Abraham Rittenhouse Home
Abraham Rittenhouse Home is a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which is located on Wissahickon Avenue. Abraham Rittenhouse Home is situated nearby to the historic site Rittenhouse Papermill, as well as near the historic building Rittenhouse Bake House.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Historic Rittenhouse Town and Oaks Cloister.
Historic Rittenhouse Town
Protected area
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Historic RittenhouseTown, sometimes referred to as Rittenhouse Historic District, encompasses the remains of an early industrial community which was the site of the first paper mill in British North America.
Oaks Cloister
Historic building
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oaks Cloister is a historic mansion in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. It was built in 1900 by the architect Joseph Miller Huston. Huston, who was the architect of the Pennsylvania Capitol, built Oaks Cloister as his home and studio. Oaks Cloister is situated 1,400 feet east of Abraham Rittenhouse Home.
Tulpehocken station
Railway station
Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tulpehocken station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at 333 West Tulpehocken Street in the Germantown neighborhood, it serves the Chestnut Hill West Line. Tulpehocken station is situated 2,100 feet north of Abraham Rittenhouse Home.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Falls and Germantown.
East Falls
Neighborhood
East Falls is a neighborhood in Lower Northwest, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies on the east bank of the "Falls of the Schuylkill," cataracts submerged in 1822 by the Schuylkill Canal and Fairmount Water Works projects.
Germantown
Neighborhood
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
Germantown is an area in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by Palatine, Quaker, and Mennonite families in 1683 as an independent borough, it was absorbed into Philadelphia in 1854.
Morton
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Morton is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located south of West Oak Lane, east of Mount Airy, and west of North Broad Street.
Abraham Rittenhouse Home
- Type: Historic building
- Address: 5800 Wissahickon Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.02995° or 40° 1′ 48″ northLongitude
-75.18954° or 75° 11′ 22″ westHeight
35 feet (11 metres)Open location code
87G62RH6+X5OpenStreetMap ID
way 766332792OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=building
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rittenhouse Papermill and Rittenhouse Bake House.
Nearby Places
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