Bartram Village, Philadelphia

Bartram Village is a small neighborhood in Southwest Philadelphia. It is located in the vicinity of South 56th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard. Bartram village borders Southwest Schuylkill to northeast, Elmwood Park to the west, Kingsessing to the north and the Schuylkill River to the southeast. [1] The neighborhood takes its name from noted botanist John Bartram, whose historical home and gardens, Bartram's Garden, are located nearby. Bartram's Garden, also known as the John Bartram House, is a National Historic Landmark.[2]

Bartram Village
Neighborhood of Philadelphia
John Bartram's house and upper garden in Bartram Village, Philadelphia
Bartram Village
Coordinates:
Country United States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia County
CityPhiladelphia
Area code(s)215, 267 and 445

Bartram Village is also the name of a housing project in the neighborhood located at 54th Street & Elmwood Avenue.

See also

References
  1. http://www.phila.gov/phils/Docs/otherinfo/pname1.htm
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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