Colonial Germantown Historic District
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The Colonial Germantown Historic District is a designated National Historic Landmark District in the Germantown
and Mount Airy
neighborhoods of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
along both sides of Germantown Avenue. This road followed an Indian path from the Delaware River
just north of Old City Philadelphia
, through Germantown, about 6 miles northwest of Center City Philadelphia
, and on to Pottstown
. Settlement in the Germantown area began, at the invitation of William Penn
, in 1683 by Nederlanders and Germans under the leadership of Francis Daniel Pastorius
fleeing religious persecution.
Colonial Germantown was a leader in religious thought, printing, and education. Important dates in Germantown's early history include:
in 1965 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1966. The original district included the 4500 to 6600 blocks of Germantown Avenue (between Windrim Avenue and Sharpnack Street). In 1987 the district was expanded north to the 7600 block of Germantown Avenue (up to Cresheim Valley Drive), which is the southern boundary of the Chestnut Hill Historic District
. The district's two parts contain 579 properties, of which 514 are considered contributing
, and only 65 non-contributing. The northwest Philadelphia
area, which promotes itself as "Freedom's Backyard," contains 11 historic districts listed by the National Register of Historic Places, as well as 58 separately listed properties. Eight state historical markers are located on Germantown Avenue. Nearly complete inventories prepared for the National Register of Historic Places, both for the original district and for the expanded area are available. A 1907 inventory of historic buildings in the area was printed in the "History of Old Germantown."
in the district include the following. Even street numbers are on the west side of Germantown Avenue, odd numbers on the east. Original construction dates may be approximate.
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Germantown is a neighborhood in the northwest section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, about 7–8 miles northwest from the center of the city...
and Mount Airy
Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mount Airy is a neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania.-Boundaries:Mount Airy is bounded on the northwest by the Cresheim Valley, which is part of Fairmount Park. Beyond this lies Chestnut Hill. On the west side is the Wissahickon Gorge, which is also part of Fairmount...
neighborhoods of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
along both sides of Germantown Avenue. This road followed an Indian path from the Delaware River
Delaware River
The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then...
just north of Old City Philadelphia
Old City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Old City is a neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, in the area near e Delaware River where William Penn and the Quakers first settled...
, through Germantown, about 6 miles northwest of Center City Philadelphia
Center City, Philadelphia
Center City, or Downtown Philadelphia includes the central business district and central neighborhoods of the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2005, its population of over 88,000 made it the third most populous downtown in the United States, after New York City's and Chicago's...
, and on to Pottstown
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Pottstown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States northwest of Philadelphia and southeast of Reading, on the Schuylkill River. Pottstown was laid out in 1752–53 and named Pottsgrove in honor of its founder, John Potts. The old name was abandoned at the time of the...
. Settlement in the Germantown area began, at the invitation of William Penn
William Penn
William Penn was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He was an early champion of democracy and religious freedom, notable for his good relations and successful...
, in 1683 by Nederlanders and Germans under the leadership of Francis Daniel Pastorius
Francis Daniel Pastorius
thumb|right|300px|Home of Francis Daniel Pastorius in Germantown, PA as it appeared circa 1919Francis Daniel Pastorius was the founder of Germantown, Pennsylvania, now part of Philadelphia, the first permanent German settlement and the gateway for subsequent emigrants from Germany. He was "the...
fleeing religious persecution.
Colonial Germantown was a leader in religious thought, printing, and education. Important dates in Germantown's early history include:
- August 16, 1683, Pastorius arrives in Philadelphia
- October 25, 1683, Lots are drawn for land among Pastorius's followers and settlement begins
- 1688, first American anti-slavery protest published
- 1690, first paper-mill built in America is built near Germantown
- 1705, possibly the first portrait painted in oil in America painted by Christopher Witt in Germantown
- 1708, first Mennonite Meetinghouse in America built in Germantown
- 1719, first DunkardsOld German Baptist BrethrenOld German Baptist Brethren descend from a pietist movement in Schwarzenau, Germany, in 1708, when Alexander Mack founded a fellowship with seven other believers. They are one of several Brethren groups that trace themselves to that original founding body...
in America arrive in Germantown - 1743, first Bible printed in America in any European language (in this case German), printed by Christoph SauerChristoph SauerChristoph Sauer was the first German-language printer and publisher in North America.Johann Christoph Sauer was born in 1695 in Ladenburg , the son of a Reformed pastor. He came to the County of Wittgenstein in central Germany as a child with his widowed mother some time between 1700-1710...
