Wister School

Wister School is a school in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. Wister School is situated nearby to the museum Grumblethorpe, as well as near the historic building Howell House.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grumblethorpe and Conyngham-Hacker House.

Grumblethorpe

Museum

Grumblethorpe was the home of the Wister family in the present-day Germantown section of Philadelphia, who lived there for over 160 years. It was built in 1744 as a summer residence, but it became the family's year-round residence in 1793. Grumblethorpe is situated 840 feet southwest of Wister School.

Conyngham-Hacker House

Historic building

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

The Conyngham-Hacker House is a historic house in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 2½-story stone house was built in 1755 by William Forbes. Conyngham-Hacker House is situated 920 feet southwest of Wister School.

Howell House

Historic building

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

The Howell House is a historic house in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The three-story stone house was built in 1795 by William Forbes. Howell House is situated 910 feet southwest of Wister School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wister and Germantown.

Wister

Neighborhood

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Wister is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is bounded by Chelten Avenue to the north, Germantown Avenue to the west, Belfield Avenue to the east, and Wister Street to the south.

Germantown

Neighborhood

Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.

Germantown is an area in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by Palatine, Quaker, and Mennonite families in 1683 as an independent borough, it was absorbed into Philadelphia in 1854.

Nicetown–Tioga

Neighborhood

Photo: CTLiotta, Public domain.

Nicetown–Tioga is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. It comprises two smaller, older neighborhoods, Nicetown and Tioga, although the distinction between the two is rarely emphasized today.

Wister School

Type: School
Category: education
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.03317° or 40° 1′ 59″ north

Longitude

-75.16573° or 75° 9′ 57″ west

Elevation

233 feet (71 metres)

Open location code

87G62RMM+7P

GeoNames ID

5219849

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