What is "franklin square"

Franklin Square could refer to:

• Franklin Square (Hobart), in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

• Franklin Square (Bloomington, Illinois), listed on the NRHP in McLean County, Illinois
• Franklin Square (Baltimore), a park in Baltimore, Maryland
• Franklin Square Hospital Center, a hospital in Rossville, Maryland
• Franklin and Blackstone Squares in Boston, Massachusetts
• Franklin Place in Boston, Massachusetts
• Franklin Square (Manhattan), a former square in Lower Manhattan, demolished in 1950
• Franklin Square, New York, a hamlet in Nassau County, New York
• Franklin Square, Ohio, an unincorporated community
• Franklin Square, Syracuse, a neighborhood and square in Syracuse, New York
• Franklin Square (Philadelphia), one of the five main squares in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Franklin Square (PATCO station), a closed train station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Franklin Square (Washington, D.C.)

Franklin Square is one of the five original open-space parks planned by William Penn when he laid out the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1682. It is located in the Center City area, between North 6th and 7th Streets, and between Race Street and the Vine Street Expressway (I-676).

The park went through a period of deterioration, but was refurbished and revitalized in 2006. It is now managed by Historic Philadelphia, a non-profit organization.

Franklin Square was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1981.

Franklin Square, or Franklin Park is located in Bloomington, Illinois, McLean County. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Franklin Square contains the homes of former Vice President Adlai Stevenson I and former Governor Joseph W. Fifer. In 1979 the square was designated as a local historic district. Located northeast of downtown Bloomington, the square encompasses the 300 and 400 blocks of E. Chestnut and E. Walnut streets and the 900 block of N. Prairie and N. McLean streets.

Franklin Square is a square in downtown Washington, D.C. Named after Benjamin Franklin, it is bounded by K Street NW to the north, 13th Street NW on the east, I Street NW on the south, and 14th Street NW on the west. It is served by the McPherson Square station of the Washington Metro, which is located just southwest of the park.

Franklin Square was a station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in New York City. It had two tracks and one island platform, and was the northernmost station on the line that shared both Second Avenue and Third Avenue trains. The next stop to the north was Chatham Square. The next stop to the south was Fulton Street. The station closed on December 22, 1950.

Franklin Square was a square in Manhattan on the intersection of Pearl, Dover and Cherry Streets. The elevated Manhattan Railway, built in 1877–1878, ran over Franklin Square, and a station was built there. On its west side were the buildings of Harper's Publishing House. The station and square were demolished in 1950, replaced with the Franklin Square Bridge, part of the Manhattan access to Brooklyn Bridge. At the same time, the block of Cherry Street nearest the square was razed and replaced with the Alfred E. Smith Houses.

The square was originally land owned by one Walter Franklin, a highly successful late 18th century merchant, where he kept a mansion with surrounding gardens. The house itself, known as the Samuel Osgood House, was used by George Washington as his residence the first year of his presidency. The house was demolished in 1856.

In honor of Washington, the space was later named "St. George's Square". The space was then renamed Franklin Square in 1817, officially in honor of Benjamin Franklin:

Franklin Square is an oak lined public space in Central Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is named after a John Franklin, a former Governor of Tasmania. It and Hobart Town Hall were built on the site of the former government house of Tasmania. It is on the Tasmanian Heritage Register.