Fairmount Park Horticulture Center

The Horticultural Center in Philadelphia, USA, contains an arboretum, greenhouse, demonstration gardens, and an exhibition hall. It is located within Fairmount Park at the southeast corner of Belmont and Montgomery Drives.

Type: Public building
Description: Arboretum and gardens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Also known as: “The Horticultural Center” and “The Horticulture Center”
Address: 100 North Horticultural Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19131

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shofuso Japanese House and Garden and Please Touch Museum.

Shofuso Japanese House and Garden

Garden

Photo: Kandrews1967, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shofuso, also known as Japanese House and Garden, is a 17th century-style Japanese house and garden in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was originally exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1954, designed by the famed modernist Japanese architect Junzō Yoshimura. Shofuso Japanese House and Garden is situated 1,000 feet southwest of Fairmount Park Horticulture Center.

Please Touch Museum

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Please Touch Museum is a children's museum located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The museum focuses on teaching children through interactive exhibits and special events, mostly aimed at children seven years old and younger. Please Touch Museum is situated 1,500 feet south of Fairmount Park Horticulture Center.

Ohio House

Historic building

Photo: Brian W. Schaller, FAL.

The Ohio House, or the Ohio State Building, is an historic building in west Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places and is an inventoried structure within the Fairmount Park Historic District entry on the National Register of Historic Places. Ohio House is situated 1,700 feet west of Fairmount Park Horticulture Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parkside and Northwest Philadelphia.

Parkside

Neighborhood

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Parkside is a neighborhood that is located in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Northwest Philadelphia

Photo: ChristineFisher, CC BY 2.0.

Philadelphia'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.

Mill Creek

Neighborhood

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Mill Creek is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It sits between 44th and 52nd Streets, north of Market Street and south of Girard Avenue.

Fairmount Park Horticulture Center

Categories: botanical garden, building, and government building
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.98345° or 39° 59′ 0″ north

Longitude

-75.21033° or 75° 12′ 37″ west

Height

30 feet (9.1 metres)

Open location code

87F6XQMQ+9V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 49916214

OpenStreetMap feature

building=civic

Wikidata ID

Q7740370

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In Other Languages

“Fairmount Park Horticulture Center” goes by many names.

French: “Centre d’horticulture à Philadelphie”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Centennial Arboretum and Belmont Fields.

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