Logan Square, Philadelphia
| Logan Square | |
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| Neighborhood of Philadelphia | |
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The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul and Logan Circle sits at the heart of Logan Square. | |
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| Country |
 United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Philadelphia County |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Area code(s) | Area code 215 |
Logan Square is a neighborhood in Philadelphia. Bound by Market Street on the south, Spring Garden Street on the north, Broad Street on the east, and the Schuylkill River on the west, it occupies the northwest quadrant of Center City. The square for which it is named is one of the five "squares", or parks, central to William Penn's design for Philadelphia. Originally called Northwest Square, it was renamed in honor of James Logan, an eighteenth-century mayor of Philadelphia.
Located here are a number of sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Arch Street Presbyterian Church, the Barnes Foundation, Bell Telephone Company Building, Board of Education Building, Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Harris Building, Insurance Company of North America Building, Larkin-Belber Building, Logan Square, Francis McIlvain House, St. Clement's Protestant Episcopal Church, and the Wesley Building.[1]
Penn Center, Franklintown and much of Philadelphia's central business district are located in Logan Square.
Education
Residents are in the Albert M. Greenfield School catchment area for grades Kindergarten through eight;[2] all persons assigned to Greenfield are zoned to Benjamin Franklin High School.[3] Previously South Philadelphia High School was the neighborhood's zoned high school.[4][5]
See also
References
- ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "k-8 public schools nand catchment map." Center City Schools (Center City District and Central Philadelphia Development Corporation). Retrieved on November 17, 2016.
- ↑ "High School Directory Fall 2017 Admissions" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. p. 30/70. Retrieved on November 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Albert M. Greenfield School - Where the Graduates Go." Center City Schools.
- ↑ "South Philadelphia High School Geographic Boundaries" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on November 29, 2015.
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Coordinates: 39°58′N 75°10′W / 39.96°N 75.17°W