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| West Philadelphia Streetcar Suburb Historic District |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places |
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College Hall (and Logan Hall) viewed from Woodland Ave., ca. 1892.
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| Location: |
Roughly bounded by U. of Pennslvania campus, Woodlands Cemetery, Poweltown Ave., 52nd St., & Woodland Ave.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Architect: |
multiple |
| Architectural style(s): |
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival |
| Added to NRHP: |
February 05, 1998 |
| NRHP Reference#: |
97001669[1] |
| Governing body: |
Local |
The West Philadelphia Streetcar Suburb Historic District is an area of West Philadelphia deemed important because it represents the transformation of Philadelphia's rural farmland into urban residential development, made possible by the streetcar, which provided easy access to Center City.[2]
Development had proceeded during the 19th century to about 43rd Street. The arrival of electrified streetcars in 1892 accelerated development to the west and southwest.[3]
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