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Sweetbriar Review
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Sweetbriar
- Address: Lansdowne Dr. off N. Concourse Dr., W. Fairmount Park, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA | Map It
- Phone: 215/222-1333
- www.fairmountparkhouses.org
- Category: Houses/Mansions
- Location: Fairmount Park
Fodor's Review:
This three-story Federal mansion dating from 1797 was the first year-round residence in what is now Fairmount Park. It was built by Samuel and Jean Breck to escape the yellow fever epidemic that ravaged the city.
- Cost: $5
- Open: July-mid-Dec., Wed.-Sun. 10-4
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