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Map of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, highlighting Germantown Borough prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854. Germantown (German: Deutschstadt) is an area in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded by Palatine, Quaker, and Mennonite families in 1683 as an independent borough, it was absorbed into Philadelphia in 1854. The area, which ...
Einstein Healthcare Network also operates outpatient centers in the Philadelphia neighborhoods of Bustleton, Germantown, Holmesburg, and Logan. Outside of Philadelphia, it has outpatient centers in the suburban Philadelphia communities of Blue Bell, Collegeville, East Norriton Township, King of Prussia, Lansdale, Norristown, and Plymouth ...
Settlement in the Germantown area began, at the invitation of William Penn, in 1683 by Nederlanders and Germans under the leadership of Francis Daniel Pastorius fleeing religious persecution. [2] [4] [5] Colonial Germantown was a leader in religious thought, printing, and education. Important dates in Germantown's early history include: [6]
Upsala is a historic mansion in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.Considered one of the finest extant examples of Federal architecture, the mansion is a contributing property of the Colonial Germantown Historic District and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places [1] and the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places.
The Tulpehocken Station Historic District is a historic area in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Large suburban houses were built in the area from about 1850 to 1900 in a variety of styles including Carpenter Gothic, Italianate, and Bracketed as part of the Picturesque Movement of architecture.
Wissahickon is a historic apartment building in the Germantown, Philadelphia. Wissahickon, which takes its name from nearby Wissahickon Creek, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It was listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places on August 6, 1981. [2]
The portion of Germantown Pike from Sandy Hill Road to Philadelphia was designated as US 120 when the U.S. Highway System was created in 1926; US 120 was designated concurrent with PA 13. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] In 1927, US 422 replaced the US 120/PA 13 designation along this stretch of Germantown Pike. [ 15 ]
Between the years 1890 and 1917, the site was acquired through donations and purchases by the City of Philadelphia's Fairmount Park Commission. A nonprofit organization called Historic RittenhouseTown, Inc. was founded in 1984 to preserve, restore, and historically interpret RittenhouseTown. [ 5 ]