Schools and libraries in Philadelphia
This tour visits schools, colleges, academies and libraries. Some are still in use for teaching and some have been converted to other work. More of the Philadelphia register is schools than any other kind of building, 172 listings of it in all.
The stops that carry a construction date run from 1889 to 1987. 10 stops, 1.9 miles end to end.
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 18, 2026.
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Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data. 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 September 19, 2026.
Walking order
- 1Philadelphia College of ArtNW corner of Broad and Pine Sts.Building · built 1987 · listed 1971start
- 2Philadelphia College of Art (Boundary Increase)Broad and Pine Sts.Building · listed 1978294 ft from stop 1
- 3Thomas Durham School1600 Lombard St.Building · built 1909 · listed 19880.2 mi from stop 2
- 4Jeremiah Nichols School1235 S. 16th St.Building · listed 19880.1 mi from stop 3
- 5Philadelphia School of Occupational Therapy419 S. 19th St.Building · built 1930 · listed 20030.2 mi from stop 4
- 6Edwin M. Stanton School1616--1644 Christian St.Building · built 1926 · listed 19880.4 mi from stop 5
- 7Nathaniel Hawthorne School712 S. Twelfth St.Building · listed 19860.5 mi from stop 6
- 8Bartlett School1100 Catharine St.Building · listed 19860.1 mi from stop 7
- 9J. Sylvester Ramsey SchoolPine and Quince Sts.Building · listed 19860.3 mi from stop 8
- 10Mask and Wig Club of the University of Pennsylvania310 S. Quince St.Building · built 1889 · listed 1979432 ft from stop 9
1.9 straight-line miles over 9 legs. Printed from registeratlas.com/tours/pa/philadelphia/function-schools/
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
- Houses and mansions in Philadelphia11 stops · 1.5 milesThe route links houses built between 1870 and 1928. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.
- 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.