Fairmount

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Fairmount is a residential neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for its historic architecture, cultural institutions, and proximity to the city’s Museum District.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf neighborhood
residential neighborhood
borderedBy Broad Street (to the east, commonly)
Girard Avenue (to the north, commonly)
Schuylkill River (to the west, commonly)
Spring Garden Street (to the south, commonly)
country United States
developmentPattern 19th-century and early 20th-century rowhouse development
hasAreaCode 215
267
445
hasCommercialCorridor Broad Street
Fairmount Avenue NERFINISHED
Girard Avenue NERFINISHED
hasCulturalInstitution Eastern State Penitentiary historic site and museum
nearby Barnes Foundation
nearby Philadelphia Museum of Art
nearby Rodin Museum
hasFeature mixed-use commercial corridors
tree-lined streets
hasHistoricSite Eastern State Penitentiary National Historic Landmark
hasHousingType low-rise apartment buildings
rowhouses
hasLandmark Eastern State Penitentiary
Fairmount Water Works (nearby)
Philadelphia Museum of Art (adjacent)
Rodin Museum (nearby on Benjamin Franklin Parkway)
The Barnes Foundation (nearby on Benjamin Franklin Parkway)
hasPublicTransit SEPTA Broad Street Line (Fairmount Station nearby)
SEPTA bus routes on Fairmount Avenue
SEPTA bus routes on Girard Avenue
hasRecreation access to Kelly Drive
access to Schuylkill River Trail
proximity to Fairmount Park system
hasZIPCode 19130
knownFor cultural institutions
historic architecture
proximity to Fairmount Park
proximity to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway museum district
proximity to the Philadelphia Museum of Art
rowhouse-lined streets
locatedIn Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
namedAfter Fairmount hill
partOf Center City planning district
Northwest Philadelphia region (broadly defined)
Philadelphia City Council Districts 5 and 7 (overlapping, approximate)
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
urbanizationLevel urban

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