Contributor |
Nevil, Thomas, 1721-1797, architect. |
Title |
[Mount Pleasant mansion, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.] [graphic]. |
Publisher |
[Philadelphia] |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1880 |
Date |
[ca. 1880] |
Physical Description |
1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; mount 8.5 x 17.5 cm (3.5 x 7 in.) (stereograph format) |
Description |
Exterior view of the front of Mount Pleasant Mansion (i.e. Arnold Mansion) main house built 1761-1765 for Captain John Macpherson
after the designs of Thomas Nevil in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa. View shows wildflowers in bloom on the front lawn and
benches lining the front walk. Macpherson, a privateer during the Seven Years’ War, purchased the estate with profits from
these operations. Free white and Black laborers, indentured servants, and at least four enslaved people of African descent,
whose names are unknown, worked on the plantation. In 1779, General Benedict Arnold purchased Mount Pleasant for his wife
Peggy Shippen, but they never occupied the house. In 1792, General Jonathan Williams purchased the mansion. The City of Philadelphia
purchased the property from the Williams family in 1869. On behalf of the city, the Philadelphia Museum of Art restored the
house in 1926.
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Notes |
Date inferred from type of mount. |
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Orange mount with rounded corners. |
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Series title printed on mount. |
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Title supplied by cataloger. |
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Title printed on mount erroneously identifies site as Washington's Headquarters - Fairmount Park. |
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Gift of Raymond Holstein, 2011. |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
Subject |
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801 -- Homes and haunts. |
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Macpherson, John, 1726-1792 -- Homes and haunts. |
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Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815 -- Homes and haunts. |
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Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Mansions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Plantations -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Slavery -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Mount Pleasant (Philadelphia, Pa. : Estate) |
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Mount Pleasant Drive (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880. |
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Stereographs -- 1870-1880. |
Associated name |
Nevil, Thomas, 1721-1797, architect. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Holstein stereo - Fairmount Park [P.2011.47.1013] |
Accession number |
P.2011.47.1013 |