Church of St. James the Less, Philadelphia

Name: Church of St. James the Less
Address: 3227 W Clearfield St, Philadelphia, 19132, United States
Telephone: +1 215-229-5767

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Church of St. James the Less, Philadelphia

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The Church of St. James the Less is a historic Episcopal church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that was architecturally influential. As St. James-the-Less Episcopal Church, it was designated a National Historic Landmark for its Gothic Revival architecture, which influenced a generation of subsequent churches. ()

Built: 1846 (178 years ago)Coordinates: 40°0'13"N, 75°10'57"W

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3227 W Clearfield StUpper North Philadelphia (Allegheny West)Philadelphia 19132 United States

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+1 215-229-5767

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Church of St. James the Less – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ormiston Mansion, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Mount Vernon Cemetery, Falls Bridge.

1.3 miSW
Museum
Ormiston Mansion, Philadelphia
33 min walk • Ormiston Mansion is a 2+1⁄2-story, red brick, late Georgian period house located in east Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
0.5 miSW
Cemetery
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
13 min walk • Laurel Hill Cemetery is a historic garden or rural cemetery in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia. Founded in 1836, it was the second major rural cemetery in the United States after Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts.
~1680 ftSW
Cemetery
Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia
9 min walk • Mount Vernon Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at 3499 West Lehigh Avenue in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1856, is 27 acres in size and contains over 18,000 graves. For decades, it was neglected by an absentee landlord.
0.9 miW
Bridge
Falls Bridge, Philadelphia
22 min walk • The Falls Bridge is a steel Pratt truss bridge that spans the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It connects Kelly Drive at Calumet Street with Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive at Neill Drive. It replaced a wooden covered bridge at the same site.
~990 ftS
Cemetery
Mount Peace Cemetery, Philadelphia
5 min walk • Mount Peace Cemetery is a cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is owned and operated by the Odd Fellows organization. It was established in 1865 and is located at 3111 West Lehigh Avenue, near the Laurel Hill Cemetery.
0.8 miSW
Bridge
Strawberry Mansion Bridge, Philadelphia
22 min walk • The Strawberry Mansion Bridge is a steel arch truss bridge across the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
1.5 miNW
Trail, Park, Hiking
Wissahickon Trail, Philadelphia
39 min walk • Wissahickon Creek is a tributary of the Schuylkill River in Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties, Pennsylvania in the United States. Wissahickon Creek rises in Montgomery County, runs approximately 23 miles passing through and dividing Northwest Philadelphia before emptying into the Schuylkill River at Philadelphia.
0.6 miW
Bridge
Twin Bridges, Philadelphia
16 min walk • The Twin Bridges are a pair of steel-plate girder bridges that span the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They carry northbound and southbound traffic on US 1 just north of its intersection with Interstate 76.
0.8 miS
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Woodford Mansion, Philadelphia
20 min walk • Woodford is a historic mansion at Ford Road and Greenland Drive in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built about 1756, it is the first of Philadelphia's great colonial Georgian mansion houses to be built, and exemplifies the opulence of such houses.
0.8 miSW
Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture
Historic Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia
20 min walk • Historic Strawberry Mansion is a summer home in East Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was originally named Summerville by Judge William Lewis who had it built sometime between 1783 and 1789.
0.6 miW
Bridge
Chain Bridge at Falls of Schuylkill, Philadelphia
15 min walk • Chain Bridge at Falls of Schuylkill was an 1808 iron-chain suspension bridge built across the Schuylkill River, north of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Designed by inventor James Finley, it became the model for his later chain suspension bridges. It collapsed in 1816 under a heavy load of snow.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Church of St. James the Less?

Nearby attractions include Mount Peace Cemetery, Philadelphia (5 min walk), Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia (9 min walk), Dobson Mills, Philadelphia (10 min walk), John Greenleaf Whittier School, Philadelphia (13 min walk).

How to get to Church of St. James the Less by public transport?

The nearest stations to Church of St. James the Less:

Train

East Falls (19 min walk)
Allegheny (24 min walk)

Bus

SEPTA 33rd & Dauphin Bus Terminal (22 min walk)