Houses/Mansions in Philadelphia

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Houses/Mansions in Philadelphia

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Bishop White House
Built in 1786, this restored upper-class house embodies Colonial...
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Houses / Mansions Historic District
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Cedar Grove
Five styles of furniture—Jacobean, William and Mary, Queen...
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Houses / Mansions Fairmount Park
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Cliveden
Its unique history and fine architecture combine to make Cliveden...
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Houses / Mansions Germantown and Chestnut Hill
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Deshler-Morris House
Known as the "Germantown White House," this is where President...
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Houses / Mansions Germantown and Chestnut Hill
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Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
Philadelphia's only mid-19th-century house-museum is a Victorian...
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Houses / Mansions Germantown and Chestnut Hill
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Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
One of America's most original writers, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49)...
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Houses / Mansions Old City
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Grumblethorpe
The blood of General James Agnew, who died after being struck...
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Houses / Mansions Germantown and Chestnut Hill
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Historic RittenhouseTown
North America's first paper mill was built here in 1690 by Mennonite...
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Houses / Mansions Germantown and Chestnut Hill
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Johnson House
After bringing visitors through the hidden back entrance of this...
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Houses / Mansions Germantown and Chestnut Hill
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Laurel Hill
Built around 1767, this Georgian house on a laurel-covered hill...
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Houses / Mansions Fairmount Park
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Lemon Hill
An impressive example of a Federal-style country house, Lemon...
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Houses / Mansions Fairmount Park
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Mt. Pleasant
Built in 1761 by John Macpherson, a Scottish sea captain, Mt...
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Houses / Mansions Fairmount Park
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Physick House
Built in 1786, this is one of two remaining freestanding houses...
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Houses / Mansions Society Hill
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Powel House
The 1765 brick Georgian house purchased by Samuel Powel in 1769...
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Houses / Mansions Society Hill
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Stenton
While William Penn was away in England, his secretary, James...
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Houses / Mansions Germantown and Chestnut Hill
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Strawberry Mansion
The largest mansion in Fairmount Park has furniture from the...
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Houses / Mansions Fairmount Park
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Sweetbriar
This three-story Federal mansion dating from 1797 was the first...
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Houses / Mansions Fairmount Park
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Todd House
Built in 1775 by John Dilworth, Todd House has been restored...
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Woodford
The Naomi Wood collection of antique household goods, including...
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Houses / Mansions Fairmount Park
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Wyck
One of the most charming of Quaker-style houses, Wyck sheltered...
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Houses / Mansions Germantown and Chestnut Hill
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