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Cliveden, home of the Chew Family. Built in 1760 on Germantown Ave. Seat of the Battle of Germantown. [graphic].
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Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer.
Contributor
Knor, Jacob, builder.
Title
Cliveden, home of the Chew Family. Built in 1760 on Germantown Ave. Seat of the Battle of Germantown. [graphic].
Publisher
[Philadelphia]
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1920
Date
[ca. 1920]
Physical Description
1 negative : glass ; sheet 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 and shuttered windows. 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: 2222.
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.9259.22]
Accession number
P.9259.22
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Alfred Hand Photographic Negative Collection
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