The Franklin Residences
The Franklin Residences is a historic apartment building located at 834 Chestnut Street in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It opened on January 14, 1925, as the Benjamin Franklin Hotel and was named after United States Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Hotel building
- Description: historic apartment building in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “Ben Franklin House”, “Benjamin Franklin Hotel”, and “Benjamin Franklin House”
- Address: 834 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 19107
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Liberty Bell and Independence Hall.
Liberty Bell
Photo: tonythemisfit, CC BY 2.0.
The Liberty Bell, previously called the State House Bell or Old State House Bell, is an iconic symbol of American independence located in Philadelphia. Liberty Bell is situated 1,400 feet east of The Franklin Residences.
Independence Hall
Museum
Photo: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Independence Hall is a historic civic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were debated and adopted by the Founding Fathers of the United States. Independence Hall is situated 1,400 feet east of The Franklin Residences.
Walnut Street Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Walnut Street Theatre, founded in 1808 at 825 Walnut Street, on the corner of S. 9th Street in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, is the oldest operating theatre in the United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Washington Square West and Chinatown.
Washington Square West
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Washington Square West is a neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The neighborhood roughly corresponds to the area between 7th and Broad Streets and between Chestnut and South Streets, bordering on the Independence Mall…
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Philadelphia Chinatown is a predominantly Asian American neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation supports the area.
Society Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Society Hill is a historic neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of 6,215 as of the 2010 United States census.
The Franklin Residences
- Categories: hotel, building, historic site, historic building, accommodation, and tourism
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.94938° or 39° 56′ 58″ northLongitude
-75.15517° or 75° 9′ 19″ westLevels
18Open location code
87F6WRXV+QWOpenStreetMap ID
way 341790041OpenStreetMap feature
building=hotelOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q4885674
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“The Franklin Residences” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “本杰明·富兰克林酒店”
- German: “Benjamin Franklin Hotel”
- Japanese: “ベン・フランクリン・ホテル”
- Spanish: “The Franklin Residences”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nix Federal Building and Jewelers’ Row, Philadelphia.
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