Powelton Village is a neighborhood in the
West Philadelphia section of
Philadelphia
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,
Pennsylvania
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. It consists of mostly
Victorian and
twin style homes. It is a national historic district that is part of
University City. Powelton Village extends north from Market Street to Spring Garden Street, east to 32nd Street, west to 40th and Spring Garden Streets, and to 44th and Market Streets.
History
Powelton Village takes its name from mayor of Philadelphia
Samuel Powel. In the late 1800s,
trolley lines opened the area up to urbanization. Powelton soon became a choice residential spot for
Philadelphia
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industrial tycoons.
Powelton's luster began to wane by the 1920s, and by the 1940s the neighborhood was populated by low-income families. In the 1960s the Village was home to many members of the
counterculture movement,
and Powelton today has a strong political activism and
anarchist tradition, as well as multiethnic pluralism.
In addition to the Powelton Historic District, the
Bell Telephone Exchange Building,
The Powelton
The Powelton, also known as the Powelton Apartments, is a historic apartment complex located in the Powelton Village neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in two phases; in 1902 and 1910. The first section was designed by arc ...
,
Frederick A. Poth Houses, and
John Shedwick Development Houses are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
Arts and culture
Spiral Q Puppet Theater is located on Spring Garden Street between 31st and 32nd Streets.
References
Further reading
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External links
Powelton Village Civic Association
Archived 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2015-03-29
{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Neighborhoods in Philadelphia
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
Houses completed in 1902
Historic districts in Philadelphia
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania