General Electric Switchgear Plant
The General Electric Switchgear Plant is a historic factory building located at 421 North 7th Street at Willow Street in the Callowhill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Franklin Music Hall and Independence Hall.
Franklin Music Hall
Theater building
Franklin Music Hall is a concert venue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is in a converted building once part of the General Electric Switchgear Plant and opened in 1995.
Independence Hall
Museum
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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 3,700 feet south of General Electric Switchgear Plant.
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
Park
Photo: Midnightdreary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site is a preserved home once rented by American author Edgar Allan Poe, located at 532 N. 7th Street, in the Spring Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinatown and Old City.
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.
Old City
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Philadelphia's Old City is home to many historical sites, galleries, restaurants, and bars. It is known for its active nightlife and cultural opportunities.
Poplar
Neighborhood
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Poplar is a neighborhood in Lower North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located north of Callowhill, between Spring Garden/Fairmount and Northern Liberties, bounded roughly by Girard Avenue to the north, North Broad Street to the west, Spring Garden Street to the south, and 5th Street to the east.
General Electric Switchgear Plant
- Type: Historic building
- Description: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Categories: fixed construction, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.95893° or 39° 57′ 32″ northLongitude
-75.14991° or 75° 8′ 60″ westLevels
7Open location code
87F6XV52+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 346392072OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q5531881
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