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The West Newton Hill NR Historic District is a residential National Register historic district in the village of West Newton, in the city of Newton, Massachusetts in the United States. It is composed of a cohesive collection of spacious houses built in the second half of the 19th century, representing the development of the West Newton area as ...
West Newton Hill Historic District: September 4, 1986 : Roughly bounded by Highland Ave., Lenox, Hampshire, and Chestnut Sts. West Newton: 179: West Newton Village Center Historic District: West Newton Village Center Historic District: February 16, 1990
West Overton Historic District: West Overton Historic District: July 18, 1985 : Frick Avenue: East Huntingdon Township: 53: Western Division-Pennsylvania Canal: Western Division-Pennsylvania Canal: September 17, 1974
Elizabeth Palmer Peabody (1804-1894), who is credited with her strong advocacy for kindergartens and other educational innovations, [7] lived on Temple Street on West Newton Hill in 1850-51. Her sister, Mary Peabody, was the wife of Horace Mann; the Mann family had their home at 155 Chestnut Street (since demolished) and hosted Nathaniel ...
The properties are distributed across all of Philadelphia's 12 planning districts. East/West Oak Lane, Olney, Upper North and Lower North are included as North Philadelphia. Kensington, Near Northeast and Far Northeast are part of Northeast Philadelphia. Roxborough/Manayunk and Germantown/Chestnut Hill are a part of Northwest Philadelphia.
Philadelphia History Museum: Center City: Local history: History museum for the City of Philadelphia (currently closed, future unknown) [4] Philadelphia Museum of Art: Lower North Philadelphia: Art: European, Asian and American fine art, furniture and decorative arts, arms & armor, period rooms Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art: Lower North ...
Rostraver Township has eight land borders, including Elizabeth Township in Allegheny County to the north, West Newton to the northwest, Perry and Washington Townships in Fayette County to the south, North Belle Vernon and Belle Vernon (the latter in Fayette County) to the southwest, Monessen to the west-southwest, and Forward Township in Allegheny County to the northwest.
The Powel House is a historic house museum located at 244 South 3rd Street, between Willings Alley and Spruce Street, in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built in 1765 in the Georgian style , [ 1 ] and embellished by second owner Samuel Powel (1738–1793), it has been called "the finest Georgian row house in the city."