Smith Memorial Arch
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.Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Please Touch Museum and Sweetbriar.
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 1,000 feet northwest of Smith Memorial Arch.
Sweetbriar
Manor estate
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sweetbriar is a Neoclassical mansion in the Federal style built in 1797 in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. The mansion was built by Samuel Breck and named for the roses that grew on the property. Sweetbriar is situated 1,600 feet east of Smith Memorial Arch.
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 2,200 feet northwest of Smith Memorial Arch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belmont District and Mill Creek.
Belmont District
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.
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.
Parkside
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Parkside is a neighborhood that is located in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Smith Memorial Arch
- Type: Monument
- Description: triumphal arch in Pennsylvania, U.S
- Categories: triumphal arch and historic site
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.97749° or 39° 58′ 39″ northLongitude
-75.20655° or 75° 12′ 24″ westOpen location code
87F6XQGV+X9OpenStreetMap ID
way 705043641OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q7545216
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Smith Memorial Arch” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “史密夫紀念門”
- Chinese: “史密斯紀念門”
- French: “mémorial Smith”
- French: “Mémorial Smith”
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Highlights include Sweet Briar Vale Field and Kelly Pool.
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