| Creator |
Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917, photographer. |
| Title |
Lemon Hill Mansion |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia: Frederick Gutekunst |
| Date |
[ca. 1875] |
| Extent |
1 photographic print, albumen on stereograph mount, 11 x 18 cm. (4.25 x 7 in.) |
| Notes |
Photographer's imprint printed on mount. |
|
Photographer's blindstamp on mount. |
|
Depicts the south and west elevations of Lemon Hill mansion near the Schuylkill River in east Fairmount Park as it appeared
circa 1875. Henry Pratt built the house in 1800 and in 1844, several years after Pratt's death, Lemon Hill became the first
mansion aqcuired by the city of Philadelphia to create a public park. A man sits on a bench and reads the newspaper. A sign
for Ice Cream hangs from the second floor balcony.
|
| Genre |
Stereographs 1870-1880 |
| Subject |
Pennsylvania Railroad. |
|
Pratt, Henry --1761-1838 -- Homes and haunts. |
| Spatial coverage |
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Lemon Hill (Pa. : Estate) |
| Is part of |
Gutekunst Pennsylvania Railroad Stereograph Collection |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.5203.jpg |
| Call number |
stereo - Gutekunst - Views [P.9058.2] |
| Accession number |
P.9058.2 |
