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Chew's house [graphic] / [F.D. Richards].
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Creator
Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg), photographer.
Contributor
Knor, Jacob, builder.
Title
Chew's house [graphic] / [F.D. Richards].
Publisher
[Germantown]
Date
1859
Physical Description
1 photograph : calotype, glass negative, trimmed ; sheet 15 x 20 cm (6 x 7.75 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. 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
R85.
Title from Watson inscription.
Imprint date inscribed on negative.
1859-PIC.
Gift of Mrs. Charles Willing, 1972.
Description revised 2022.
Access points revised 2022.
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, with corrections.
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.)
Associated name
Knor, Jacob, builder.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Richards album [66037.D.3]
Accession number
66037.D.3
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