A historic district is a collection of historic resources linked by a location or theme. In Philadelphia, these districts are nominated to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. During this process, information is collected about the district. It often includes:
- A narrative that describes the district’s historic significance.
- An inventory of the resources within its boundaries.
- A boundary map.
For some districts, manuals for property owners are also available. These materials are maintained by the Philadelphia Historical Commission.
Name | Description | Released | Format |
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420 Row, 420–434 South 42nd Street historic district (2017) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the 420 Row, 420–434 South 42nd Street historic district. | February 13, 2019 | |
1416–32 West Girard Avenue historic district (2018) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the 1416–32 West Girard Avenue historic district. | February 13, 2019 | |
4208-30 Chester Avenue historic district (2022) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the 4208-30 Chester Avenue historic district. | May 18, 2022 | |
Automobile Row historic district (2021) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Automobile Row historic district. | July 15, 2021 | |
Awbury historic district (2010) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Awbury historic district. | February 13, 2019 | |
Carnegie Library Thematic historic district (2021) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Carnegie Library Thematic historic district. | July 12, 2021 | |
Cast iron subway entrances thematic district (2019) PDF | Nomination and inventory for the cast iron subway entrances thematic district. | February 13, 2019 | |
Central Mt. Airy Commercial historic district (2021) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Central Mt. Airy Commercial historic district. | July 13, 2021 | |
Chester Regent historic district (2019) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Chester Regent historic district. | May 14, 2019 | |
Chestnut Street East Commercial historic district (2021) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Chestnut Street East Commercial historic district. | January 12, 2022 | |
Christian Street/Black Doctors Row historic district (2022) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Christian Street/Black Doctors Row historic district. | July 8, 2022 | |
Conwell House Block historic district (2022) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Conwell House Block historic district. | April 18, 2022 | |
Diamond Street historic district (1986) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Diamond Street historic district. | February 13, 2019 | |
Drexel-Govett historic district (2022) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Drexel-Govett historic district. | April 11, 2022 | |
East Logan Street historic district (2010) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the East Logan Street historic district. | February 13, 2019 | |
F.D.R. Park historic district (2000) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the F.D.R. Park historic district. | February 13, 2019 | |
French Village Historic District (2021) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the proposed French Village historic district. | November 17, 2021 | |
Gardiner-Poth historic district (2021) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Gardiner-Poth historic district. | August 24, 2022 | |
Gates Street historic district (2022) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Gates Street historic district. | October 21, 2022 | |
Germantown Urban Village historic district (2024) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the proposed Germantown Urban Village historic district. | February 15, 2024 | |
Girard Estate historic district (1999) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Girard Estate historic district. | February 13, 2019 | |
Greenbelt Knoll historic district (2006) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Greenbelt Knoll historic district. | March 21, 2023 | |
Historic street paving thematic district (1998) PDF | Nomination and inventory for the historic street paving thematic district. | February 13, 2019 | |
House of St. Michael & All Angels historic district (2023) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the House of St. Michael & All Angels historic district. | September 8, 2023 | |
Jewelers’ Row historic district (Under consideration) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the proposed Jewelers' Row historic district. | March 28, 2019 | |
Lutheran Theological Seminary historic district (2018) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Lutheran Theological Seminary historic district. | February 13, 2019 | |
Main Street Manayunk historic district (1984) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Main Street Manayunk historic district. | February 13, 2019 | |
Main Street Manayunk historic district ordinance (1984) PDF | Ordinance for the Main Street Manayunk historic district. | February 13, 2019 | |
Manheim Square historic district (2021) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Manheim Square historic district. | April 20, 2022 | |
Northwest Philadelphia Apartments thematic historic district (Under consideration) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the proposed Northwest Philadelphia Apartments thematic historic district. | November 7, 2024 | |
Old City historic district (2003) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Old City historic district. | May 4, 2021 | |
Overbrook Farms historic district (2019) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Overbrook Farms historic district. | August 25, 2022 | |
Park Mall historic district (1990) PDF | Nomination and inventory for the Park Mall historic district. | February 13, 2019 | |
Parkside historic district (2009) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Parkside historic district. | February 13, 2019 | |
Powelton Village historic district (2022) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Powelton Village historic district. | November 16, 2022 | |
Ridge Avenue Roxborough thematic district (2018) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Ridge Avenue Roxborough Thematic historic district. | May 6, 2021 | |
Rittenhouse-Fitler historic district (1995) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Rittenhouse-Fitler historic district. | February 13, 2019 | |
Satterlee Heights historic district (2018) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Satterlee Heights historic district. | February 13, 2019 | |
Society Hill historic district (1999) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Society Hill historic district. | May 30, 2019 | |
Southeast Spruce Hill historic district (2024) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Southeast Spruce Hill historic district. | October 23, 2024 | |
Spring Garden historic district (2000) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Spring Garden historic district. | February 13, 2019 | |
Tudor East Falls historic district (2009) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Tudor East Falls historic district. | November 29, 2023 | |
Victorian Roxborough historic district (2022) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Victorian Roxborough historic district | June 1, 2022 | |
Washington Square West historic district PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the proposed Washington Square West historic district. | September 6, 2024 | |
Wayne Junction historic district (2018) PDF | Nomination, inventory, and boundary map for the Wayne Junction historic district. | February 13, 2019 |