National Historic Landmark

Woodlands, The

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Listed
December 24, 1967
Type
Building
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
67000022

About this property

The Woodlands is a National Historic Landmark District on the west bank of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. It includes a Federal-style mansion, a matching carriage house and stable, and a garden landscape that in 1840 was transformed into a Victorian rural cemetery with an arboretum of over 1,000 trees. More than 30,000 people are buried at the cemetery. Among the tombstones at Woodlands cemetery is the tombstone of Dr Thomas W. Evans, which at 150 feet (46 m), is both the tallest gravestone in the United States and the tallest obelisk gravestone in the world.

Location

40th St. and Woodland Ave.
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
39.94717, -75.20226

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Woodland Terrace
Pre Contact
0.2 mi
Alfred Newton Richards Medical Research Laboratories and David Goddard Laboratories Buildings
Industrial
0.3 mi
Drexel Development Historic District
Listed
0.3 mi
Hamilton Family Estate
Industrial
0.3 mi
University Avenue Bridge
Industrial
0.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Germantown Oct 4 1777
1777Revolutionary War
1 mi
Battle of Barren Hill
1778Revolutionary War
2.6 mi
Battle of Fort Mifflin
1777Revolutionary War
4.6 mi
Battle of Fort Mifflin (Pennsylvania)
1777Revolutionary War
4.7 mi

Questions about this property

When was Woodlands, The listed on the National Register?

Woodlands, The was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 24, 1967.

What type of historic resource is Woodlands, The?

Woodlands, The is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

Is Woodlands, The a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Woodlands, The has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), the highest level of federal recognition for historic properties in the United States.

What is the period of significance for Woodlands, The?

The period of significance for Woodlands, The is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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