Details
Creator Jennings, William Nicholson, 1860-1946, photographer.
Contributor Cope, Thomas Pym, 1897-1977, architect.
Hesser, John, stone mason.
Knor, Jacob, builder.
Title [Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia] [graphic] / W.N. Jennings.
Publisher Philadelphia
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1925
Date [ca. 1925]
Physical Description 3 negatives and 1 photograph : glass, nitrate, albumen ; glass 25 x 21 cm (10 x 8 in.) and nitrate 11 x 14 cm (4 x 5 in.) or smaller.
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. 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 Negative numbers: H-54, H-54a & b
Modern reference prints available.
Acquired 1981.
Description revised 2022.
Access points revised 2022.
Subject Chew, Benjamin, 1758-1844 -- Homes and haunts.
Cliveden of the National Trust (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Slavery -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Germantown Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 6401.
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Albumen prints -- 1920-1930.
Glass plate negatives -- 1920-1930.
Nitrate negatives -- 1920-1930.
Associated name Cope, Thomas Pym, 1897-1977, architect.
Associated name Hesser, John, stone mason.
Associated name Knor, Jacob, builder.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Jennings [P.9480.H-54 ; P.9480.H-54a & b]
Accession number P.9480.H-54 (g)
P.9480.H-54a (n)
P.9480.H-54b (n)(p)

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