- 1760, Germantown AcademyGermantown AcademyGermantown Academy is America's oldest nonsectarian day school, founded on December 6, 1759 . Germantown Academy is now a K-12 school in the Philadelphia suburb of Fort Washington, having moved from its original Germantown campus in 1965...
founded - 1762, invasion of the Paxton BoysPaxton BoysThe Paxton Boys were a vigilante group who murdered 20 Susquehannock in events collectively called the Conestoga Massacre. Scots-Irish frontiersmen from central Pennsylvania along the Susquehanna River formed a vigilante group to retaliate against local American Indians in the aftermath of the...
- 1770, first American book on pedagogyPedagogyPedagogy is the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching. The term generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instruction....
written by Christopher DockChristopher DockChristopher Dock was a Mennonite educator.-Biography:He immigrated to the United States by 1714, becoming a teacher at Skippack in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania by 1718. After teaching for ten years, he turned primarily to farming, and bought in Salford Township in 1735...
and published in Germantown - October 4, 1777, Battle of GermantownBattle of GermantownThe Battle of Germantown, a battle in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War, was fought on October 4, 1777, at Germantown, Pennsylvania between the British army led by Sir William Howe and the American army under George Washington...
- 1793, during the Philadelphia Yellow Fever EpidemicYellow Fever Epidemic of 1793The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 is believed to have killed several thousand people in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.-Beginnings:...
, President WashingtonGeorge WashingtonGeorge Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
and his cabinet move to Germantown - 1794, Washington spends two months in Germantown to avoid the heat in Philadelphia
- July 20, 1825, General Lafayette visits Germantown
- June 6, 1832, railroad from Philadelphia to Germantown opens
Historic designation and extent
The district was designated a National Historic LandmarkNational Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1965 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1966. The original district included the 4500 to 6600 blocks of Germantown Avenue (between Windrim Avenue and Sharpnack Street). In 1987 the district was expanded north to the 7600 block of Germantown Avenue (up to Cresheim Valley Drive), which is the southern boundary of the Chestnut Hill Historic District
Chestnut Hill Historic District (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
The Chestnut Hill Historic District is a historic area in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district in 1985.-Contributing properties:...
. The district's two parts contain 579 properties, of which 514 are considered contributing
Contributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing resource or contributing property is any building, structure, or object which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic district, listed locally or federally, significant...
, and only 65 non-contributing. The northwest Philadelphia
National Register of Historic Places listings in Northwest Philadelphia
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Northwest Philadelphia.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States...
area, which promotes itself as "Freedom's Backyard," contains 11 historic districts listed by the National Register of Historic Places, as well as 58 separately listed properties. Eight state historical markers are located on Germantown Avenue. Nearly complete inventories prepared for the National Register of Historic Places, both for the original district and for the expanded area are available. A 1907 inventory of historic buildings in the area was printed in the "History of Old Germantown."
Selected contributing properties
Contributing propertiesContributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing resource or contributing property is any building, structure, or object which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic district, listed locally or federally, significant...
in the district include the following. Even street numbers are on the west side of Germantown Avenue, odd numbers on the east. Original construction dates may be approximate.
| Name | Image | Address | Date | Note |
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| Loudoun Mansion Loudoun Mansion Loudoun Mansion is a historic house located in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.An example of Federal-style and Greek-revival architecture, the main structure was built by Thomas Armat in 1801. The house stands on one of the highest hills overlooking Philadelphia and the... |
4650 Germantown Ave. 40.0256°N 75.1607°W |
1801 | Built by Thomas Armat, additions 1829, 1850, 1888, rehab 1864. Stucco on rubble with wood trim. Federal style. | |
| C. W. Schaeffer Public School | 4701 Germantown Ave. 40.0267°N 75.1605°W |
1876 | Listed separately on NRHP. Three stories in stone with wood trim. Designed by L. Esler in the Italianate style. | |
| Mehl House | 4821 Germantown Ave. 40.0280°N 75.1615°W |
1744 | Stone with wood trim in the Federal style. Brick ell built in 1933. | |
| Ottinger House | 4825 Germantown Ave. 40.0281°N 75.1616°W |
1748 | Colonial and Federal styles. | |
