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 exhibited originally 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, American building that is located in west Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. 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
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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″ northLongitude
-75.21033° or 75° 12′ 37″ westHeight
30 feet (9.1 metres)Open location code
87F6XQMQ+9VOpenStreetMap ID
way 49916214OpenStreetMap feature
building=civicWikidata ID
Q7740370
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In Other Languages
“Fairmount Park Horticulture Center” goes by many names.
- French: “Centre d’horticulture à Philadelphie”
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