Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant is a historic mansion in , Pennsylvania, atop cliffs overlooking the . It was built about 1761–62 in what was then the countryside outside the city by John Macpherson and his wife Margaret.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Also known as: “Mount Pleasant Mansion”
  • Address: 3800 Mount Pleasant Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19121

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rockland Mansion and Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse.

Historic house
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The is a 2+1⁄2-story, Federal-style mansion that is located in east , , overlooking the . is situated 900 feet north of Mount Pleasant.

Recreation area
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Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse is a free young children's playground near North 33rd Street and Oxford Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, within the borders of , , . is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Mount Pleasant.

Bridge
, also known as Columbia Bridge, is a 1920 concrete arch bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that carries CSX Trenton Subdivision rail lines over the . is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Mount Pleasant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Northwest Philadelphia and Strawberry Mansion.

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's Northwest district is a huge area north of Lehigh Ave and west of Front St. This isn't the most visited part of town, but nonetheless there are plenty of interesting neighborhoods to explore.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the city of , , located east of in . The neighborhood is bounded by 33rd Street to the west, 29th Street to the east, Lehigh Avenue to the north, and Oxford Street to the south.

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.

Mount Pleasant

Latitude
39.98338° or 39° 59′ 0″ north
Longitude
-75.19984° or 75° 11′ 59″ west
Operator
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Open location code
87F6XRM2+93
Open­Street­Map ID
way 356323017
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­manor
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q6922887
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