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5450 Germantown Ave. Supposed built in 1790, by one Morgan. Thomas Armat lived there from 1807 till his death in 1831. [graphic].
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Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer.
Title
5450 Germantown Ave. Supposed built in 1790, by one Morgan. Thomas Armat lived there from 1807 till his death in 1831. [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1920
Date
October 5, 1920
Physical Description
1 negative: film; 11 x 8 cm. (4 x 3.25 in.)
Description
View of east front of house built circa 1790. Purchased by merchant and philanthropist Thomas Armat in 1807. Armat resided here until his death in 1831. His family owned the property until 1841. The home was later occupied by Dr. William Ashmead.
Notes
Inscribed in negative: 3358.
Title from negative sleeve.
Thomas Armat was one of the founders of St. Luke's Episcopal Church and donated the land on which the church was built. He also had Loudoun constructed for his only son, Thomas Wright Armat in 1801.
Original negative housed in freezer.
Subject
Armat, Thomas, 1748-1831 -- Homes and haunts.
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Germantown Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 5450.
Genre
Safety film negatives -- 1910-1920.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.114]
Accession number
P.9259.114
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Alfred Hand Photographic Negative Collection
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