Philadelphia Doll Museum
The Philadelphia Doll Museum is located in Philadelphia at 2253 North Broad Street along the Avenue of the Arts. It is the only known museum in the United States that emphasizes the collection and preservation of black dolls as artifacts of history and culture.- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Address: 2253 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Susquehanna–Dauphin station and Uptown Theater.
Susquehanna–Dauphin station
Metro station
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Susquehanna–Dauphin station is a subway station on the SEPTA Metro B in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is located at the 2200 block of North Broad Street in North Philadelphia, between Susquehanna Avenue at the south end and Dauphin Street at the north end.
Uptown Theater
Building
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The Uptown Theater is an Art Deco building situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was constructed in 1927 and was designed by the Philadelphia-based architectural firm Magaziner, Eberhard & Harris.
Tyler School of Art and Architecture
University
The Tyler School of Art and Architecture, frequently referred to by community members as simply Tyler, is part of Temple University, a large, urban, public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Tyler School of Art and Architecture is situated 1,600 feet south of Philadelphia Doll Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stanton and North Philadelphia.
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.
North Philadelphia
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North Philadelphia is a large area north of Philadelphia's Center City that includes many neighborhoods such as Northern Liberties, Kensington, Fishtown, Fairmount, the Spring Gardens, Templetown, Nicetown, and Tioga.
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.
Philadelphia Doll Museum
- Categories: toy museum, art museum, history museum, African-American museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.98768° or 39° 59′ 16″ northLongitude
-75.15544° or 75° 9′ 20″ westHeight
47 feet (14 metres)Open location code
87F6XRQV+3ROpenStreetMap ID
way 908899143OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7182666
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Somali—“Philadelphia Doll Museum” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف فيلادلفيا دول”
- Hausa: “Gidan kayan gargajiya na Philadelphia”
- Somali: “Matxafka Caruusadaha ee Philadelphia”
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Highlights include Circle of Hope and New Psalmist Baptist Church.
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