National Historic Landmark · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wagner Free Institute of Science
A listed building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, built 1865. Added to the National Register in 1989, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 17th St. and Montgomery Ave., Philadelphia, PA |
| County | Philadelphia County |
| Listed | May 17, 1989 |
| Reference number | 89000361 |
| Built | 1865 |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
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
| Street | 17th St. and Montgomery Ave. |
| Coordinates | 39.98050, -75.16286 · Directions ↗ |
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Reference
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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 89000361. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.