Wister Townhouses
Wister Townhouses is a social service facility in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania which is located on East Ashmead Street. Wister Townhouses is situated nearby to Bringhurst Park, as well as near First Morning Star Baptist Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: Wednesday and Thursday 1:00 PM—3:00 PM
- Type: Social service facility
- Address: 285 East Ashmead Street, Philadelphia, 19144
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wister station and Grumblethorpe.
Wister station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wister station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station at Ashmead and Rubicam Streets in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is named after the nearby Wister Street. Wister station is situated 890 feet northeast of Wister Townhouses.
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 1,600 feet southwest of Wister Townhouses.
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 1,700 feet southwest of Wister Townhouses.
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 Townhouses
Latitude
40.03461° or 40° 2′ 5″ northLongitude
-75.16382° or 75° 9′ 50″ westOpen location code
87G62RMP+RFOpenStreetMap ID
node 2752497418OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=social_facility
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