Details
Creator Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer.
Contributor Knor, Jacob, builder.
Title The Johnson House, Main & Washington Lane, built in 1768 by John Johnson. The doors & hall show marks of bullets in battle of Germantown. [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 and east front of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Shows the facade of the three-story stone house with the front door and a shingled awning, which is flanked by shuttered windows. The property has dormer windows and chimneys on the roof. Ivy covers the side of the residence. A wrought iron fence is visible in the right. Trees line the sidewalk in front of 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 78.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount.
Title given in manuscript on mount.
Date inferred from content.
Accessioned 1999.
Description revised 2022.
Access points revised 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.9731.74]
Accession number P.9731.74