Society Hill
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Society Hill is a historic neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of 6,215 as of the 2010 United States Census[update].[7] Settled in the early 1680s, Society Hill is one of the oldest residential neighborhoods in Philadelphia.[8] After urban decay developed between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, an urban renewal program began in the 1950s, restoring the area and its many historic buildings.[9] Society Hill has since become one of the most expensive neighborhoods with the highest average income and second-highest real estate values in Philadelphia.[10] Society Hill's historic colonial architecture, along with planning and restoration efforts, led the American Planning Association to designate it, in 2008[update], as one of the great American neighborhoods and a good example of sustainable urban living.[11]
Society Hill Historic District | |
Location | Center City, bounded by 8th, Front, Walnut, and Lombard Streets[1][note 1] |
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Coordinates | 39.945°N 75.149°W / 39.945; -75.149 |
Area | 163 acres (66 ha)[4] |
Built | 18th-century and later |
Architectural style | Georgian, Federal, Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 71000065[5] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 23, 1971 |
Designated PRHP | March 10, 1999[6] |
The neighborhood hosts one of the largest concentrations of original 18th- and early 19th-century buildings in the United States.[2][12] Society Hill is noted for its Franklin street lamps,[13][11] brick sidewalks, cobblestone and Belgian block streets bordered by two- to four-story brick rowhouses in Federal and Georgian architecture, and public buildings in Greek Revival architecture such as the Merchants' Exchange Building[note 2] and the Old Pine Street Church.[2]