John Welsh Memorial Fountain

John Welsh Memorial Fountain is a fountain in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. John Welsh Memorial Fountain is situated nearby to Please Touch Museum, as well as near the recreation area Carousel House Recreation Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Please Touch Museum

Museum

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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 610 feet northeast of John Welsh Memorial Fountain.

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 1,400 feet northwest of John Welsh Memorial Fountain.

Smith Memorial Arch

Monument

Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.

Smith Memorial Arch is an American Civil War monument at South Concourse and Lansdowne Drive in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built from 1897 to 1912 on the former grounds of the 1876 Centennial Exposition, it serves as a gateway to West Fairmount Park. Smith Memorial Arch is situated 1,000 feet east of John Welsh Memorial Fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parkside and Mill Creek.

Parkside

Neighborhood

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

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

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.

Belmont District, Pennsylvania

Neighborhood

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Belmont District was a district that existed briefly in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The district was created on April 14, 1853 from northern Blockley Township ceased to exist and on February 2, 1854 the district was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854.

John Welsh Memorial Fountain

Type: Fountain
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.97803° or 39° 58′ 41″ north

Longitude

-75.21006° or 75° 12′ 36″ west

Open location code

87F6XQHQ+6X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 705043600

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=fountain

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Carousel House Recreation Center and Kelly Pool.

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