McAlpine Playground Building

McAlpine Playground Building is a building in , which is located on North 36th Street. McAlpine Playground Building is situated nearby to the park , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Philadelphia Zoo and Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Zoo
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The is a zoo located in the Centennial District of on the west bank of the . It was the first true zoo in the United States; it was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 21, 1859, but its opening was delayed by the Civil War until July 1, 1874. is situated 1,600 feet north of McAlpine Playground Building.

Museum
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The is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in . The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at . is situated 4,100 feet east of McAlpine Playground Building.

Lighthouse
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The Lighthouse on Turtle Rock is a lighthouse built in 1887 to aid traffic on the near , . The lighthouse was constructed by Frank Thurwanger at a cost of $2,663 on an area of land just west of Boathouse Row. is situated 1,800 feet northeast of McAlpine Playground Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belmont District and Mantua.

Neighborhood
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was a district that existed briefly in , 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.

Neighborhood
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is a in the section of , . It is located north of Spring Garden Street, east of 40th Street, south of Avenue, and west of 31st Street.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the section of , . It consists of mostly Victorian and twin style homes.

McAlpine Playground Building

Latitude
39.96742° or 39° 58′ 3″ north
Longitude
-75.19545° or 75° 11′ 44″ west
Height
18 feet (5.5 metres)
Open location code
87F6XR83+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 753388663
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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