| Creator |
Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer. |
| Title |
[Stouton, side view of Webster family residence, Kensington and Indiana Avenues, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1890 |
| Date |
ca. 1890 |
| Physical Description |
2 negatives : glass ; 20 x 13 cm. (8 x 5 in.) |
| Description |
Side views of Stouton, the two and a half story colonial residence in Harrowgate. Depicts the wide porch and rear ell of the
house, once the country seat of William MacPherson and later occupied by the Webster family beginning in 1805. Demolished
to make way for the McPherson Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, constructed in 1915 after designs by Wilson Eyre
& McIlvaine.
|
| Notes |
William MacPherson was the son of Captain John MacPherson (1726-1792) from Edinburgh. William served as lieutenant for the
British army during the first year of the Revolutionary War, and later joined the Colonial army under the leadership of Lafayette.
Appointed surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia in 1789 and commanded the Philadelphia battalion, the "MacPherson Blues", during
the Whiskey Insurrection in 1794. Married Margaret Stout and resided at their country seat "Stouton". Site later named MacPherson
Park.
|
|
Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members. |
| Subject |
MacPherson, William, 1756-1813 -- Homes and haunts. |
|
Stout, Margaret, 1764-1797 -- Homes and haunts. |
|
Webster family -- Homes and haunts. |
|
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Indiana Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- East -- 601. |
| Genre |
Glass plate negatives -- 1880-1890. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Webster [P.9501.109 & 114] |
| Accession number |
P.9501.109 |
|
P.9501.114 |
