National Historic Landmark · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Girard College Complex

A listed building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, built 1833. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.

Girard College Complex
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressBounded by Poplar St., Girard, W. College, S. College, and Ridge Aves., Philadelphia, PA
CountyPhiladelphia County
ListedOct 29, 1974
Reference number74001802
Built1833
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources26 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

StreetBounded by Poplar St., Girard, W. College, S. College, and Ridge Aves.
Coordinates39.97362, -75.17025 · Directions ↗

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Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74001802. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.