The Beacon
The Beacon is a building in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania which is located on Walnut Street. The Beacon is situated nearby to the art gallery Gross McCleaf Gallery, as well as near the electronics store Apple Walnut Street.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Curtis Institute of Music and Academy of Music.
Curtis Institute of Music
University
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The Curtis Institute of Music is a private conservatory in Philadelphia. It offers a performance diploma, a Bachelor of Music, Master of Music in opera, and a Professional Studies Certificate in opera. Curtis Institute of Music is situated 1,000 feet southwest of The Beacon.
Academy of Music
Theater building
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The Academy of Music, also known as American Academy of Music, is a concert hall and opera house located at 240 S. Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academy of Music is situated 920 feet southeast of The Beacon.
First Baptist Church
Church
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First Baptist Church of Philadelphia is a Baptist church founded in 1698 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. First Baptist Church is situated 420 feet northwest of The Beacon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rittenhouse Square and Center City East.
Rittenhouse Square
Neighborhood
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Rittenhouse Square is a public park in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is the center of the eponymous Rittenhouse neighborhood. The square is one of the five original open-space parks planned by William Penn and his surveyor Thomas Holme during the late 17th century.
Center City East
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City Center East is the most dense section of Philadelphia, home to City Hall, the Convention Center, Chinatown, Washington Square West, and Gayborhood.
Center City West
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Philadelphia's Center City West is the downtown area west of City Hall. It contains downtown's upscale shopping district, the financial district, and the museum district along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, culminating in the Philadelphia Art Museum and Fairmount Park.
The Beacon
- Type: Building
- Address: 1531 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 19102
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.94997° or 39° 56′ 60″ northLongitude
-75.1673° or 75° 10′ 2″ westLevels
7Open location code
87F6WRXM+X3OpenStreetMap ID
way 333714462OpenStreetMap feature
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