Washington Avenue Historic District

Roughly bounded by Carpenter, Washington, 10th, and Broad Sts., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Philadelphia.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 07, 1984. NRIS 84003561.

8 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

• Washington Avenue Factory District

From Wikipedia:

Washington Avenue Historic District (Philadelphia)

Washington Avenue Historic District, or Washington Avenue Factory District, is a national historic district located in the Hawthorne and Bella Vista neighborhoods of South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It comprises the remaining four blocks of one of the last industrial neighborhoods in Philadelphia, and encompasses eight contributing buildings built between 1889 and 1927:

• 1001 Washington Avenue: C. J . Milne Factory
• 1101 Washington Avenue: Curtis Publishing Company
• 1135 Washington Avenue: American Cigar Company
• 1201 Washington Avenue: John Wyeth Chemical Works
• 1301 Washington Avenue: National Licorice Company
• 1001 S. Broad Street: John Wanamaker Clothing Factory
• 1200 Carpenter Street: John Williams and Company
• 1227 Carpenter Street: Main Belting Company

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997328