Wister

Wister is a neighborhood in , , 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.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 4,320 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Wister, Philadelphia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grumblethorpe and Conyngham-Hacker House.

Museum
was the home of the Wister family in the present-day section of , 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.

Historic building
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The is a historic house in the Germantown section of , . The 2½-story stone house was built in 1755 by William Forbes.

Historic building
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The is a historic house in the Germantown section of , . The three-story stone house was built in 1795 by William Forbes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Germantown and Nicetown–Tioga.

Neighborhood
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
is an area in , Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by Palatine, Quaker, and Mennonite families in 1683 as an independent borough, it was absorbed into Philadelphia in 1854.

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

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the upper North Philadelphia section of the city of , in the U.S. state of . The majority of the neighborhood falls within the 19141 zip code, but some of it falls within 19140.

Wister

Latitude
40.03324° or 40° 1′ 60″ north
Longitude
-75.1649° or 75° 9′ 54″ west
Population
4,320
Elevation
194 feet (59 metres)
Open location code
87G62RMP+72
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158282644
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
5219860
Wiki­data ID
Q16903583
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Wister” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Wister”
  • Russian: “Вистер”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ویستر، فیلئیدلفیا”
  • Turkish: “Wister”

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