| Lower Burial Ground | 4901–21 Germantown Ave. 40.0289°N 75.1621°W |
1692 | Now called Hood Cemetery. Baroque Revival style entry gate designed in 1849 by William L. Johnston William L. Johnston William L. Johnston was a carpenter-architect who taught architectural drawing at the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia, and won a number of important Philadelphia commissions. He died of tuberculosis at the age of 38 after a trip abroad for his health.-His Philadelphia Buildings:* "Phil-Ellena"... . |
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| Baynton House | 5208 Germantown Ave. 40.0310°N 75.1677°W |
1798 | Two and one-half stories. Brick with stone and wood trim in the Federal style. | |
| Conyngham-Hacker House Conyngham-Hacker House The Conyngham-Hacker House is a historic house in the in Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 2½-story stone house was built in 1755 by William Forbes. It was known successively as the Conyngham, Wister, and Hacker House... |
5214 Germantown Ave. | 1796 | Listed separately on the NRHP. Two and one-half stories. Stone with wood trim in the Federal style. | |
| Howell House Howell House (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) The Howell House is a historic house in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The three-story stone house was built in 1795 by William Forbes.... |
5218 Germantown Ave. | 1798 | Listed separately on the NRHP. Built for William Forbes. Two and one-half stories. Stone with wood trim in the Federal style. | |
| Theobald Endt House | 5222 Germantown Ave. | 1730. Rebuilt 1802. | AKA Handsberry House; built by Theobald Endt. Two and one-half stories. Stucco on stone with wood trim in the Federal style. | |
| Bechtel House | 5226 Germantown Ave. | 1730 Rebuilt 1802 |
Once the home of Rev. John Bechtel. Two and one-half stories. Stone with wood trim in the Colonial style. | |
| Grumblethorpe Grumblethorpe Grumblethorpe, in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the home of the Wister family. It was built as a summer residence in 1744 by Philadelphia merchant and wine importer John Wister. It eventually became the family's year-round residence when they withdrew from the city during the Yellow... |
5267 Germantown Ave. 40.0322°N 75.1683°W |
1744 | Listed separately on NRHP. Additions in 1750, 1799, 1806, 1819. Owned by John Wister, an important site during the Battle of Germantown Battle of Germantown The Battle of Germantown, a battle in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War, was fought on October 4, 1777, at Germantown, Pennsylvania between the British army led by Sir William Howe and the American army under George Washington... . Stone with wood trim in the Colonial style. |
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| Wistar's Tenant House | 5269 Germantown Ave. | 1745 | Listed separately on NRHP. Addition in early nineteenth century. Stone with wood trim in Colonial style. | |
| Clarkson-Watson House | 5275 Germantown Ave. | 1745 | Additions/alterations in 1775, 1825, 1870, 1910. Stucco on stone with wood trim in Federal style/Colonial style. | |
| Germantown Friends School Germantown Friends School Germantown Friends School is a coeducational K-12 school in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States under the supervision of Germantown Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends . It is governed by a School Committee whose members are drawn mainly... and Meeting House |
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5400 Germantown Ave. 40.0325°N 75.1719°W |
1869 | Meeting founded 1690. This parcel acquired 1693 and used as a burial ground. Previous meeting houses built 1705, 1812. School founded 1845. Several school buildings on site. |
| Masonic Temple of Germantown | 5423–27 Germantown Ave. | 1873 | Additions/alterations 1915, 1920. Three stories, stone with wood trim in the Gothic Revival style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... A previous house on this site was the birthplace of Louisa May Alcott Louisa May Alcott Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist. She is best known for the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys. Little Women was set in the Alcott family home, Orchard House in Concord, Massachusetts, and published in 1868... . |
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| Germantown White House |  |
5442 Germantown Ave. 40.0338°N 75.1718°W |
1772 | Listed separately on the NRHP. AKA the Deshler-Morris House. Additions/alterations 1840, 1856, 1868, 1887, 1898, 1909. HQ of General Howe during Battle of Germantown. Temporary residence of President George Washington George Washington George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of... 1793-94. Stucco on stone with wood trim in the Federal style. |
| National Bank of Germantown | 5500–04 Germantown Ave. 40.0343°N 75.1730°W |
1868 | J.C. Sidney original architect. Additions/alterations 1890, 1907, 1930. Stone with wood trim in the Renaissance Revival style. | |
| John Fromberger House | 5501 Germantown Ave. 40.0345°N 75.1719°W |
1796 | Multiple renovations; now houses the Germantown Historical Society. Brick with stone and wood trim in the Federal style. | |
| S.S. Kresge Store | 5549-53 Germantown Ave. 40.0350°N 75.1734°W |
Georgian Revival style Georgian architecture Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United... |
