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Woodlands, The

Woodlands, The is a historic place in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on December 24, 1967, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 67000022.

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PennsylvaniaListed December 24, 1967NRIS #67000022★ National Historic Landmark
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What is Woodlands, The?

The Woodlands is a National Historic Landmark District on the west bank of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. It includes a Federal-style mansion, a matching carriage house and stable, and a garden landscape that in 1840 was transformed into a Victorian rural cemetery with an arboretum of over 1,000 trees. More than 30,000 people are buried at the cemetery. Among the tombstones at Woodlands cemetery is the tombstone of Dr Thomas W. Evans, which at 150 feet (46 m), is both the tallest gravestone in the United States and the tallest obelisk gravestone in the world.

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Listing details

Name
Woodlands, The
City
Philadelphia
County
Philadelphia County
State
Pennsylvania
Listed on the National Register
December 24, 1967
NRIS reference number
67000022
Resource type
building
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
39.94717, -75.20226
When was Woodlands, The listed on the National Register?

Woodlands, The was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 24, 1967.

Where is Woodlands, The located?

Woodlands, The is located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania at approximately 39.94717, -75.20226. See the map above.

Is Woodlands, The a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Woodlands, The is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.

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