West Philadelphia Streetcar Suburb Historic District

West Philadelphia Streetcar Suburb Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
College Hall (and Logan Hall) viewed from Woodland Ave., ca. 1892.
Show map of Philadelphia Show map of Pennsylvania Show map of the US
Location	Roughly bounded by University of Pennsylvania campus, Woodlands Cemetery, Poweltown Avenue, 52nd Street, and Woodland Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′1″N 75°12′45″W / 39.95028°N 75.21250°W / 39.95028; -75.21250Coordinates: 39°57′1″N 75°12′45″W / 39.95028°N 75.21250°W / 39.95028; -75.21250
Area	640 acres (260 ha)
Architect	multiple
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
NRHP Reference #	97001669
Added to NRHP	February 5, 1998

The West Philadelphia Streetcar Suburb Historic District is an area of West Philadelphia listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It represented the transformation of Philadelphia's rural farmland into urban residential development, made possible by the streetcar, which provided easy access to Center City. This is an early example of the streetcar suburb.

Development had proceeded during the 19th century to about 43rd Street. The arrival of electrified streetcars in 1892 accelerated development to the west and southwest.

Noted Philadelphia church architect Isaac Pursell (1853-1910) designed the contributing Christ Memorial Church (1887) at 4233-4257 Chestnut Street.