Building 500

Building 500 is a building in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. Building 500 is situated nearby to Crescent Park, as well as near Commandant’s Quarters.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lincoln Financial Field and Xfinity Mobile Arena.

Lincoln Financial Field

Stadium

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Lincoln Financial Field is an American football stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States It is the home stadium of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League and the Temple Owls football team of Temple University. Lincoln Financial Field is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Building 500.

Xfinity Mobile Arena

Sports venue

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Xfinity Mobile Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It serves as the home of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League and the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association. Xfinity Mobile Arena is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Building 500.

Commandant’s Quarters

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Commandant's Quarters, also known as Quarters "A", is a historic home located at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1874–1875, and is a three-story, painted brick dwelling in the Italian Villa-style. Commandant’s Quarters is situated 460 feet west of Building 500.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Packer Park and Red Bank.

Packer Park

Neighborhood

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Packer Park is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that originally included 1,000 homes built in two unique builder developments, of Packer Park in the 1950s and Brinton Estates during the 1990s.

Red Bank

Hamlet

National Park is a borough in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,026, a decrease of 10 from the 2010 census count of 3,036, which in turn reflected a decline of 169 from the 3,205 counted in the 2000 census. Red Bank is situated 1½ miles south of Building 500.

Whitman

Neighborhood

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Whitman is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is bounded on the west by Sixth Street, on the east by Interstate 95, on the south by Bigler Street, and on the north by Snyder Avenue. Whitman is situated 1½ miles northeast of Building 500.

Building 500

Type: Building
Also known as: “East Gate House”
Category: historic site
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.89664° or 39° 53′ 48″ north

Longitude

-75.17542° or 75° 10′ 32″ west

Inception

1926

Open location code

87F6VRWF+MR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 707835627

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=maritime

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