Ramcat Historic District
Ramcat Historic District | |
 South 25th, Ramcat Historic District, February 2014 | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Market, Twenty-third, and Bainbridge Sts., and RR yards, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′55″N 75°10′54″W / 39.94861°N 75.18167°W |
| Area | 48 acres (19 ha) |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000055[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 8, 1986 |
The Ramcat Historic District, also known as the Schuylkill Historic District, is a national historic district that is located in the Rittenhouse Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
History and architectural features[edit]
This district encompasses 613 contributing buildings and includes a mix of transportation-related, residential, and industrial properties. The mid- to late-nineteenth-century housing stock is characterized as two-story, rowhouse dwellings for the working class. Notable non-residential buildings include the Wanamaker delivery garage, Gimbel's delivery garage, Lanston Monotype Co., Lippincott and Co. Press Building, Thornton-Fuller Auto Assembly Plant (1925), Crane Ice Cream Co. (1904, 1914), and the New York Pie Baking Co.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
Gallery[edit]
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25th and Pine Streets -
25th and Panama -
Pine Street
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes George E. Thomas (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ramcat Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved June 16, 2012.
