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Seal of Germantown (1691) Pictures from Old Germantown: the Pastorius family residences are shown on the upper left (c. 1683) and upper right (c. 1715), the center structure is the house and printing business of the Caurs family (ca. 1735), and the bottom structure is the market place (c. 1820).
The Free Library of Philadelphia 5818 Germantown Ave. 1907 Now housing the Center in the Park.org. A Carnegie Library; designed by Frank Miles Day & Brother: PA-6752: Germantown Town Hall: 5928–30 Germantown Ave.
John Wilbank (1788–1843) was a 19th-century American bell caster from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was appointed by the city of Philadelphia in 1828 [1] to cast the bell to replace the old damaged bell for Independence Hall, now known as the Liberty Bell.
The Germantown White House (also known as the Deshler–Morris House) is a historic mansion in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the oldest surviving presidential residence, having twice housed Founding Father George Washington during his presidency .
The monument is the starting point for the town's Memorial Day celebration and parade. [4] [5] Pulaski Road A major north–south road in Chicago, Illinois. Pulaski Avenue Runs through Germantown, Philadelphia, the site of the Battle of Germantown in which Pulaski participated. Casimir Pulaski Memorial Highway Interstate 65 through Lake County ...
Grumblethorpe was built as a summer residence in 1744 by Philadelphia merchant and wine importer John Wister, when Germantown was a semi-rural area outside the city of Philadelphia. It eventually became the family's year-round residence when they withdrew from the city during the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 .
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.
Image transferred to Lantern Slide c.1913 by John G. Bullock (1854-1939). Original in collection of Library Company of Philadelphia. 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.