Society Hill

Society Hill Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Philadelphia Register of Historic Places
400 block of S. 2nd St., Head House Sq. Center City – Society Hill outlined in red
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Location	Center City, bounded by 8th, Front, Walnut and Lombard Streets[1]}}
Coordinates	39°56′42″N 75°08′56″W / 39.945°N 75.149°W / 39.945; -75.149
Area	163 acres (66 ha)
Built	18th-century and later
Architectural style	Georgian, Federal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	71000065
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 23, 1971
Designated PRHP	March 10, 1999

Society Hill is a historic neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia. It is one of the oldest part of Philadelphia along with Old City. The area was settled in the 1680s. It is one of the most expensive neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Society Hill has the largest number of 18th- and early 19th-century buildings in an area.^[2] It is famous for its Franklin street lamps, brick sidewalks, cobblestone and Belgian block streets.

1. ↑ "Society Hill (and Pennsylvania Hospital of Washington Square West) Historic District" (PDF), phila.gov, Philadelphia Historical Commission, City of Philadelphia, p. 1, archived from the original (PDF) on November 1, 2016, retrieved December 14, 2016, Note: PDF file link found on phila.gov/historical/register/Pages/districts.aspx |url=http://focus.nps.gov/GetAsset?assetID=5fe4a938-36ac-41aa-974c-9ff0d3a91176 |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form |date=June 23, 1971 |page=5 |website=nps.gov |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=December 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221024724/http://focus.nps.gov/GetAsset?assetID=5fe4a938-36ac-41aa-974c-9ff0d3a91176 |archive-date=December 21, 2016 |url-status=live
2. ↑ Dowdall, George W. (2015), Society Hill, The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, retrieved July 25, 2022