The Trower Building

The Trower Building is a historic building in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania which is located on Germantown Avenue. The Trower Building is situated nearby to the neighborhood Germantown, as well as near the historic building C. A. Rowell Department Store.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vernon-Wister House and First Presbyterian Church of Germantown.

Vernon-Wister House

Historic building

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Vernon-Wister House is a historic house in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1803 by James Matthews, from whom John Wister purchased it in 1812.

First Presbyterian Church of Germantown

Church

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Polite Temple Baptist Church

Church

Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Polite Temple Baptist Church is situated 570 feet northeast of The Trower Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Germantown and Morton.

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.

Wister

Neighborhood

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Wister is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is bounded by Chelten Avenue to the north, Germantown Avenue to the west, Belfield Avenue to the east, and Wister Street to the south.

The Trower Building

Type: Historic building
Address: 5706 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.03593° or 40° 2′ 9″ north

Longitude

-75.17524° or 75° 10′ 31″ west

Height

58 feet (18 metres)

Open location code

87G62RPF+9W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 773663130

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include C. A. Rowell Department Store and Muhammad Mosque 12.

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