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| Loyal Order of Odd Fellows | 5615 Germantown Ave. 40.0356°N 75.1741°W |
1860 | New facade 1940. Three stories in brick with stone and pressed metal in the Georgian Revival style. | |
| C. A. Rowell Department Store | 5627 Germantown Ave. | 1949 | Rear section originally Germantown Trust (1929). Georgian Revival style Georgian architecture Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United... by architect Herbert Beidler. |
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| First Presbyterian Church in Germantown |
5700 block Germantown Ave. (35 West Chelten Ave.) 40.035°N 75.1754°W |
1871+ | Attributed to architect T. Roney Williamson, Richardson Romanesque style Richardsonian Romanesque Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston , designated a National Historic Landmark... |
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| Vernon-Wister House Vernon-Wister House The Vernon-Wister House is a historic house in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1803 by James Matthews, from whom John Wister purchased it in 1812... |
5708 Germantown Ave. 40.0357°N 75.1766°W |
1803 | Federal style Federal architecture Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design... , purchased by John Wister, grandson of Wister at Grumblethorpe Grumblethorpe Grumblethorpe, in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the home of the Wister family. It was built as a summer residence in 1744 by Philadelphia merchant and wine importer John Wister. It eventually became the family's year-round residence when they withdrew from the city during the Yellow... |
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| Vernon Park branch The Free Library of Philadelphia |
5708 Germantown Ave. 40.0365°N 75.1764°W |
1907 | Now housing the Center in the Park.org. A Carnegie Library; designed by Frank Miles Day & Brother Frank Miles Day Frank Miles Day was a Philadelphia-based architect who specialized in residences and academic buildings. In 1883, he graduated from the Towne School of the University of Pennsylvania, and traveled to Europe. In England, he apprenticed under two architects, and won the 1885 prize from the... |
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| Wyck House Wyck House The Wyck House, also called the Haines House and the Hans Millan House, is a historic mansion, museum, garden, and home farm in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... |
6026 Germantown Ave. 40.0399°N 75.1785°W |
1690 (part) | Listed separately as a National Historic Landmark National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance... . 1824: remodeled by William Strickland William Strickland (architect) William Strickland , was a noted architect in nineteenth-century Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Nashville, Tennessee.-Life and career:... |
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| Mennonite Meetinghouse Mennonite Meetinghouse Mennonite Meetinghouse is a historic Mennonite church building at 6119 Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.It was built in 1770 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.-References:... |
6119 Germantown Ave. 40.0413°N 75.1791°W |
1770 | Listed separately on the NRHP. Congregation established in 1688 as first Mennonite church in America. One and one-half stories, stone with wood trim in the Colonial style. | |
| John Johnson House | 6306 Germantown Ave. | 1768 | Listed separately as a National Historic Landmark National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance... . A stop on the Underground Railroad Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists,... . After 1918, home of the Women's Club of Germantown. |
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| Concord School House Concord School House (Philadelphia) The Concord School House is a historic one-room schoolhouse in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is operated today as a museum.... |
6309 Germantown Ave. 40.0440°N 75.1811°W |
1775 | Possibly built by Jacob Knor. Two and one-half stories, stone with wood trim. | |
| Upper Burial Ground Upper Burial Ground The Upper Burial Ground is a cemetery in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is notable as the last resting place of 58 American soldiers from the Battle of Germantown in the American Revolution... |
6311–17 Germantown Ave. | 1693 | "Axe's Cemetery," land donated by Paul Wolfe, wall built 1777. | |
| Cliveden |  |
6401 Germantown Ave. 40.0465°N 75.1821°W |
1763-67 | Listed separately as a National Historic Landmark National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance... . Estate of Benjamin Chew Benjamin Chew Benjamin Chew was a third-generation American, a Quaker-born legal scholar, a prominent and successful Philadelphia lawyer, head of the Pennsylvania Judiciary System under both Colony and Commonwealth, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Province of Pennsylvania... , an important site during the Battle of Germantown Battle of Germantown The Battle of Germantown, a battle in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War, was fought on October 4, 1777, at Germantown, Pennsylvania between the British army led by Sir William Howe and the American army under George Washington... . Built by William Knor. Two and one-half stories with wood trim in the Colonial style. |
