Washington Square West in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Blackwell House
1809
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 25, 2015
1. Blackwell House Marker
Erected by National Park Service-United States Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 39° 56.652′ N, 75° 9.114′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Washington Square West. It is on South 6th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19106, 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: Francis Johnson (within shouting distance of this marker); Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mother Bethel (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (about 300 feet away); A.M.E. Book Concern (about 300 feet away); Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church (about 400 feet away); In Tribute to the Emanuel Nine (about 400 feet away); Free African Society (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
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Photographed by Don Morfe, April 25, 2015
2. Blackwell House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,076 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 4, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
