Washington Avenue Historic District (Philadelphia)

Washington Avenue Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
1135 and 1201 Washington
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Location	Roughly bounded by Carpenter, Washington, 10th, and Broad Sts., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′17″N 75°9′44″W / 39.93806°N 75.16222°W / 39.93806; -75.16222Coordinates: 39°56′17″N 75°9′44″W / 39.93806°N 75.16222°W / 39.93806; -75.16222
Area	16 acres (6.5 ha)
Built	1889
NRHP Reference #	84003561[1]
Added to NRHP	September 7, 1984

Washington Avenue

Location	Philadelphia
West end	Grays Ferry Avenue in South Philadelphia
Major junctions	PA 611 (Broad Street) in South Philadelphia Front Street in South Philadelphia
East end	Columbus Boulevard in South Philadelphia

Washington Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located in the Hawthorne neighborhood of South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It encompasses eight contributing buildings built between 1889 and 1927. They are large industrial buildings that were occupied by the Main Belting Company, John Williams Company and C. J. Milne textile manufacturers, John Wanamaker clothing factory, Curtis Publishing, American Cigar Company, John Wyeth Laboratories, and National Licorice.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[1]

History

Washington Avenue was a district of manufacturing plants and factories that was also known as the "workshop of the world" up until mid 20th century (1950s). The avenue was home to the Curtis Publishing Company printing press, "... which printed Ladies Home Journal and Saturday Evening Post, and the locally renowned merchant John Wanamaker’s."

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  Empty lots at 1101 S. Broad and 1301 Washington where contributing buildings were located. 1201 Washington is in the background.
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  1135 Washington, formerly the American Cigar Company,
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  1201 Washington, formerly the John Wyeth Chemical Company,

References

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