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Archives Facility
(Center City Philadelphia)

900 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107-4292
(Entrance on Chestnut Street, between 9th and 10th Streets.)

Telephone: 215-606-0100
Fax: 215-606-0116
E-mail: philadelphia.archives@nara.gov

Hours

Monday through Friday, 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

Second Saturday each month, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Closed Sundays and Federal holidays.

Access Requirements

Valid official identification, such as driver's license or passport, must be presented to the guard at the door for entry. In addition, visitors and their belongings are subject to being scanned and searched. All belongings are to be stored in a free locker near the entrance.

Sign in front of the National Archives building in Philadelphia.

Directions

The facility is located on the ground level of the Nix Federal Building. Enter on the Chestnut Street side between 9th and 10th Streets.

Subway: Market-Frankford Line. Exit at 8th Street.

Bus: Many SEPTA and NJ Transit buses stop in the vicinity. For routes that stop at the main entrance, SEPTA buses #9, #21, #38, and #42 stop at 9th Street and Chestnut.

Rail: All SEPTA regional rail lines and the New Jersey PATCO line have stations on Market Street between 8th and 11th.

Transit Contacts:
SEPTA, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 215-580-7800

NJ Transit, New Jersey Transit, 973-762-5100

PATCO Speedline, Delaware River Port Authority of Pennsylvania and New Jersey (DRPA), (856) 772-6900

Car:

From the north: I-95 south to Exit 22 (I-676 West/ Independence Hall/Callowhill St. exit), right on Callowhill St. at bottom of ramp. Left on 6th St. to Walnut St. Right on Walnut to 9th. Right on 9th to Chestnut St.

From the south: I-95 north to Exit 22. Left at 6th St. and proceed as above.

From the east: Benjamin Franklin Bridge to 6th St. Proceed as above.

From the west: I-76 to Exit 344 (I-676 East). I-676 east to 8th St./Chinatown exit. Right on 8th to Walnut. Right on Walnut to 9th. Right on 9th.

There is pay parking in the vicinity.

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