John Wister Statue
John Wister Statue is a work of art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. John Wister Statue is situated nearby to Black Writers Museum, as well as near the historic building Vernon-Wister House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vernon-Wister House and First Presbyterian Church of Germantown.
Vernon-Wister House
Historic building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Vernon-Wister House is a historic house in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1803 by James Matthews, from whom John Wister purchased it in 1812.
Polite Temple Baptist Church
Church
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Polite Temple Baptist Church is situated 750 feet northeast of John Wister Statue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Germantown and Morton.
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.
Morton
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Morton is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located south of West Oak Lane, east of Mount Airy, and west of North Broad Street.
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.
John Wister Statue
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.03586° or 40° 2′ 9″ northLongitude
-75.17629° or 75° 10′ 35″ westOpen location code
87G62RPF+8FOpenStreetMap ID
node 8930961269OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Black Writers Museum and Vernon Park.
Nearby Places
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