Politz Hebrew Academy, Philadelphia

Name: Politz Hebrew Academy
Address: Philadelphia, United States

#797 among attractions in Philadelphia

Colonial revival architecture

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Politz Hebrew Academy, formerly known as William C. Jacobs School and Fayette School, is a historic school located in the Bustleton neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The building consists of an original section designed by Samuel Sloan in 1855, and the main building built in 1915. The original building is a two-story, stone building sheathed in stucco. The 1915 building is a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay, rectangular brick building in the Colonial Revival style. It features a hipped roof and gable dormers. ()

Coordinates: 40°4'50"N, 75°2'21"W

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Far Northeast Philadelphia (Bustleton)Philadelphia United States

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Politz Hebrew Academy – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pennepack Baptist Church, Pennypack Creek, Pennypack Environmental Center, Ashton-Woodenbridge.

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Church
Pennepack Baptist Church, Philadelphia
17 min walk • Pennepack Baptist Church — also known as Pennepek Baptist Church and Lower Dublin Baptist Church — is a historic Baptist church in Bustleton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, that is one of the oldest Baptist congregations in North America.
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Park
Pennypack Creek, Philadelphia
25 min walk • Pennypack Creek is a 22.6-mile-long creek in southeastern Pennsylvania in the United States. It runs southeast through lower Bucks County, eastern Montgomery County and the northeast section of Philadelphia, before emptying into the Delaware River.
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40°5'23"N • 75°3'27"W
Pennypack Environmental Center, Philadelphia
30 min walk • Park
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Neighbourhood
Ashton-Woodenbridge, Philadelphia
27 min walk • Ashton-Woodenbridge is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is located on the eastern side of the far northeast, in the vicinity of Northeast Philadelphia Airport, including Wooden Bridge Run west to Academy Gardens, and south to Pennypack Park.
1.1 miSW
Neighbourhood
Pennypack, Philadelphia
28 min walk • Pennypack is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia. It is located between Northeast Philadelphia Airport and Pennypack Park. The Greenbelt Knoll Historic District and Holme Avenue Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
0.5 miNW
Neighbourhood
Krewstown, Philadelphia
14 min walk • Krewstown is a neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia close to both eastern Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and southern Bucks County, Pennsylvania located around Krewstown Road, west of the Roosevelt Boulevard.