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United States historic place


Garden Court Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district


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Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	39°57′7″N 75°13′7″W / 39.95194°N 75.21861°W / 39.95194; -75.21861
Area	35 acres (14 ha)
Built	1919
Architect	Clarence Siegal
Architectural style	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference No.	84003539
Added to NRHP	July 5, 1984

Garden Court is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated between 45th and 52nd Streets and stretches from Locust Street south to Cedar Street. There is overlap in area with the nearby neighborhoods of Walnut Hill, Spruce Hill, and Cedar Park.

History

In the 1920s, The Philadelphia Inquirer called Garden Court "the most exclusive location in West Philadelphia." Garden Court was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1984. The neighborhood contains a diverse mix of housing types, including the 116-unit Garden Court Condominiums. It is a racially diverse neighborhood. Income and property values are greater than those of West Philadelphia as a whole.

The neighborhood is predominantly residential, but contains small rows of shops around the intersections of 48th and Spruce, and 47th and Pine.

Demographics

At the 2020 Census, 8,207 people lived in Garden Court. The racial composition of the neighborhood was 48.3% White alone, 32.7% Black alone, 8.3% Asian alone, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, 2.1% some other race, and 8.3% multiracial. 6.9% of residents were Hispanic or Latino.

Education

The School District of Philadelphia operates the Henry C. Lea Elementary school in the neighborhood. It is a public, K-8 school, located at 47th Street and Locust Street. The West Philly Cooperative School also operates in the neighborhood, it is a preschool.

Public transit

SEPTA has 3 bus routes running through the neighborhood. The Market-Frankford Line is nearby, further North, and the Route 34 trolley is also nearby, slightly South.

Bus Routes

42, 52, 64

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
"Garden Court Community Association| Philadelphia |". Garden Court. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
Thomas, George (1984). "Garden Court Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
"Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
"Henry C. Lea School – The School District of Philadelphia". Retrieved October 10, 2024.
"Our Curriculum". West Philadelphia Cooperative School. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

External links

Communities of Philadelphia

Former municipalities are below.

Sections and
Neighborhoods

Lower North	Badlands Belfield Brewerytown Callowhill Cecil B. Moore El Centro de Oro / Fairhill Fairmount Francisville Hartranft Ivy Hill Ludlow N3RD Street North Central Northern Liberties North Philadelphia East North Philadelphia West Poplar Sharswood South Lehigh Spring Garden Stanton Strawberry Mansion Yorktown
Upper North	Allegheny West Badlands Franklinville Glenwood Hunting Park Nicetown–Tioga Olde Kensington Swampoodle West Kensington
Olney-Oak Lane	East Oak Lane Feltonville Fern Rock Koreatown Logan Ogontz Olney West Oak Lane

Northwest

Lower Northwest	Andorra East Falls Manayunk Parkland Roxborough Wissahickon
Upper Northwest	Beggarstown Cedarbrook Chestnut Hill Germantown Morton Mount Airy Wister

Northeast

Near Northeast	Burholme Castor Gardens Crescentville Fox Chase Frankford Holme Circle Holmesburg Juniata Lawndale Lexington Park Mayfair Oxford Circle Rhawnhurst Ryers Tacony Wissinoming
Far Northeast	Academy Gardens Ashton-Woodenbridge Bustleton Byberry Crestmont Farms Millbrook Modena Park Morrell Park Normandy Parkwood Pennypack Somerton Torresdale Upper Holmesburg Winchester Park
River Wards	Bridesburg Fishtown Harrowgate Kensington Olde Richmond Port Richmond

Former
Municipalities

Cities	Philadelphia (Center City)
Boroughs	Aramingo Bridesburg Frankford Germantown Manayunk West Philadelphia Whitehall
Districts	Belmont Kensington Moyamensing Northern Liberties Penn Richmond Southwark Spring Garden
Townships	Blockley Bristol Byberry Delaware Germantown Kingsessing Lower Dublin Moreland Northern Liberties Oxford Passyunk Penn Roxborough

Footnotes

As a consolidated city-county Philadelphia is its own county seat.

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