Old Johnson House, N. W. Main & Washington Lane
Bullock, John G.
1854-1939
photographer
Knor, Jacob
builder
still image
Graphic
Lantern slides -- 1910-1920
pau
Philadelphia
PA. Philadelphia
February 18, 1913
1913
monographic
eng
1 slide : lantern ; negative 8 x 11 cm (3.25 x 4 in.)
Oblique view of south flank and east front of house of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Shows the front door to the three-story stone house. The first story contains windows with shutters and a shingled awning. Dwelling also includes dormer windows and chimneys on the roof. In the left, a picket fence and the side entrance are visible. Trees and an utility pole are in front of the property. A white man pedestrian stands in the street in the right. 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.
John G. Bullock.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount.
Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Johnson, John
-1805
Homes and haunts
Germantown, Battle of, Philadelphia, Pa., 1777
Dwellings
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pedestrians
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Underground railroad
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Germantown Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.)
6306
P.9731.70
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