Boelson Cottage
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.
- Historic building
- …stands 21 feet (6.4 metres) tall
- Description: fieldstone cottage in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
- Address: 2128 Martin Luther King Drive, Philadelphia, PA
- Also known as“Boelsen Cottage”“John Boelsen House”
- Established: 1678–1684
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rockland Mansion and Ormiston Mansion.
Rockland Mansion
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Ormiston Mansion
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Columbia Railroad Bridge
Bridge
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Nearby places include Northwest Philadelphia and Wynnefield Heights.
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Boelson Cottage
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Latitude
39.98962° or 39° 59′ 23″ north
Longitude
-75.20298° or 75° 12′ 11″ west
Open location code
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