S. Weir Mitchell School, Philadelphia

Name: S. Weir Mitchell School
Address: Philadelphia, United States

#889 among attractions in Philadelphia

Gothic Revival architecture

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Facts and practical information

S. Weir Mitchell Elementary School is a historic elementary school located in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built in 1915–1916. ()

Coordinates: 39°56'13"N, 75°13'25"W

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Southwest Philadelphia (Southwest Schuylkill)Philadelphia United States

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S. Weir Mitchell School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Masjid Al-Jamia, Saint Mary's Church, Mount Moriah Cemetery, Clark Park.

1.5 miNE
Mosque
Masjid Al-Jamia, Philadelphia
38 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.
1.6 miNE
Church
Saint Mary's Church, Philadelphia
41 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.
0.8 miSW
Cemetery
Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia
21 min walk • Mount Moriah Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery that spans the border between Southwest Philadelphia and Yeadon, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1855 and is the largest cemetery in Pennsylvania. It is 200 acres in size and contains 150,000 burials.
1.1 miNE
Park
Clark Park, Philadelphia
28 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.
1.3 miNE
Cemetery
The Woodlands, Philadelphia
34 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.
0.9 miNE
Church
St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, Philadelphia
22 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.
0.8 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Calvary United Methodist Church, Philadelphia
22 min walk • Calvary United Methodist Church is located at 801 48th Street, on the southeast corner of 48th Street & Baltimore Avenue, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1.6 miNE
Dancing, Nightlife
Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia
41 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.
1 miE
Bridge
Gray's Ferry Bridge, Philadelphia
26 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.
0.7 miE
Monuments and statues
Newkirk Viaduct Monument, Philadelphia
19 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.
1 miE
Bridge
B&O Railroad Bridge, Philadelphia
25 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to S. Weir Mitchell School?

Nearby attractions include Kingsessing, Philadelphia (5 min walk), Hardy Williams Academy, Philadelphia (10 min walk), Bartram Village, Philadelphia (14 min walk), Wat Khmer Palelai Monastery, Philadelphia (18 min walk).

How to get to S. Weir Mitchell School by public transport?

The nearest stations to S. Weir Mitchell School:

Tram

Chester Avenue & 56th Street • Lines: 13 (4 min walk)

Train

49th Street (16 min walk)
Angora (25 min walk)