Kensington Library
Kensington Library is a library in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania which is located on West Dauphin Street. Kensington Library is situated nearby to the metro station York–Dauphin station, as well as near the mosque Nigerian Muslim Association of Philadelphia.- 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: 6, 104 West Dauphin Street, Philadelphia, PA 19133
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include York–Dauphin station and Norris Square Presbyterian Church.
York–Dauphin station
Metro station
Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
York–Dauphin station is an elevated rapid transit station, serving L trains of SEPTA Metro. It is located in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Norris Square Presbyterian Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Norris Square Presbyterian Church is situated 970 feet southwest of Kensington Library.
St. Michael’s Lutheran Church
Church
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
St. Michael’s Lutheran Church is situated 2,400 feet east of Kensington Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kensington and West Kensington.
Kensington
Neighborhood
Photo: ChrisErb, Public domain.
Kensington is a neighborhood in the River Wards section of Philadelphia. Kensington is a primarily low-income and working-class area, and it experienced increasing poverty after the loss of its industries in the 1960s during deindustrialization.
West Kensington
Neighborhood
West Kensington is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is north of Olde Kensington. The Market Frankford El above Front Street forms the line between West Kensington and Kensington.
Hartranft
Neighborhood
Hartranft is a neighborhood in the central part of North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hartranft is on the border of the predominantly Black central region of North Philadelphia and the predominantly Hispanic eastern section of North Philadelphia.
Kensington Library
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.98464° or 39° 59′ 5″ northLongitude
-75.13267° or 75° 7′ 58″ westHeight
27 feet (8.2 metres)Operator
Free Library of PhiladelphiaOpen location code
87F6XVM8+VWOpenStreetMap ID
way 803483213OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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