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Ramcat Historic District

Coordinates: 39°56′55″N 75°10′54″W / 39.94861°N 75.18167°W / 39.94861; -75.18167
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Ramcat Historic District
South 25th, Ramcat Historic District, February 2014
Ramcat Historic District is located in Philadelphia
Ramcat Historic District
Ramcat Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Ramcat Historic District
Ramcat Historic District is located in the United States
Ramcat Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Market, Twenty-third, and Bainbridge Sts., and RR yards, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′55″N 75°10′54″W / 39.94861°N 75.18167°W / 39.94861; -75.18167
Area48 acres (19 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Federal
NRHP reference No.86000055[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 8, 1986

The Ramcat Historic District, also known as the Schuylkill Historic District, is a national historic district that is located in the Rittenhouse Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

History and architectural features

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This district encompasses 613 contributing buildings and includes a mix of transportation-related, residential, and industrial properties. The mid- to late-nineteenth-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.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes George E. Thomas (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ramcat Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved June 16, 2012.