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Lemon Hill

Lemon Hill is a Federal-style mansion in , , built from 1799 to 1800 by Philadelphia merchant Henry Pratt. The house is named after the citrus fruits that Pratt cultivated on the property in the early 19th century.
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Photo: Brian W. Schaller, FAL.
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: building in Pennsylvania, United States
  • Also known as: “Lemon Hill Mansion”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Philadelphia Museum of Art and Turtle Rock Light.

Museum
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The is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in . The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at . is situated 2,600 feet southeast of Lemon Hill.

Lighthouse
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The Lighthouse on Turtle Rock is a lighthouse built in 1887 to aid traffic on the near , . The lighthouse was constructed by Frank Thurwanger at a cost of $2,663 on an area of land just west of Boathouse Row. is situated 790 feet west of Lemon Hill.

Photo: Ciricula, Public domain.
The of the University of Pennsylvania is the rowing program for University of Pennsylvania Rowing, which is located in the Burk-Bergman Boathouse at #11 Boathouse Row on the historic Boathouse Row of , . is situated 540 feet southwest of Lemon Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fairmount and Brewerytown.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood within Lower North Philadelphia, , United States. Its boundaries are north of Avenue, west of Corinthian Avenue, south of Girard Avenue and east of The Schuylkill River.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the section of , , United States. An unofficial region, runs approximately between the 's eastern bank and 25th Street, bounded by Montgomery Avenue to the north and Parrish Street to the south.

Neighborhood
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is a in the section of , . It is located north of Spring Garden Street, east of 40th Street, south of Avenue, and west of 31st Street.

Lemon Hill

Latitude
39.97073° or 39° 58′ 15″ north
Longitude
-75.1872° or 75° 11′ 14″ west
Elevation
85 feet (26 metres)
Open location code
87F6XRC7+74
Open­Street­Map ID
way 222122351
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­detached
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q6521316
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Lemon Hill” goes by many names.
  • Turkish: “Lemon Hill”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include University Barge Club and Malta Boat Club.

Nearby Places

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lemon Hill”. Photo: Brian W. Schaller, FAL.