Upper Roxborough Historic District

Upper Roxborough Historic District is a national historic district located in Philadelphia and Whitemarsh Township, . It encompasses 108 contributing buildings, 23 contributing sites, and 18 contributing structures in Upper Roxborough.
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  • Type: Waterworks
  • Description: historic district in Pennsylvania, United States
  • Also known as: “Lower Roxborough Filter Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shawmont station and Andorra Branch Library.

Railway station
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Shawmont is a former train station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located on Nixon Street in the section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia. is situated 3,400 feet southwest of Upper Roxborough Historic District.

Library
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is situated 1 mile north of Upper Roxborough Historic District.

Church
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The is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania in the of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1859 as a chapel of ease of in , initially with a dedication to St. is situated 1 mile southeast of Upper Roxborough Historic District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Andorra and Miquon.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in , which is a section of the city of , , United States. is a part of Roxborough, being within the borders of the original Roxborough Township and having the same ZIP Code, 19128.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in , United States. Located partly in and partly in , it lies between the section of Philadelphia and the section of Whitemarsh Township. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Upper Roxborough Historic District.

Neighborhood
Located in , , United States, is a suburb of Philadelphia. is a neighborhood within the village of . is situated 1½ miles south of Upper Roxborough Historic District.

Upper Roxborough Historic District

Latitude
40.04958° or 40° 2′ 59″ north
Longitude
-75.24006° or 75° 14′ 24″ west
Open location code
87G62QX5+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 222764132
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­water_works
Wiki­data ID
Q7898886
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Roxborough Bible Chapel and Lower Roxborough Reservoir.

Nearby Places

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