John Ruan House, Philadelphia

Name: John Ruan House
Address: 4278 Griscom St, Philadelphia, 19124-3954, United States
Telephone: +1 215-289-6484

#363 among attractions in Philadelphia

Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture, Military museum

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The John Ruan House is a historic mansion in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1796 as the home of Dr. John Ruan, a physician and community leader. ()

Built: 1796 (228 years ago)Coordinates: 40°0'36"N, 75°5'28"W

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4278 Griscom StKensington (Frankford)Philadelphia 19124-3954 United States

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+1 215-289-6484

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John Ruan House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Frankford Branch, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Fisher's Lane Bridge, Bridesburg.

0.5 miNE
Museum, History museum
Frankford Branch, Philadelphia
14 min walk • The Historical Society of Frankford is a historical society and museum is a 5013 corporation located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Frankford neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia. It was a founding member of the Pennsylvania Federation of Historical Societies.
1.3 miNE
Cemetery
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
34 min walk • Cedar Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established by a company incorporated on March 25, 1850. The main gatehouse was built in 1869.
1 miNW
Bridge
Fisher's Lane Bridge, Philadelphia
26 min walk • Fisher's Lane Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge that carries Fisher's Lane west of Ramona Avenue across Tacony Creek in Tacony Creek Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The filled-spandrel stone arch bridge has a single span of 54 feet and is 27.7 feet wide. It is currently open to traffic.
1.3 miSE
Neighbourhood
Bridesburg, Philadelphia
34 min walk • Bridesburg is the northernmost neighborhood in the River Wards section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Bridesburg is an historically German and Irish community, with a significant community of Polish immigrants who arrived mostly in the early- to mid-twentieth century.
1.1 miSE
Church
St. John Cantius Roman Catholic Church, Philadelphia
29 min walk • St. John Cantius Roman Catholic Church, Philadelphia, is located in Northeast Philadelphia in Bridesburg and serves the local Polish-speaking population in the area. It is located at 4415 Almond Street.
0.9 miN
Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia
23 min walk • Greenwood Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was established in 1869, is 43 acres in size and contains approximately 20,000 graves.
~1970 ftE
Church
Frankford Friends Meeting House, Philadelphia
10 min walk • Frankford Friends Meeting House is a historic Quaker meeting house in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its oldest parts having been built in 1775–1776, it is significant as the oldest surviving meeting house in Philadelphia.
0.7 miNE
Neighbourhood
Frankford, Philadelphia
19 min walk • Frankford is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Philadelphia situated about six miles northeast of Center City.
1.4 miSW
Colonial revival architecture
Philip H. Sheridan School, Philadelphia
37 min walk • Philip H. Sheridan Elementary School is a historic elementary school located in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia The building was built in 1899–1900, and is a three-story, five-bay, stone-and-brick building in the Colonial Revival style.
0.6 miNE
Italianate architecture
David Wilmot School, Philadelphia
16 min walk • The David Wilmot Public School For Coloured Children, also known as the J.C. King Educational Building, is located the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
0.9 miW
Neighbourhood
Juniata, Philadelphia
24 min walk • Juniata is a working class, predominantly Hispanic and Caucasian neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia, which is a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Juniata is located south of the Juniata Golf Club in Tacony Creek Park.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to John Ruan House?

Nearby attractions include Frankford Friends Meeting House, Philadelphia (10 min walk), John Marshall School, Philadelphia (10 min walk), William W. Axe School, Philadelphia (11 min walk), Frankford Branch, Philadelphia (14 min walk).

How to get to John Ruan House by public transport?

The nearest stations to John Ruan House:

Metro

Church • Lines: Mfl (4 min walk)
Erie-Torresdale • Lines: Mfl (10 min walk)

Train

Bridesburg (29 min walk)

Bus

Frankford Transportation Center (29 min walk)
SEPTA Frankford Transportation Center (30 min walk)