Oaks Cloister
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.
- Historic building
- …stands 64 feet (20 metres) tall
- Description: building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Address: 5829 Wissahickon Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chelten Avenue station and Historic Rittenhouse Town.
Chelten Avenue station
Railway station
Chelten Avenue station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Chelten Avenue station is situated 940 feet east of Oaks Cloister.
Historic Rittenhouse Town
Protected area
Wikimedia, Public domain.
Historic RittenhouseTown, sometimes referred…
Tulpehocken station
Railway station
Tulpehocken station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tulpehocken station is situated 2,100 feet north of Oaks Cloister.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Germantown and East Falls.
Germantown
Neighborhood
Jack Boucher, Public domain.
Germantown is an area in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
East Falls
Neighborhood
East Falls is a neighborhood in Lower Northwest, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Wister
Neighborhood
Smallbones, Public domain.
Wister is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Oaks Cloister
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Latitude
40.02972° or 40° 1′ 47″ north
Longitude
-75.18453° or 75° 11′ 4″ west
Open location code
87G62RH8+V5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=building
Wikidata ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saylor’s Grove and Smyser and English Pharmacy.
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