Rittenhouse Barn
Rittenhouse Barn is a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which is located on Wissahickon Avenue. Rittenhouse Barn is situated nearby to the bike shop PAPERtrail Bike Cafe, as well as near Historic Rittenhouse Town Trailhead.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Historic Rittenhouse Town and Oaks Cloister.
Historic Rittenhouse Town
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 2,100 feet east of Rittenhouse Barn.
Walnut Lane Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Walnut Lane Bridge is a concrete arch bridge located in Northwest Philadelphia that connects the Germantown and Roxborough neighborhoods across the Wissahickon Creek in Fairmount Park. Walnut Lane Bridge is situated 2,400 feet northwest of Rittenhouse Barn.
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.
Wissahickon
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Wissahickon is a neighborhood in the section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Wissahickon is located adjacent to the neighborhoods of Roxborough and Manayunk, and it is bounded by the Wissahickon Valley Park, Ridge Avenue, Hermit Street, and Henry Avenue.
Rittenhouse Barn
- 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
40.02906° or 40° 1′ 45″ northLongitude
-75.19213° or 75° 11′ 32″ westHeight
24 feet (7.3 metres)Open location code
87G62RH5+J4OpenStreetMap ID
way 766332798OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=building
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Notable Places Nearby
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