Ridgeland Mansion
Ridgeland Mansion is an historic 2+1⁄2-story, gable-roofed house located in west Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. The land was purchased by a yeoman named William Couch in 1718 and the current house was probably constructed sometime between 1752 and 1762.Photo: Brian W. Schaller, FAL.
- Type: Historic building
- Description: historic house in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
- Address: 4000 Chamounix Drive, Philadelphia, PA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Belmont Mansion and Boelson Cottage.
Belmont Mansion
Historic building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Belmont Mansion is a historic mansion located in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. Built in the early 18th century, the mansion is one of the finest examples of Palladian architecture in the United States. Belmont Mansion is situated 1,000 feet southwest of Ridgeland Mansion.
Boelson Cottage
Historic building
Photo: Brian W. Schaller, FAL.
Boelson Cottage is a Dutch and Swedish-style colonial era cottage located in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. The 1+1⁄2-story gambrel-roofed fieldstone cottage was built sometime between 1678 and 1684. Boelson Cottage is situated 2,300 feet southeast of Ridgeland Mansion.
Ohio House
Historic building
Photo: Brian W. Schaller, FAL.
The Ohio House, or the Ohio State Building, is an historic, American building that is located in west Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. It is listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places and is an inventoried structure within the Fairmount Park Historic District entry on the National Register of Historic Places. Ohio House is situated 3,300 feet southwest of Ridgeland Mansion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wynnefield Heights and Parkside.
Wynnefield Heights
Neighborhood
Wynnefield Heights is a middle class neighborhood that is located in the greater West Philadelphia area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The neighborhood is bounded by City Avenue to the north, Belmont Avenue to the west, Fairmount Park to the south and east, and the Schuylkill Expressway to the east.
Parkside
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Parkside is a neighborhood that is located in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Wynnefield
Neighborhood
Wynnefield is a diverse middle-class neighborhood in West Philadelphia. Its borders are 53rd Street at Jefferson to the south, Philadelphia's Fairmount Park to the east, City Avenue to the north and the Amtrak Philadelphia Main Line tracks to the west.
Ridgeland Mansion
- Categories: historic house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.99263° or 39° 59′ 34″ northLongitude
-75.21019° or 75° 12′ 37″ westHeight
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
87F6XQVQ+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 764493687OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q45369738
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Underground Railroad Museum at Belmont Mansion and Chamounix South Playing Fields.
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