Bishop Mackay-Smith House
Bishop Mackay-Smith House, also known as the Franklin School, is a historic residence located in the Rittenhouse Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
- Type: Historic house
- Description: historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “Franklin School”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Curtis Institute of Music and Thomas Hockley House.
Curtis Institute of Music
University
Photo: Alsandro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Curtis Institute of Music is a private conservatory in Philadelphia. It offers a performance diploma, a Bachelor of Music, Master of Music in opera, and a Professional Studies Certificate in opera. Curtis Institute of Music is situated 1,900 feet east of Bishop Mackay-Smith House.
Thomas Hockley House
Historic building
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
The Thomas Hockley House is a Victorian city house in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, designed by architect Frank Furness. Located west of Rittenhouse Square, it is a contributing property in the Walnut–Chancellor Historic District. Thomas Hockley House is situated 540 feet northeast of Bishop Mackay-Smith House.
Mütter Museum
Museum
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Mütter Museum is a medical history and science museum located in the Center City Philadelphia. It contains a collection of anatomical and pathological specimens, wax models, and antique medical equipment. Mütter Museum is situated 1,400 feet north of Bishop Mackay-Smith House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Center City West and Rittenhouse Square.
Center City West
Photo: Lucius Kwok, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Philadelphia's Center City West is the downtown area west of City Hall. It contains downtown's upscale shopping district, the financial district, and the museum district along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, culminating in the Philadelphia Art Museum and Fairmount Park.
Rittenhouse Square
Neighborhood
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Rittenhouse Square is a public park in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is the center of the eponymous Rittenhouse neighborhood. The square is one of the five original open-space parks planned by William Penn and his surveyor Thomas Holme during the late 17th century.
SW Center City
Neighborhood
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Southwest Center City, also known as Graduate Hospital, is a neighborhood that is located in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, bordering Center City Philadelphia.
Bishop Mackay-Smith House
- Categories: single-family detached home, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.94937° or 39° 56′ 58″ northLongitude
-75.17739° or 75° 10′ 39″ westOpen location code
87F6WRXF+P2OpenStreetMap ID
way 595287122OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=houseWikidata ID
Q4917637
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In Other Languages
“Bishop Mackay-Smith House” goes by many names.
- French: “Bishop Mackay-Smith House”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Trinity Memorial Church and Bacchus Market & Catering.
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