| Upsala Upsala (mansion) Upsala is a historic mansion in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that was the site of the American encampment during the Battle of Germantown.... |
6430 Germantown Ave. 40.0467°N 75.1832°W |
1798 | Listed separately on the NRHP. Two and one-half stories with wood trim in the Federal style Federal architecture Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design... . Rear sections perhaps built earlier. |
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| Daniel Billmeyer House Daniel Billmeyer House The Daniel Billmeyer House is a historic house in the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built by wealthy businessman Daniel L. Billmeyer in 1793.... |
6504 Germantown Ave. 40.0484°N 75.1837°W |
1793 | Listed separately on the NRHP. Stone with wood trim in the Federal style. | |
| Michael Billmeyer House Michael Billmeyer House The Michael Billmeyer House, aka the Bensell-Billmeyer House, is a historic twin house in the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built around 1730 by John George Bensell. Michael Billmeyer, the noted printer of Germantown, purchased it in 1789... |
6505 Germantown Ave. 40.0485°N 75.1834°W |
1727 | Listed separately on the NRHP. Stone with wood trim in the Federal and German colonial styles. | |
| Church of the Brethren | 6611 Germantown Ave. 40.0501°N 75.1841°W |
1770 | First Church of the Brethren Church of the Brethren The Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination originating from the Schwarzenau Brethren organized in 1708 by eight persons led by Alexander Mack, in Schwarzenau, Bad Berleburg, Germany. The Brethren movement began as a melding of Radical Pietist and Anabaptist ideas during the... (Dunkards) in America |
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| Winston Commons | 6620–24 Germantown Ave. 40.0510°N 75.1851°W |
1895 | Architect William Lightfoot Price Will Price William Lightfoot Price was an influential American architect, a pioneer in the use of reinforced concrete, and a founder of the utopian communities of Arden, Delaware and Rose Valley, Pennsylvania.-Career:... |
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| St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Germantown | 6671 Germantown Ave. 40.0521°N 75.1846°W |
1896-97 | The congregation has used this site at least since 1728. | |
| Beggarstown School Beggarstown School The Beggarstown School, built c. 1740, is a historic school in Beggarstown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, now part of the Mount Airy neighborhood. It is a rare example of a colonial era school building. The small building has one-and-a-half stories and measures 28 feet 3 inches across the front, and... |
6669 Germantown Ave. 40.0514°N 75.1850°W |
1740 | Listed separately on the NRHP. | |
| Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church | 7108 Germantown Ave. 40.0585°N 75.1899°W |
1880 | ||
| Sedgwick Theater | 7133-41 Germantown Ave. 40.0585°N 75.1899°W |
1926-1928 | Art Deco. William H. Lee architect. | |
| Tourison Building | 7200-06 Germantown Ave. 40.0585°N 75.1899°W |
1920s | Art Deco. Tunis and Baker, architects. | |
| Store | 7203 Germantown Ave. 40.0608°N 75.1909°W |
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| Mt. Airy Agricultural School | 7331 Germantown Ave. 40.0614°N 75.1916°W |
1792 | ||
| Cresheim Cottage | 7402-04 Germantown Ave. 40.0626°N 75.1933°W |
1804? | ||
| Bockius House | 7413 Germantown Ave. 40.0634°N 75.1929°W |
1790-1800 | ||
See also
- Awbury Historic DistrictAwbury Historic DistrictThe Awbury Historic District is a historic area in the East Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The district comprises the former summer homes and farms of the extended Cope family, who moved to the area starting in 1849...
- Chestnut Hill Historic DistrictChestnut Hill Historic District (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)The Chestnut Hill Historic District is a historic area in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district in 1985.-Contributing properties:...
- RittenhouseTown Historic DistrictRittenhouseTown Historic DistrictThe Rittenhousetown Historic District was an early industrial community where the first paper mill in British North America was built by William Rittenhouse and his son Nicholas on the north bank of Monoshone Creek near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Flax was woven into linen in nearby Germantown...
- Tulpehocken Station Historic DistrictTulpehocken Station Historic DistrictThe Tulpehocken Station Historic District is a historic area in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Large suburban houses were built in the area from about 1850 to 1900 in a variety of styles including Carpenter Gothic, Italianate, and Bracketed as part of the Picturesque...
External links
- 1982 National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form, Addendum to Colonial Germantown Historic District at Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr College is a women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, ten miles west of Philadelphia. The name "Bryn Mawr" means "big hill" in Welsh....
at Bryn Mawr College
Videos
- Germantown History, 2010, VisitPhilly, YouTube.
- Down Germantown Avenue, Part One, 2007, James Flatley and Etienne Jackson with Robert Wood, YouTube. Student film travels from Chestnut Hill south.
- Down Germantown Avenue, Part Two, 2007, James Flatley and Etienne Jackson with Robert Wood, YouTube. From Chelten Avenue south