Spring Garden, Philadelphia
Spring Garden District | |
The Spring Garden section of Philadelphia in August 2010 | |
| Location | Roughly centered on Spring Garden Street and bounded by Fairmount Avenue, Broad Street, the Schuylkill River, and Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°57′58″N 75°10′11″W / 39.96611°N 75.16972°W |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th century Revivalism, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002455 |
| Added to NRHP | December 21, 1978 |
Spring Garden is a neighborhood in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, bordering Center City on the north. Spring Garden is a neighborhood that combines diverse residential neighborhoods and significant cultural attractions.
The residential areas on the north side of the neighborhood, located north of Spring Garden Street. The neighborhood is composed mostly of brick and brownstone three-story townhouses built during the mid-to-late 19th century. The houses include townhouses in the Italianate style, Second Empire, Queen Anne, and Venetian Gothic. Many streets, including Green Street and Spring Garden Street, include "terraced" set ups, which include a small gardened plot, often raised, in front of the house. The residential areas to the south are dominated by taller, multi-family buildings built during the 20th century.
The museum area, located south of Spring Garden Street, includes the Rodin Museum, the Free Library of Philadelphia, and the Barnes Foundation. Before consolidation of Philadelphia, Spring Garden was a district of Philadelphia County.