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Philadelphia historic districts

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
420 Row, 420–434 South 42nd Street historic district (2017) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the 420 Row, 420–434 South 42nd Street historic district. February 13, 2019
1416–32 West Girard Avenue historic district (2018) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the 1416–32 West Girard Avenue historic district. February 13, 2019
4208-30 Chester Avenue historic district (2022) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the 4208-30 Chester Avenue historic district. May 18, 2022
Automobile Row historic district (2021) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Automobile Row historic district. July 15, 2021
Awbury historic district (2010) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Awbury historic district. February 13, 2019
Carnegie Library Thematic historic district (2021) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Carnegie Library Thematic historic district. July 12, 2021
Cast iron subway entrances thematic district (2019) PDF Nomination and inventory for the cast iron subway entrances thematic district. February 13, 2019
Central Mt. Airy Commercial historic district (2021) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Central Mt. Airy Commercial historic district. July 13, 2021
Chester Regent historic district (2019) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Chester Regent historic district. May 14, 2019
Chestnut Street East Commercial historic district (2021) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Chestnut Street East Commercial historic district. January 12, 2022
Christian Street/Black Doctors Row historic district (2022) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Christian Street/Black Doctors Row historic district. July 8, 2022
Conwell House Block historic district (2022) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Conwell House Block historic district. April 18, 2022
Diamond Street historic district (1986) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Diamond Street historic district. February 13, 2019
Drexel-Govett historic district (2022) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Drexel-Govett historic district. April 11, 2022
East Logan Street historic district (2010) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the East Logan Street historic district. February 13, 2019
F.D.R. Park historic district (2000) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the F.D.R. Park historic district. February 13, 2019
French Village Historic District (2021) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the proposed French Village historic district. November 17, 2021
Gardiner-Poth historic district (2021) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Gardiner-Poth historic district. August 24, 2022
Gates Street historic district (2022) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Gates Street historic district. October 21, 2022
Germantown Urban Village historic district (2024) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the proposed Germantown Urban Village historic district. February 15, 2024
Girard Estate historic district (1999) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Girard Estate historic district. February 13, 2019
Greenbelt Knoll historic district (2006) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Greenbelt Knoll historic district. March 21, 2023
Historic street paving thematic district (1998) PDF Nomination and inventory for the historic street paving thematic district. February 13, 2019
House of St. Michael & All Angels historic district (2023) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the House of St. Michael & All Angels historic district. September 8, 2023
Jewelers’ Row historic district (Under consideration) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the proposed Jewelers' Row historic district. March 28, 2019
Lutheran Theological Seminary historic district (2018) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Lutheran Theological Seminary historic district. February 13, 2019
Main Street Manayunk historic district (1984) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Main Street Manayunk historic district. February 13, 2019
Main Street Manayunk historic district ordinance (1984) PDF Ordinance for the Main Street Manayunk historic district. February 13, 2019
Manheim Square historic district (2021) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Manheim Square historic district. April 20, 2022
Northwest Philadelphia Apartments thematic historic district (Under consideration) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the proposed Northwest Philadelphia Apartments thematic historic district. September 13, 2024
Old City historic district (2003) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Old City historic district. May 4, 2021
Overbrook Farms historic district (2019) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Overbrook Farms historic district. August 25, 2022
Park Mall historic district (1990) PDF Nomination and inventory for the Park Mall historic district. February 13, 2019
Parkside historic district (2009) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Parkside historic district. February 13, 2019
Powelton Village historic district (2022) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Powelton Village historic district. November 16, 2022
Ridge Avenue Roxborough thematic district (2018) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Ridge Avenue Roxborough Thematic historic district. May 6, 2021
Rittenhouse-Fitler historic district (1995) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Rittenhouse-Fitler historic district. February 13, 2019
Satterlee Heights historic district (2018) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Satterlee Heights historic district. February 13, 2019
Society Hill historic district (1999) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Society Hill historic district. May 30, 2019
Spring Garden historic district (2000) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Spring Garden historic district. February 13, 2019
Spruce Hill historic district, southeast quadrant (Under consideration) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the proposed Spruce Hill historic district, southeast quadrant. June 17, 2024
Tudor East Falls historic district (2009) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Tudor East Falls historic district. November 29, 2023
Victorian Roxborough historic district (2022) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Victorian Roxborough historic district June 1, 2022
Washington Square West historic district (Under consideration) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the proposed Washington Square West historic district. September 6, 2024
Wayne Junction historic district (2018) PDF Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Wayne Junction historic district. February 13, 2019

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