Ramcat Historic District

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302 S 25th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA

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N39° 56' 55" W75° 10' 54"   (39.948611111111, -75.181666666667) Start navigation »

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Ramcat Historic District, also known as the Schuylkill Historic District, is a national historic district located in the Rittenhouse Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 613 contributing buildings. It includes a mix of transportation-related, residential, and industrial properties. The mid- to late-19th century housing stock is characterized as two-story, rowhouse dwellings for the working class. Notable non-residential buildings include the Wanamaker delivery garage, Gimbel's delivery garage, Lanston Monotype Co., Lippincott and Co. Press Building, Thornton-Fuller Auto Assembly Plant (1925), Crane Ice Cream Co. (1904, 1914), and the New York Pie Baking Co.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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