| Creator |
Hand, Alfred, photographer. |
| Contributor |
Knor, Jacob, builder. |
| Title |
Cliveden. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1920 |
| Date |
[ca. 1920] |
| Physical Description |
1 negative : glass ; negative 11 x 8 cm (4 x 3.25 in.) |
| Description |
Exterior view of west front 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.
|
| Notes |
Inscribed in negative: 2221. |
|
Title from negative sleeve. |
|
Date inferred from photographic medium. |
|
Purchase 1988. |
|
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 |
Glass plate negatives -- 1910-1920. |
| Associated name |
Knor, Jacob, builder. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.21] |
| Accession number |
P.9259.21 |
