North Central, Philadelphia

Name: North Central
Address: Philadelphia, United States

#680 among attractions in Philadelphia

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North Central Is a area in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The name of the area is derived from its location, near the center of North Philadelphia. According to Census 2010, North Central is primarily a low-income neighborhood where 60% of its residents are African American and 40% are Puerto Rican. Hartranft and Stanton are neighborhoods locally known as "North Central". North Central borders both North Philadelphia East and North Philadelphia West. ()

Coordinates: 40°0'0"N, 75°8'35"W

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Lower North (Hartranft)Philadelphia United States

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North Central – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Simon Muhr Work Training School, Fair Hill Burial Ground, Church of the Advocate, Mosque No. 12.

~1650 ftW
Gothic Revival architecture
Simon Muhr Work Training School, Philadelphia
8 min walk • Simon Muhr Work Training School is a historic school building located in the Nicetown–Tioga neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
~1540 ftSW
Cemetery
Fair Hill Burial Ground, Philadelphia
8 min walk • Fair Hill Burial Ground is a historic cemetery in the Fairhill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1.5 miSW
Church
Church of the Advocate, Philadelphia
38 min walk • The George W. South Memorial Church of the Advocate, also known as the George W. South Memorial Protestant Episcopal Church, is a historic church at 18th and Diamond Street in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
1.1 miSW
Mosque
Mosque No. 12, Philadelphia
29 min walk • Mosque No. 12, also known as Masjid Makkah, is a mosque in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1.1 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum
Philadelphia Doll Museum, Philadelphia
28 min walk • The Philadelphia Doll Museum is located in Philadelphia at 2253 North Broad Street along the Avenue of the Arts. It is the only known museum in the United States that emphasizes the collection and preservation of black dolls as artifacts of history and culture.
1.2 miS
Colonial revival architecture
Joseph C. Ferguson School, Philadelphia
32 min walk • Joseph C. Ferguson School is a historic school building located in the Cecil B. Moore neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1921–1922. It is a three-story, nine bay, U-shaped brick building on a raised basement, in the Colonial Revival-style.
1.3 miSE
Italianate architecture
Beatty's Mills Factory Building, Philadelphia
34 min walk • Beatty's Mills Factory Building, also known as Powell Mills, is a historic textile mill in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1886, and is a five-story, red brick building in the Italianate style. It was part of a complex of five buildings and is the only remaining structure.
0.5 miE
Colonial revival architecture
Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA, Philadelphia
14 min walk • Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA is a historic YWCA building located in the Hugh neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
0.9 miSE
Italianate architecture
David Farragut School, Philadelphia
24 min walk • David Farragut School is a historic school building located in the West Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1873 and is a three-story, four bay, stone building in the Italianate-style. An addition was built in 1915.
0.7 miW
Italianate architecture
St. Joseph's House for Homeless Industrious Boys, Philadelphia
18 min walk • St. Joseph's House for Homeless Industrious Boys is a historic charity building at 1511 and 1515-1527 West Allegheny Avenue in the Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1.1 miN
Colonial revival architecture
Alexander K. McClure School, Philadelphia
28 min walk • Alexander K. McClure School is a historic elementary school located in the Hunting Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1910–1911.

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Which popular attractions are close to North Central?

Nearby attractions include Fair Hill Burial Ground, Philadelphia (8 min walk), Simon Muhr Work Training School, Philadelphia (8 min walk), Fairhill, Philadelphia (11 min walk), Philadelphia Badlands, Philadelphia (12 min walk).

How to get to North Central by public transport?

The nearest stations to North Central:

Metro

Allegheny • Lines: Bsl (14 min walk)
North Philadelphia • Lines: Bsl (19 min walk)

Train

North Philadelphia (19 min walk)
North Broad (21 min walk)