Sharswood in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Dixie Hummingbirds

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2019

1. The Dixie Hummingbirds Marker

Inscription. Renowned African American gospel vocal group originally formed in 1928; members received a National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellowship in 2000. They influenced popular musicians, including James Brown, Stevie Wonder, and the Temptations. Their version of Paul Simon’s “Loves Me Like a Rock” won a Grammy Award in 1974. Founder James B. Davis (1916-2001) lived in this home, which served as the group’s headquarters.

Erected 2017 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Grammy Award Winners, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.

Location. 39° 58.467′ N, 75° 10.609′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Sharswood. It is on North College Avenue east of North 25th Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located on the sidewalk, directly in front of the subject house. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2435 North College Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19121, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jefferson Street Ballparks (approx. 0.3 miles away); Girard College

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Kitchen (approx. 0.4 miles away); Solitary Exercise Yard (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Big Graph (approx. 0.4 miles away); The United States no longer has the highest rate of incarceration in the world. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Incinerator (approx. half a mile away); Memories of the Penitentiary Hospital (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Another marker is no longer nearby. 2020 Rate of Incarceration (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. The Dixie Hummingbirds

The Dixie Hummingbirds Marker<br>(<i>edge-on view • subject house behind marker</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2019

2. The Dixie Hummingbirds Marker
(edge-on view • subject house behind marker)

The Dixie Hummingbirds Marker<br>(<i>view looking east along College Ave • house left of marker</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2019

3. The Dixie Hummingbirds Marker
(view looking east along College Ave • house left of marker)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 645 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 27, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3. submitted on June 28, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.