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Map of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, highlighting Germantown Borough prior to the Act of Consolidation (1854) Germantown (German: Deutschstadt) is an area in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded by Palatine, Quaker, and Mennonite families in 1683 as an independent borough, it was absorbed into Philadelphia in 1854. The area, which ...
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]
Germantown Township occupied the area known as the Germantown Tract surveyed by Thomas Holmes in 1683, [1] and depicted on his map of about 1687. The survey was prepared for Francis Daniel Pastorius, agent for the Frankfurt Land Company, and 13 German families, known as the "Original Thirteen Families", from Krefeld, Germany and nearby areas.
Germantown, Pennsylvania may refer to: Germantown, Adams County, Pennsylvania , an unincorporated area in Adams County, Pennsylvania Germantown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania , a place in Pennsylvania
The 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 Movement of architecture.
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 ...
Germantown Pike (also known as Germantown Avenue for a portion of its length) is a historic road in Pennsylvania that opened in 1687, [1] running from Philadelphia northwest to Collegeville. The road is particularly notable for the "imposing mansions" that existed in the Germantown neighborhood in Philadelphia.
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.