Details
Creator Taylor, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton), 1846-1927
Title The Home of the Site and Relic Society
Date ca. 1922
Description Reproduction of a drawing depicting a large building set back from the main road. A woman is standing at the top of the starts at the front entrance, while a male and a female figure converse in the foreground. A tall tree also stands in the foreground.
Notes The Site and Relic Society of Germantown has an ideal home in a spacious old mansion standing well back from Main Street, in Vernon Park, now city property. The mansion was erected in 1803 by James Matthews, who sold it, after a few years, to John Wister, whose son of the same name was at one time a member of Congress, and who occupied it until his death in 1883. The Society maintains a museum of Colonial and Revolutionary treasures which is open free of charge to all visitors daily, between the hours of 9 A. M. and 5 P. M. For an interesting sketch of Vernon Park see Mr.Charles F. Jenkins' Guide eBook to Historic Germantown.
Taylor Catalog Number: 171
Is part of Frank H. Taylor Collection
Identifier Taylor - Case 101-7 [2717.F]