Lemon Hill Park
Lemon Hill was built in 1800 atop "The Hills" formerly owned by merchant, entrepreneur & signer of the Declaration of Independence, Robert Morris. When Morris was sent to debtor's prison, his property was bought by Pratt whose fortune stemmed from trade in china, textiles, gun powder, & real estate.
Sedgeley and Lemon Hill Drives (East Fairmount Park) Philadelphia , PA 19130 United States
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Grab a basket from Reading Terminal Market then head here for lovely picnics overlooking the Schuylkill River . Read more
Hot day but great for bike race
Watch 15 year old kids get choked out by a family member during the many family reunions that are held during the summer.
Pretty view , nice place for walking.
Shredder is drinking 40s by the river wrong.
(making lemonade ).
Good hills to run
All the cool kids hang out at lemon hill .
Good for sledding
It's beautiful out on the hill today
Not crowded , nothing was broken..my kid of park
Shredder is a stupid moniker.
Stay out the park after dark
Plenty of scooter parking
The lemons are sour
Hill repeats!
Lemon party.
40s by the river
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Love that the community uses the space frequently. It's next to my office. Would like it to have a little more oomph and not so much random drug paraphernalia hidden in the grass. - Stephanie Renée
Awesome little park with a carousel. I went while there was some kind of summer event going on so there was an area to drink and play games. It was laid back and fun. - Ryan Novak
Pretty in the daytime , but gorgeous at night. Philly has so much history and this area provides a wonderful lesson plus you have the row teams to watch - Ron Ja
The exhibits are very good and awesome to see even though you have to pay admission in order to enter the historic building. Loved viewing the ancient armor exhibits. The management &staff are helpful - Dave Lepkowski
Nice educational environment; staff is very friendly and answers any questions. - Rena
Category Landmarks and Outdoors » Park
Place United States » Pennsylvania » Philadelphia County » Philadelphia » West Philadelphia