Belmont Cricket Club, Philadelphia

#996 among attractions in Philadelphia

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The Belmont Cricket Club was one of four chief cricket clubs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that played from its 1874 founding in West Philadelphia until its disbanding in 1914. Bart King, arguably America's greatest cricketer during its 1890-1914 golden age, played for Belmont from 1893 to 1913. Another famous American cricketer, English-born Cecil Hurditch, played for Belmont in 1912 after he returned from playing for the Santa Monica Cricket Club in southern California. In 1913, Hurditch introduced soccer to the club members. ()

Coordinates: 39°56'35"N, 75°13'2"W

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Southwest Philadelphia (Kingsessing)Philadelphia United States

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Belmont Cricket Club – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Masjid Al-Jamia, Saint Mary's Church, Clark Park, The Woodlands.

0.9 miNE
Mosque
Masjid Al-Jamia, Philadelphia
24 min walk • Masjid Al-Jamia is a Sunni mosque in West Philadelphia. It was founded in 1988 by members of the Muslim Students Association at the University of Pennsylvania.
1 miNE
Church
Saint Mary's Church, Philadelphia
27 min walk • St. Mary’s Church, Hamilton Village, is an Episcopal Church located on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It calls itself the Episcopal Church at Penn to emphasize its campus ministry. The parish is part of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Pennsylvania.
0.6 miNE
Park
Clark Park, Philadelphia
15 min walk • Clark Park is a municipal park in the Spruce Hill section of West Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its 9.1 acres are bordered by 43rd and 45th streets, and by Baltimore and Woodland Avenues.
0.8 miE
Cemetery
The Woodlands, Philadelphia
21 min walk • The Woodlands is a National Historic Landmark District on the west bank of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. It includes a Federal-style mansion, a matching carriage house and stable, and a garden landscape that in 1840 was transformed into a Victorian rural cemetery with an arboretum of over 1,000 trees.
~1640 ftN
Church
St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, Philadelphia
8 min walk • St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, founded in 1890, is a Catholic church at 4625 Springfield Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
~1870 ftN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Calvary United Methodist Church, Philadelphia
10 min walk • Calvary United Methodist Church is located at 801 48th Street, on the southeast corner of 48th Street & Baltimore Avenue, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1.1 miNE
Dancing, Nightlife
Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia
27 min walk • Chestnut Cabaret was a nightclub located at 38th & Ludlow Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was later named the Blockley before its closure in 2013.
0.6 miE
Bridge
Gray's Ferry Bridge, Philadelphia
17 min walk • Gray's Ferry Bridge has been the formal or informal name of several floating bridges and four permanent ones that have carried highway and rail traffic over the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.
0.4 miSE
Monuments and statues
Newkirk Viaduct Monument, Philadelphia
11 min walk • The Newkirk Viaduct Monument is a 15-foot white marble obelisk in the West Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Installed in 1839, it is inscribed with the names of 51 railroad builders and executives, among other information.
0.8 miSE
Bridge
B&O Railroad Bridge, Philadelphia
21 min walk • The B&O Railroad Bridge is a 1910 swing bridge across the Schuylkill River from Bartram's Garden on the west bank to the east bank Grays Ferry neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1.1 miE
Bridge
University Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia
28 min walk • The University Avenue Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge crossing the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The four-lane bridge links University Avenue in West Philadelphia with South 34th Street in the Grays Ferry section of South Philadelphia.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Belmont Cricket Club?

Nearby attractions include St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, Philadelphia (8 min walk), Calvary United Methodist Church, Philadelphia (10 min walk), Kingsessing, Philadelphia (10 min walk), Newkirk Viaduct Monument, Philadelphia (11 min walk).

How to get to Belmont Cricket Club by public transport?

The nearest stations to Belmont Cricket Club:

Train

49th Street (2 min walk)
Angora (29 min walk)

Tram

Chester Avenue & 49th Street • Lines: 13 (2 min walk)

Metro

46th Street • Lines: Mfl (28 min walk)
52nd Street • Lines: Mfl (32 min walk)

Bus

Market St & 39th St • Lines: 40 (35 min walk)