Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences, Philadelphia

#871 among attractions in Philadelphia

Colonial revival architecture

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Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at H.R. Edmunds is a charter school located in the Northwood neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in the former Henry R. Edmunds School building. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1923–1924. It is a three-story, nine-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival style. It features a projecting entrance pavilion, stone cornice, and brick parapet. ()

Coordinates: 40°1'30"N, 75°5'13"W

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Kensington (Northwood)Philadelphia United States

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Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

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Cemetery
Har Nebo Cemetery, Philadelphia
25 min walk • Har Nebo Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in the Oxford Circle neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
0.6 miS
Museum, History museum
Frankford Branch, Philadelphia
16 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.
0.7 miE
Cemetery
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
18 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.
0.9 miW
Bridge
Fisher's Lane Bridge, Philadelphia
24 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.
1.1 miS
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
John Ruan House, Philadelphia
28 min walk • 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.
0.6 miSW
Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia
15 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.
1 miS
Church
Frankford Friends Meeting House, Philadelphia
25 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 miSE
Neighbourhood
Frankford, Philadelphia
19 min walk • Frankford is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Philadelphia situated about six miles northeast of Center City.
0.7 miNE
Street
Roosevelt Boulevard, Philadelphia
17 min walk • Roosevelt Boulevard, officially named the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Boulevard and often referred to, chiefly by local Philadelphians, simply as "the Boulevard," or "the Boully" is a major traffic artery through North and Northeast Philadelphia.
0.8 miSE
Italianate architecture
David Wilmot School, Philadelphia
22 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.
1.6 miSW
Neighbourhood
Juniata, Philadelphia
42 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 Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences?

Nearby attractions include Greenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia (15 min walk), Frankford Branch, Philadelphia (16 min walk), Roosevelt Boulevard, Philadelphia (17 min walk), Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia (18 min walk).

How to get to Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences by public transport?

The nearest stations to Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences:

Bus

SEPTA Frankford Transportation Center (12 min walk)
Frankford Transportation Center (13 min walk)

Metro

Frankford Transportation Center • Lines: Mfl (13 min walk)
Arrott Transportation Center • Lines: Mfl (16 min walk)

Train

Bridesburg (35 min walk)