Lansdowne, Philadelphia

Name: Lansdowne
Address: Philadelphia, United States

#839 among attractions in Philadelphia

Neighbourhood, Queen Anne architecture

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Lansdowne Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA. The district includes 103 contributing buildings; the majority are residences. Eighty-one of the houses were built between 1889 and 1891, with Queen Anne as the dominant architectural style. The remaining houses were built beterrn 1899 and 1913 and include notable examples of the Dutch Colonial Revival and Georgian Revival styles. The oldest house is the Dickenson Farmstead, a 2½-story dwelling built in 1732 and expanded in 1790. A notable non-residential building located in the district is St. John's Episcopal Church; it closed in 2009. ()

Coordinates: 39°56'27"N, 75°16'34"W

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Day trips

Lansdowne – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Cyprian Roman Catholic Church, Eden Cemetery, Mount Moriah Cemetery, Darby Meeting.

1.7 miNE
Church
St. Cyprian Roman Catholic Church, Philadelphia
44 min walk • St. Cyprian Catholic Church is located on the southwest corner of 63rd St. and Hazel Ave. at 525 Cobbs Creek Parkway in Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1.5 miS
Cemetery
Eden Cemetery, Philadelphia
38 min walk • Eden Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery located in Collingdale, Pennsylvania. It was established June 20, 1902 making it the oldest existing black owned cemetery in the United States.
2.2 miE
Cemetery
Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia
55 min walk • Mount Moriah Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery that spans the border between Southwest Philadelphia and Yeadon, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1855 and is the largest cemetery in Pennsylvania. It is 200 acres in size and contains 150,000 burials.
1.5 miSE
Church
Darby Meeting, John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
39 min walk • The Darby Meeting or Darby Friends Meeting House is located in Darby, Pennsylvania. The first recorded minutes of the meeting are dated July 2, 1684, not long after William Penn landed in nearby Chester to establish the colony of Pennsylvania. The first Friends meeting house in Darby was a log cabin built in 1687.
1.3 miE
Area
Yeadon, Philadelphia
34 min walk • Yeadon is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It borders the city of Philadelphia. The population was 11,443 at the 2010 census.
2.3 miSE
Area
Colwyn, Philadelphia
59 min walk • Colwyn is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,546 at the 2010 census.
~1180 ftE
Area
Lansdowne, Philadelphia
6 min walk • Lansdowne is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States located 6 miles southwest of the City Center of Philadelphia. It was named for the Marquess of Lansdowne. As of the 2010 census the borough had a population of 10,620.
2.4 miS
Area
Sharon Hill, Philadelphia
62 min walk • Sharon Hill is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,697 at the 2010 census. Currently the population stands at 6,356 residents.
~1220 ftNE
Neighbourhood, Queen Anne architecture, Tudor Revival architecture
Henry Albertson Subdivision Historic District, Philadelphia
6 min walk • Henry Albertson Subdivision Historic District, also known as the Henry Albertson Plan and Henry Albertson Property, is a historic subdivision and national historic district located at Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
2.1 miNE
Church
City of Conquerors Church, Philadelphia
55 min walk • City of Conquerors is a church started by We Are More Than Conquerors Deliverance Ministries. The current building was formerly the West Philadelphia Jewish Community Center, as evidenced by the Jewish symbols on the exterior of the building at 11 South 63rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1.6 miSE
Library
Darby Free Library, Philadelphia
40 min walk • Darby Free Library is a public library at 1001 Main Street in Darby Borough, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Founded as the Darby Library Company in 1743 – just 12 years after Benjamin Franklin organized the Library Company of Philadelphia – it remains one of the oldest libraries in the United States.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Lansdowne?

Nearby attractions include Lansdowne, Philadelphia (6 min walk), Henry Albertson Subdivision Historic District, Philadelphia (6 min walk), Lansdowne Theatre, Philadelphia (7 min walk).

How to get to Lansdowne by public transport?

The nearest stations to Lansdowne:

Train

Lansdowne (9 min walk)
Gladstone (17 min walk)

Tram

Lansdowne Avenue • Lines: 101, 102 (21 min walk)
Drexel Park • Lines: 101, 102 (22 min walk)