamond Street historic district. | Released: February 13, 2019 | Format: |
| Name: Drexel-Govett historic district (2022) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Drexel-Govett historic district. | Released: April 11, 2022 | Format: |
| Name: East Logan Street historic district (2010) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the East Logan Street historic district. | Released: February 13, 2019 | Format: |
| Name: F.D.R. Park historic district (2000) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the F.D.R. Park historic district. | Released: February 13, 2019 | Format: |
| Name: French Village Historic District (2021) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the proposed French Village historic district. | Released: November 17, 2021 | Format: |
| Name: Gardiner-Poth historic district (2021) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Gardiner-Poth historic district. | Released: August 24, 2022 | Format: |
| Name: Gates Street historic district (2022) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Gates Street historic district. | Released: October 21, 2022 | Format: |
| Name: Germantown Urban Village historic district (2024) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Germantown Urban Village historic district. | Released: February 09, 2024 | Format: |
| Name: Girard Estate historic district (1999) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Girard Estate historic district. | Released: February 13, 2019 | Format: |
| Name: Greenbelt Knoll historic district (2006) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Greenbelt Knoll historic district. | Released: March 21, 2023 | Format: |
| Name: Historic Street Paving thematic district (1998) PDF | Description: Nomination and inventory for the historic street paving thematic district. | Released: December 09, 1998 | Format: |
| Name: House of St. Michael & All Angels historic district (2023) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the House of St. Michael & All Angels historic district. | Released: September 8, 2023 | Format: |
| Name: Jewelers’ Row historic district (Under consideration) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the proposed Jewelers' Row historic district. | Released: March 28, 2019 | Format: |
| Name: Lutheran Theological Seminary historic district (2018) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Lutheran Theological Seminary historic district. | Released: February 13, 2019 | Format: |
| Name: Main Street Manayunk historic district (1984) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Main Street Manayunk historic district. | Released: February 13, 2019 | Format: |
| Name: Main Street Manayunk historic district ordinance (1984) PDF | Description: Ordinance for the Main Street Manayunk historic district. | Released: February 13, 2019 | Format: |
| Name: Manheim Square historic district (2021) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Manheim Square historic district. | Released: April 20, 2022 | Format: |
| Name: Northwest Philadelphia Apartments thematic historic district (2025) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Northwest Philadelphia Apartments thematic historic district. | Released: January 10, 2025 | Format: |
| Name: Old City historic district (2003) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Old City historic district. | Released: May 4, 2021 | Format: |
| Name: Overbrook Farms historic district (2019) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Overbrook Farms historic district. | Released: August 25, 2022 | Format: |
| Name: Park Mall historic district (1990) PDF | Description: Nomination and inventory for the Park Mall historic district. | Released: February 13, 2019 | Format: |
| Name: Parkside historic district (2009) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Parkside historic district. | Released: February 13, 2019 | Format: |
| Name: Powelton Village historic district (2022) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Powelton Village historic district. | Released: November 16, 2022 | Format: |
| Name: Ridge Avenue Roxborough thematic historic district PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Ridge Avenue Roxborough Thematic historic district. | Released: October 12, 2018 | Format: |
| Name: Ridge Avenue Roxborough thematic historic district amendment (Under consideration) PDF | Description: Inventory for the proposed amendment to the Ridge Avenue Roxborough thematic historic district. | Released: May 19, 2025 | Format: |
| Name: Rittenhouse-Fitler historic district (1995) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Rittenhouse-Fitler historic district. | Released: February 13, 2019 | Format: |
| Name: Satterlee Heights historic district (2018) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Satterlee Heights historic district. | Released: February 13, 2019 | Format: |
| Name: Society Hill historic district (1999) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Society Hill historic district. | Released: May 30, 2019 | Format: |
| Name: Southeast Spruce Hill historic district (2024) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Southeast Spruce Hill historic district. | Released: July 12, 2024 | Format: |
| Name: Spring Garden historic district (2000) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Spring Garden historic district. | Released: February 13, 2019 | Format: |
| Name: Tudor East Falls historic district (2009) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Tudor East Falls historic district. | Released: November 29, 2023 | Format: |
| Name: Victorian Roxborough historic district (2022) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Victorian Roxborough historic district | Released: May 13, 2022 | Format: |
| Name: Washington Square West historic district (2024) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Washington Square West historic district. | Released: September 13, 2024 | Format: |
| Name: Wayne Junction historic district (2018) PDF | Description: Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Wayne Junction historic district. | Released: July 13, 2018 | Format: |