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Colonial Germantown Historic District; Congress Hall; Ebenezer Maxwell House; Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site; Elfreth's Alley; Fairmount Water Works; First Bank of the United States; Fort Mifflin; Franklin Court; Friends Hospital; Founder's Hall, Girard College; Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church; Independence Hall; Independence National ...
Germantown stretches for about two miles along Germantown Avenue northwest from Windrim and Roberts Avenues. Germantown has been consistently bounded on the southwest by Wissahickon Avenue, on the southeast by Roberts Avenue, and on the east by Wister Street and Stenton Avenue, [5] but its northwest border has expanded and contracted over the ...
Philadelphia, especially its Germantown section, was a center of the 19th-century American movement to abolish slavery, and the Johnson House was one of the key sites of that movement. Between 1770 and 1908, the house was the residence of five generations of the Johnson family.
After originally hoping to open in 2023, Hop Atomica is on track to open in time for St. Patrick's Day in Germantown. Take a peek at the new space. Sneak peek: New Germantown spot making craft ...
United States historic place Cliveden U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark U.S. National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property Location 6401 Germantown Avenue Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Coordinates 40°02′46″N 75°10′56″W / 40.0461°N 75.1822°W / 40.0461; -75.1822 Area 5.4 acres (2.2 ha) Built 1767 Built by ...
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Work continues on the redevelopment of the former Germantown Country Club. The project will include 366 new homes when all three phases are complete. 366 new homes are coming to Germantown, and ...
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. [2] [4] [5] Colonial Germantown was a leader in religious thought, printing, and education. Important dates in Germantown's early history include: [6]