Details
Creator Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer.
Title Chew House, Main & Johnson Sts. [graphic] / John G. Bullock.
Publisher Philadelphia
Date Negative April 10, 1912
Physical Description 1 slide : lantern ; negative 8 x 11 cm (3.25 x 4 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. 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.
Is part of Old Germantown. 91
Notes Photographer's imprint printed on mount.
Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Accessioned 1999.
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 (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Germantown Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 6401.
Genre Lantern slides -- 1910-1920.
Associated name Knor, Jacob, builder.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| lantern - Bullock [P.9731.87]
Accession number P.9731.87