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

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

(1915 - 1973)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 6, 2022

1. Sister Rosetta Tharpe Marker

Inscription. One of gospel music's first crossover superstars, she popularized the genre by including secular music elements. A guitar virtuoso and charismatic performer throughout America and Europe, she toured with Count Basie, Cab Calloway, and Benny Goodman. Her home was here.

Erected 2011 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 39° 58.428′ N, 75° 9.222′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Yorktown. It is on Master Street just west of North 11th Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1102 Master St, Philadelphia PA 19122, 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: The Legendary Blue Horizon (approx. 0.3 miles away); Freedom Theatre (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sullivan Progress Plaza (approx. 0.3 miles away); Robert N.C. Nix Sr. + Jr. (approx.

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0.4 miles away); Siegmund Lubin (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Philadelphia Pyramid Club (approx. half a mile away); Dr. Oscar James Cooper (approx. half a mile away); Russell H. Conwell (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 6, 2022

2. Sister Rosetta Tharpe Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 705 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 11, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.