Girard College
Girard College is an independent college preparatory five-day boarding school located on a 43-acre campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school was founded and permanently endowed from the shipping and banking fortune of Stephen Girard upon his death in 1831.
- School
- …lies at an elevation of 98 feet (30 metres)
- Description: independent college preparatory boarding school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Philadelphia Museum of Art and Eastern State Penitentiary.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Museum
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art is an art museum… Philadelphia Museum of Art is situated 3,800 feet southwest of Girard College.
Eastern State Penitentiary
Museum
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The Eastern State Penitentiary is a former American prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Eastern State Penitentiary is situated 2,000 feet south of Girard College.
Hebron Memorial Church
Church
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Hebron Memorial Church is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Girard College.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sharswood and Francisville.
Francisville
Neighborhood
Francisville is a neighborhood in North Philadelphia…
Fairmount
Neighborhood
Fairmount is a neighborhood within Lower North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Girard College
- Category: education
- Location
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Latitude
39.97378° or 39° 58′ 26″ north
Longitude
-75.17259° or 75° 10′ 21″ west
Open location code
87F6XRFG+GX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Swedish—“Girard College” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “իրարդի Քոլեջ”
- Catalan: “Girard College”
- Chinese: “吉拉德学院”
- Dutch: “Girard College”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كليه جيرارد”
- French: “Girard College”
- German: “Girard College”
- Italian: “Girard College”
- Swedish: “Girard College”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as North Central and Brewerytown.
Nearby Places
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