Elfreth's Alley
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Elfreth's Alley is a historic residential street in Philadelphia, often cited as the oldest continuously inhabited street in the United States, known for its preserved 18th-century homes.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elfreth's Alley canonical | 7 |
| Elfreth's Alley Association | 1 |
| Elfreth's Alley Museum | 1 |
| Elfreth's Alley National Historic Landmark | 1 |
| Elfreth's Alley is a National Historic Landmark | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic street
ⓘ
residential street ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| city | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasAccessibility | open to the public ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalSignificance | example of early American urban domestic architecture ⓘ |
| hasBuildingHeight | primarily two-and-a-half-story houses ⓘ |
| hasBuildingStyle |
Federal architecture
ⓘ
Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| hasCenturyOfOrigin | 18th century ⓘ |
| hasConservationEffort | maintained by local preservation groups ⓘ |
| hasCulturalDesignation | Philadelphia historic street ⓘ |
| hasEraOfConstruction | 1700s ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Fête Day ⓘ |
| hasFunction | historic residential neighborhood ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature | cobblestone street ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
Elfreth's Alley
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Elfreth's Alley Museum
|
| hasNumberOfHouses | approximately 32 ⓘ |
| hasOrganization |
Elfreth's Alley
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Elfreth's Alley Association
|
| hasPeriodOfSignificance |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 19106 ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | protected historic site ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttractionStatus | major Philadelphia heritage site ⓘ |
| hasTouristSeason | year-round ⓘ |
| hasTypicalBuildingMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| hasUse |
museum
ⓘ
residential ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| inception | early 18th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
18th-century row houses
ⓘ
being one of the oldest continuously inhabited residential streets in the United States ⓘ well-preserved colonial-era architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Old City, Philadelphia
ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | Jeremiah Elfreth ⓘ |
| offers | guided tours ⓘ |
| partOf |
Old City historic district
ⓘ
surface form:
Old City historic area
|
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| streetType | alley ⓘ |
| touristAttractionType | historic district ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Elfreth's Alley Museum
this entity surface form:
Elfreth's Alley Association
this entity surface form:
Elfreth's Alley National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form:
Elfreth's Alley is a National Historic Landmark