Historic Sites
Two dozen sites in East Falls are recognized historic sites, appearing in the National or Philadelphia Register of Historic Places, or having a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission marker. Read about them here.
Note: For many sites, nomination documents are available. These are PDF files, up to about 10 Meg .
Learn more! Click here to read “Historic Designation in Philadelphia: Meaning and Myths.”
An unfortunate omission: In the Fall of 2025, East Falls Historical Society nominated the mid-century modern home “Tulipwood” to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places to forestall its demolition. Although the nomination was deemed to meet three criteria for nomination, the home was not added to list. To see our nomination and learn more about the house, click here.
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Alden Park
Atwater Kent Factory
Castle Ringstetten
Chapel of the Good Shepherd: See Manor Sunday School Association/Chapel of the Good Shepherd
Dobson Back-to-Back Houses
Dobson Mills
Falls Bridge
Falls of Schuylkill Baptist Church
Free Library of Philadelphia, Falls of Schuylkill Branch
Gothic Revival Cottage
Hasserick Residence
Henry W. Brown residence (Timmons House)
Ivy Cottage
Kelly House
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Manor Sunday School Association/Chapel of the Good Shepherd
Memorial Church of the Good Shepherd
Mifflin School: See Thomas Mifflin School
Odd Fellows Hall/Palestine Hall
Old Academy
Rothner Residence
St. Bridget Catholic Church
Steel’s Stone Stable
Timmons House: See Henry W. Brown residence (Timmons House)
Thomas Mifflin School
Tudor East Falls Historic District
Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania
Wagner House
