Details
Creator Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer.
Contributor Knor, Jacob, builder.
Title Rear of Johnson House, Main St. & Washington Lane. [graphic] / John G. Bullock.
Publisher Philadelphia
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1913
Date [ca. 1913]
Physical Description 1 slide : lantern ; negative 8 x 11 cm (3.25 x 4 in.)
Description Exterior view of north flank of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Shows the house taken from the rear of the property looking toward Germantown Avenue. The three-story stone house has dormer windows and chimneys on the roof. In the foreground is the lawn and trees, which partially obscure the house. John Johnson resided in the house during the Battle of Germantown. The dwelling sustained damage including a hole in the parlor door caused by a cannon ball and a chipped corner. It served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The Johnson family owned the house until 1908. The Woman's Club of Germantown purchased the house in 1917, and in 1980, gifted the house and its contents to the Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust to operate as a house museum. In 2002, the deed of ownership was transferred to the Johnson House Historic Site, Inc.
Notes Slide number 76.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount.
Title from manuscript written on mount.
Date inferred from content.
Accessioned 1999.
Description revised 2022.
Access points 2022.
Subject Johnson, John, -1805 -- Homes and haunts.
Germantown, Battle of, Philadelphia, Pa., 1777.
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Underground railroad -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Germantown Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 6306.
Genre Lantern slides -- 1910-1920.
Associated name Knor, Jacob, builder.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| lantern - Bullock [P.9731.71]
Accession number P.9731.71