Industry and warehouses in Philadelphia
This tour visits places of production and transport, among them warehouses, mills, factories, breweries and depots. Many have been converted to other uses since they were listed.
The stops that carry a construction date run from 1882 to 1905. 10 stops, 2.5 miles end to end. One stop is a historic district rather than a single building.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Sep 24, 2026.
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Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Walking order
- 1Edward Corner Marine Merchandise Warehouse1100-1102 North Delaware Ave.Buildingstart
- 2Morse Elevator Works Historic District1101-03, 1105-09, 1111-13, and 1115-27 Frankford Ave; 121-31 E. Wildey Street; 1100-06 and 1108-10 Shackamaxon Street; and 1045-49 Sarah StreetHistoric district0.2 mi from stop 1
- 3Times Finishing Works1136-1148 N. American St.Building · listed 20160.4 mi from stop 2
- 4Quaker City Dye Works100-118 W. Oxford St.Building · listed 20120.6 mi from stop 3
- 5Star Carpet Mill1801 North Howard St.Building0.1 mi from stop 4
- 6Peter Woll and Sons Factory165-173 West Berks St.Building · listed 20200.1 mi from stop 5
- 7Brownhill and Kramer Hosiery Mill406-426 Memphis St., 1421-1437 E. Columbia Ave.Building · built 1905 · listed 20140.3 mi from stop 6
- 8Weisbrod & Hess Brewery2421 Martha Street; 2423-39 Amber StreetBuilding0.5 mi from stop 7
- 9Beatty's Mills Factory Building2446-2468 Coral St.Building · listed 20040.1 mi from stop 8
- 10Albion Carpet Mill1821-1845 E. Hagert St.Building · built 1882 · listed 20160.2 mi from stop 9
2.5 straight-line miles over 9 legs.
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 10 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
Other walks in Philadelphia
- Renaissance Revival architecture in Philadelphia10 stops · 2.5 milesRenaissance Revival draws on the Italian palazzo, with a rusticated ground floor, round arched windows and a strong horizontal cornice. The Philadelphia examples on this route went up between 1805 and 1904.
- Banks and business blocks in Philadelphia10 stops · 1.7 milesThe route links commercial buildings built between 1795 and 1893. Most were built to hold shops at street level and offices above.
- Houses and mansions in Philadelphia15 stops · 2.1 milesThe route links houses built between 1870 and 1928. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.
- Schools and libraries in Philadelphia11 stops · 2.2 milesThe route links schools built between 1857 and 1987. Some are still in use for teaching and some have been converted to other work.
- Philadelphia in the 1920s10 stops · 2.3 milesEvery stop carries a construction date in the 1920s. They are what Philadelphia holds on the register from that decade.
Local history books for Philadelphia
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Guidebooks to historic places in Pennsylvania
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.