The Big Chair
The Big Chair is a work of art in Borough of Swarthmore, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The Big Chair is situated nearby to the park Parrish Beach, as well as near McCabe Library.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swarthmore station and Wallingford station.
Swarthmore station
Railway station
Photo: Coemgenus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Swarthmore station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Located on Chester Road between downtown Swarthmore and Swarthmore College, it serves the Media/Wawa Line. Swarthmore station is situated 1,200 feet southeast of The Big Chair.
Wallingford station
Railway station
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Wallingford station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. Located at Kershaw Road and Possum Hollow Road, it serves the Media/Wawa Line. Wallingford station is situated 1 mile west of The Big Chair.
Paper Mill Road station
Tram stop
Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.
Paper Mill Road station is a station on the D in Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It is located on Paper Mill Road at Smedley Park. Paper Mill Road station is situated 4,100 feet north of The Big Chair.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swarthmore and Wallingford.
Swarthmore
Photo: Ugen64, Public domain.
Swarthmore is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Swarthmore was originally named Westdale in honor of painter Benjamin West, who was one of the early residents of the town.
Wallingford
Hamlet
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Wallingford is an unincorporated community in Nether Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1687, it is named for Wallingford, England. In 2007, Wallingford was named by Money Magazine as the ninth best place to live in the United States; two other towns in the area made the top 15.
Bowling Green
Hamlet
Bowling Green is an unincorporated community predominantly located in Nether Providence Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. However, parts are also located in Upper Providence Township and Media. Bowling Green is situated 1½ miles northwest of The Big Chair.
The Big Chair
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork_type: installation
- Category: tourism
- Location: Borough of Swarthmore, Delaware County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.90459° or 39° 54′ 17″ northLongitude
-75.35409° or 75° 21′ 15″ westOpen location code
87F6WJ3W+R9OpenStreetMap ID
node 7221315564OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=installation
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parrish Beach and McCabe Library.
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