548 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123

Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed Holidays

Births and Deaths: July 1, 1860 to June 30, 1915
Marriages: July 1, 1860 to December 31, 1915
City Directories: 1785 to 1935
Business Directories: 1869 to 1916
Naturalization: 1793 to 1930
Grantee/Grantor Indexes: 1683 to 1955
Cemetery Returns: 1803 to June 30, 1860 (recorded burials only)
Philadelphia Cemeteries
Minister Returns: 1860 to 1885 (marriages)
Physician, Undertakers and Midwives
Physician Returns of births: July 1860 to 1915
Street Address Changes
Other records generated by the City of Phila. (check website)

Parking: street parking - free and meter. FREE at the Target Store on the east side of 6th St. south of Spring Garden St., at the back of the lot in designated spaces along 6th St. It is a long city block from the Archives entrance.
Main Entrance: 6th and Spring Garden Sts. Handicap accessible.
Lockers: with a key. Free
Restrooms: handicap accessible. Low toilets
Temperature: chilly but not cold. Consider a sweater.
Nice work tables, chairs with wheels, new microfilm readers, microfilm reader/printers
Computers: 4 new
Helpful staff

This is a newly renovated space and it is very nice. It is bright which can make viewing microfilm challenging at times; however, they are working on correcting this. The windows are north facing and do not get direct sunlight.
Those familiar with the old site will find that much of what was available by "self-service" is now in closed stacks and must be requested (e.g. deeds 1860 to 1915, Marriage and Birth register books)
No food or beverages are permitted in the research area.