Details
Creator Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Contributor Knor, Jacob, builder.
Title The Old Chew House, [Cliveden], Scene of Battle of Germantown 1777 [graphic].
Publisher [Philadelphia]
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1890
Date April 25, 1890
Physical Description 1 photograph : glass negative ; negative 5 x 8 in.
Description Exterior view of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. Shows the facade of the two-story stone building with a pediment over the front door, shuttered windows, and dormers and chimneys on the roof. In the foreground, the walkway leads to the house. On the grounds are two sculptures, a portrait bust on a pedestal and a classical female nude without a head and arms. Chew House, also known as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Notes Time: 11:40
Light: Good sun.
Purchase 2001.
Description revised 2022.
Access points revised 2022.
Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris.
Edited.
Subject Cliveden of the National Trust (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Slavery -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Germantown Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 6401.
Genre Glass negatives.
Associated name Knor, Jacob, builder.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1522]
Accession number *P.9895.1522