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Footpath to Strawberry Mansion
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Details
Creator
Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917, photographer.
Title
Footpath to Strawberry 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.)
Description
Strawberry Mansion, also known as Summerville, was commissioned by Judge William Lewis, in 1789. In the 1820s Joseph Hemphill bought the property and added two wings to the house. His son Coleman grew strawberries from roots imported from Chile, giving the property its popular name, Strawberry Mansion. The house became a picnicking spot and restaurant in 1835. The Fairmount Park Commission bought the property in 1868.
Notes
Photographer's imprint printed on mount.
Photographer's blindstamp on mount.
Depicts a dirt footpath in East Fairmount Park, leading to Strawberry Mansion.
Genre
Stereographs 1870-1880
Subject
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Strawberry Mansion (Philadelphia, Pa. : Estate)
Spatial coverage
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- East.
Is part of
Gutekunst Pennsylvania Railroad Stereograph Collection
Has format
TMP.objres.5213.jpg
Call number
stereo - Gutekunst - Views [P.9058.13]
Accession number
P.9058.13
In Collections
Frederick Gutekunst Pennsylvania Railroad Stereograph Collection
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