Southwark District

Bounded by Delaware, Washington Aves., 5th, Lombard, Front, and Catherine Sts., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Philadelphia.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 19, 1972. NRIS 72001172.

600 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • See Also:Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church National Historic S

From Wikipedia:

Southwark, Philadelphia

Southwark was originally the Southwark District, a colonial-era municipality in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States. Today, it is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Because of its location south of the early Philadelphia, the name was adopted in allusion to the borough of Southwark in the county of London, England, just south of the city of London.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997166

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