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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]
Clickable map of Historic Germantown (Independence Hall Association) Germantown Historical Society; Germantown general court records, 1691–1701; includes land disputes, apprenticeships, sales of goods, personal matters, etc. History of Old Germantown (1907), online version
Germantown Avenue between Windrim Avenue and Upsal Street; also the 6500–7600 blocks of Germantown Avenue from the Fort Washington branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad to Sharpnack Street 40°02′11″N 75°10′29″W / 40.0364°N 75.1747°W / 40.0364; -75.1747 ( Colonial Germantown Historic
It is located at 6306 Germantown Avenue and is a contributing property of the Colonial Germantown Historic District, which is also a National Historic Landmark. It is operated today as a museum open to the public.
Grumblethorpe was the home of the Wister family in the present-day Germantown section of Philadelphia, who lived there for over 160 years. It was built in 1744 as a summer residence, but it became the family's year-round residence in 1793. It is a museum, part of the Colonial Germantown Historic District.
Upsala is a historic mansion in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.Considered one of the finest extant examples of Federal architecture, the mansion is a contributing property of the Colonial Germantown Historic District and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places [1] and the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places.
The Wyck house, also known as the Haines house or Hans Millan house, is a historic mansion, museum, garden, and urban farm in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 1971 for its well-preserved condition and its documentary records, which span nine generations of a single ...
Historic Germantown is Nashville's oldest neighborhood. Immigrants from Germany began to build homes there in the 1840s. [2] The area was established as Germantown in the 1850s. The boundaries of the district are Jefferson Street, third Avenue North, Taylor Street and Eight Avenue North. [1] The area encompasses 18 city blocks. [2]