Center in the Park
Center in the Park is a community center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which is located on Germantown Avenue. Center in the Park is situated nearby to ACES Museum, as well as near Black Writers Museum.- Type: Community center
- Also known as: “Vernon Park Library”
- Address: 18, 5710 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
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.
First Presbyterian Church of Germantown is situated 490 feet southeast of Center in the Park.
Polite Temple Baptist Church
Church
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Polite Temple Baptist Church is situated 630 feet northeast of Center in the Park.
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.
Center in the Park
- Categories: building, historic site, and historic building
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.0366° or 40° 2′ 12″ northLongitude
-75.17646° or 75° 10′ 35″ westHeight
53 feet (16 metres)Open location code
87G62RPF+JCOpenStreetMap ID
way 773663131OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=community_centreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
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