Holmesburg Library
Holmesburg Library is a library in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania which is located on Frankford Avenue. Holmesburg Library is situated nearby to Philadelphia Company 36 and Ladder 20 Fire Station, as well as near the cemetery Holmesburg Baptist Churchyard.- Opening hours:
Monday—Tuesday: 11:00 AM—7:00 PM
Wednesday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday and public holidays: closed - Type: Library
- Address: 7810 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19136
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Frankford Avenue Bridge and Joseph H. Brown Elementary School.
Frankford Avenue Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Coemgenus, Public domain.
The Frankford Avenue Bridge, also known as the Pennypack Creek Bridge, the Pennypack Bridge, the Holmesburg Bridge, and the King's Highway Bridge, erected in 1697 in the Holmesburg section of Northeast Philadelphia, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, is the oldest surviving roadway bridge in the United States. Frankford Avenue Bridge is situated 3,300 feet east of Holmesburg Library.
Joseph H. Brown Elementary School
School
Joseph H. Brown Elementary School is an elementary school on Frankford Avenue at Stanwood Street in Holmesburg, in the Northeast Philadelphia area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, currently serving students from kindergarten to eighth grade. Joseph H. Brown Elementary School is situated 2,200 feet northeast of Holmesburg Library.
Holmesburg Junction station
Railway station
Photo: Mitchazenia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holmesburg Junction station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at Rhawn and Decatur Streets in the Holmesburg neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia, it serves the Trenton Line. Holmesburg Junction station is situated 3,500 feet southeast of Holmesburg Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holmesburg and Mayfair.
Holmesburg
Neighborhood
Photo: Coemgenus, Public domain.
Holmesburg began as a Village within Lower Dublin Township, Pennsylvania. It is now a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Mayfair
Neighborhood
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Mayfair is a working class neighborhood in lower Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, centered on the intersection of Cottman and Frankford Avenues.
Tacony
Neighborhood
Photo: Aerolin55, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tacony is a historic neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia, United States, approximately 8 miles from downtown Philadelphia. It is bounded by the east side of Frankford Avenue on the northwest, the south side of Cottman Avenue on the northeast, the north side of Robbins Street on the southwest, and the Delaware River and Interstate 95 on the southeast.
Holmesburg Library
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.04047° or 40° 2′ 26″ northLongitude
-75.03177° or 75° 1′ 54″ westOperator
Free Library of PhiladelphiaOpen location code
87G62XR9+57OpenStreetMap ID
way 640942086OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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