Fairmount Park

Fairmount Park is the largest park in Philadelphia. It is about 2,000 acres. The park is on both sides of the Schuykill river. It is in the northwest part of Philadelphia. There is an East and West section.^[4] The park includes sites like the Centennial Arboretum, a Horticulture Center, Fairmount Water Works, Memorial Hall (home of the Please Touch Museum), Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, Boathouse Row and Smith Memorial Playground and Playhouse.^[5]

Fairmount Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Belmont Plateau view toward Center City
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Location	Both banks of Schuylkill River and Wissahickon Creek, from Spring Garden St. to Northwestern Ave. in Philadelphia[1]
Coordinates	39°59′22″N 75°12′10″W
Area	Schuylkill River 2,052 acres (830 ha), Wissahickon Creek 2,042 acres (826 ha)[2] (8.26 square kilometers)
Built	1812
Architect	Robert Morris Copeland; Olmsted & Vaux et al.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Georgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.	72001151[3]
Added to NRHP	February 7, 1972