The Cliffs
The Cliffs is a historic country house located near 33rd and Oxford Streets in East Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. It is a Registered Historic Place.Photo: Brian W. Schaller, FAL.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse and Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge.
Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse
Recreation area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse is a free young children's playground near North 33rd Street and Oxford Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, within the borders of Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse is situated 890 feet northwest of The Cliffs.
Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge is a stone arch bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that carries Amtrak Northeast Corridor rail lines and SEPTA and NJT commuter rail lines over the Schuylkill River. Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge is situated 1,300 feet south of The Cliffs.
John Coltrane House
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The John Coltrane House is a historic house at 1511 North 33rd Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. A National Historic Landmark, it was the home of American saxophonist and jazz pioneer John Coltrane from 1952 until 1958. John Coltrane House is situated 1,600 feet east of The Cliffs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Northwest Philadelphia and Strawberry Mansion.
Northwest Philadelphia
Photo: ChristineFisher, CC BY 2.0.
Philadelphia's Northwest district is a huge area north of Lehigh Ave and west of Front St. This isn't the most visited part of town, but nonetheless there are plenty of interesting neighborhoods to explore.
Strawberry Mansion
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Brewerytown
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Brewerytown is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. An unofficial region, Brewerytown runs approximately between the Schuylkill River's eastern bank and 25th Street, bounded by Montgomery Avenue to the north and Parrish Street to the south.
The Cliffs
- Type: House
- Description: building in Pennsylvania, United States
- Categories: building, ruins, historic site, and residential building
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.97941° or 39° 58′ 46″ northLongitude
-75.19409° or 75° 11′ 39″ westOpen location code
87F6XRH4+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 899173831OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q7723384
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