Beggarstown School
The Beggarstown School, built c. 1740, is a historic school in Beggarstown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, now part of the Mount Airy neighborhood. It is a rare example of a school building from the colonial era.Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
- Type: Historic building
- Also known as: “Beggarstown School Building”
- Address: 6669 Germantown Avenue
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Michael’s Evangelical Lutheran Church and Germantown Church of the Brethren.
St. Michael’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Church
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church is a historic church building in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, just north of the Germantown neighborhood.
Germantown Church of the Brethren
Church
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Germantown Church of the Brethren is situated 560 feet southeast of Beggarstown School.
Michael Billmeyer House
Historic building
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Michael Billmeyer House, aka the Bensell-Billmeyer House, is an historic, American twin house that is located in the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Michael Billmeyer House is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Beggarstown School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Airy and Morton.
Mount Airy
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Mount Airy is a neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
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.
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.
Beggarstown School
- Categories: school, school building, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.05138° or 40° 3′ 5″ northLongitude
-75.18494° or 75° 11′ 6″ westOpen location code
87G63R28+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 775346601OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q4880460
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In Other Languages
“Beggarstown School” goes by many names.
- French: “Beggarstown School”
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