Fairmount Park
Fairmount Park is the largest park in Philadelphia. It is about 2,000 acres. The park is on both sides of the Schuykill river. It is in the northwest part of Philadelphia. There is an East and West section.[4] The park includes sites like the Centennial Arboretum, a Horticulture Center, Fairmount Water Works, Memorial Hall (home of the Please Touch Museum), Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, Boathouse Row and Smith Memorial Playground and Playhouse.[5]
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Belmont Plateau view toward Center City | |
| Location: | Both banks of Schuylkill River and Wissahickon Creek, from Spring Garden St. to Northwestern Ave. in Philadelphia[2] |
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| Coordinates: | 39°59′22″N 75°12′10″W / 39.98944°N 75.20278°WCoordinates: 39°59′22″N 75°12′10″W / 39.98944°N 75.20278°W |
| Area: | Schuylkill River 2,052 acres (830 ha), Wissahickon Creek 2,042 acres (826 ha)[3] (8.26 square kilometers) |
| Built: | 1812 |
| Architect: | Robert Morris Copeland; Olmsted & Vaux et al. |
| Architectural style: | Colonial Revival, Georgian, Federal |
| NRHP Reference#: | 72001151[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | February 7, 1972 |
Fairmount Park Media
East Fairmount Park, c. 1900
One of the Florentine Lions
Strawberry Mansion, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA
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References
- ↑ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places (2009-03-13)National Park Service.
- ↑ National Register of Historic Places - Fairmount Park - #72001151. focus.nps.gov (February 7, 1972)National Park Service. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ↑ The City of Philadelphia, Emerald Ash Borer Management Plan. dcnr.state.pa.us (2012)The City of Philadelphia. p. 2. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ↑ Philadelphia—Home to America’s Park Central (in en). Travel (2014-07-14). Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ↑ Fairmount Park (in en-US). Visit Philadelphia. Retrieved 2022-07-26.