Howell House

The Howell House is a historic house in the Germantown section of , . The three-story stone house was built in 1795 by William Forbes.
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  • Type: Historic building
  • Description: listed on the NRHP in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Address: 5218 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Conyngham-Hacker House and Grumblethorpe.

Historic building
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The is a historic house in the Germantown section of , . The 2½-story stone house was built in 1755 by William Forbes.

Museum
was the home of the Wister family in the present-day section of , who lived there for over 160 years. It was built in 1744 as a summer residence, but it became the family's year-round residence in 1793. is situated 330 feet northwest of Howell House.

Church
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is situated 470 feet west of Howell House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wister and Germantown.

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

Neighborhood
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is an area in , Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by Palatine, Quaker, and Mennonite families in 1683 as an independent borough, it was absorbed into Philadelphia in 1854.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the section of the city of , , U.S. It comprises two smaller, older neighborhoods, Nicetown and Tioga, although the distinction between the two is rarely emphasized today.

Howell House

Latitude
40.0313° or 40° 1′ 53″ north
Longitude
-75.16787° or 75° 10′ 4″ west
Height
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
87G62RJJ+GV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 775170103
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q5921741
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