National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Philadelphia
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__NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Philadelphia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the
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. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be seen in a Google map. There are 562 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Philadelphia, including 67
National Historic Landmarks A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places listed ...
. Southwest Philadelphia includes 12 of these properties and districts, including 2 National Historic Landmarks; the city's remaining properties and districts are listed elsewhere.


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List of National Historic Landmarks in Philadelphia There are 67 National Historic Landmarks within Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. See also the List of National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania, which covers the 102 landmarks in the rest of the state. Current listings ...
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


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