Society Hill

Spanning between Walnut and Lombard streets and Front and 8th streets, Socity Hill is Philadelphia’s residential showcase.

The Society Hill District contains the largest concentration of original 18th and early 19th century architecture of any place in the United States, with Federal, Colonial and Georgian style rowhouses set along cobblestone streets. This, coupled with stylish penthouses and upscale condos, trendy and eclectic cafés, restaurants, shops, nightclubs, and bars, makes Society Hill one of the most in-demand places to live in all of Philadelphia.

Society Hill History

This historic neighborhood dates back to 1682 when William Penn chartered the “Free Society of Traders” to help develop a fledging Philadelphia. Penn granted the Free Society a parcel of land overlooking Dock Creek at Front Street, known as “the Society’s Hill”.

Society Hill retains the harmony, scale, materials, and rhythm of rowhouse construction and the original pattern of streets from the City Charter of 1701. Changes in the physical development, reliance on the Delaware River for commerce and trade, ethic and cultural diversity, and economic health shaped have Society Hill as we know it today.