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Deshler-Morris House

Address: 5442 Germantown Ave., Germantown, Philadelphia, PA | Map It
Phone: 215/596-1748
www.nps.gov/edal/dmhouse.htm

Category: Houses/Mansions
Location: Germantown and Chestnut Hill

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Fodor's Review:

Known as the "Germantown White House," this is where President Washington lived and held Cabinet meetings during the yellow fever epidemic of 1793-94, making it the seat of government of the new republic for a short time. In October 1777, during the Battle of Germantown, the house was the headquarters for British General Sir William Howe. The home features an ornate parlor, a dining room lined with Nanking china, and a tearoom with a table formerly owned by James Smith, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. As one of the many Germantown houses built flush with the road, it has enchanting side and back gardens. The house, a part of Independence National Historical Park, is run by the National Park Service.

Cost: Free
Open: Apr.-mid-Dec., Fri.-Sun. 1-4; other times by appointment

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