Widener Library
Widener Library is a library in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania which is located on West Lehigh Avenue. Widener Library is situated nearby to Mt. Sinai Tabernacle Baptist Church, as well as near Calvary United Church of Christ.- Opening hours:
Monday—Tuesday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
Wednesday—Friday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays: closed - Type: Library
- Address: 26, 2808 West Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19132
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rudolph Walton School and Mount Peace Cemetery.
Rudolph Walton School
Historic building
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Rudolph Walton School is a historic school building located in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Rudolph Walton School is situated 570 feet southeast of Widener Library.
Mount Peace Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Dwkaminski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Peace Cemetery is a cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is owned and operated by the Odd Fellows organization. It was established in 1865 and is located at 3111 West Lehigh Avenue, near the Laurel Hill Cemetery. Mount Peace Cemetery is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Widener Library.
Woodford
Museum
Woodford is a historic mansion at Ford Road and Greenland Drive in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built c. 1756, it is the first of Philadelphia's great colonial Georgian mansion houses to be built, and exemplifies the opulence of such houses. Woodford is situated 3,100 feet southwest of Widener Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Allegheny West and Strawberry Mansion.
Allegheny West
Neighborhood
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Allegheny West is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is named after its location in the vicinity of Allegheny Avenue on the western side of Broad Street.
Strawberry Mansion
Neighborhood
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Strawberry Mansion is a neighborhood in the U.S. city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, located east of Fairmount Park in North Philadelphia. The neighborhood is bounded by 33rd Street to the west, 29th Street to the east, Lehigh Avenue to the north, and Oxford Street to the south.
Stanton
Neighborhood
North Philadelphia West is a neighborhood that is located in the western central part of the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, east of the Schuylkill River.
Widener Library
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.99671° or 39° 59′ 48″ northLongitude
-75.17759° or 75° 10′ 39″ westHeight
35 feet (11 metres)Operator
Free Library of PhiladelphiaOpen location code
87F6XRWC+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 803407038OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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