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Grumblethorpe, the John Wister House, 5261 Germantown Ave., built 1744. During the Battle of Germantown, the British Gen. Agnew was brought here wounded & died in the parlor. [graphic].
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Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer.
Title
Grumblethorpe, the John Wister House, 5261 Germantown Ave., built 1744. During the Battle of Germantown, the British Gen. Agnew was brought here wounded & died in the parlor. [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1920
Date
ca. 1920
Physical Description
1 negative: glass; 11 x 8 cm. (4 x 3.25 in.)
Description
Exterior view of west front and north side of Grumblethorpe, house built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House."
Notes
Inscribed in negative: 2212.
Title from negative sleeve.
Subject
Wister, Johannes, 1708-1789 -- Homes and haunts.
Agnew, James, d. 1777 -- Death and burial.
Grumblethorpe (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Germantown Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 5261-5267.
Genre
Glass plate negatives -- 1910-1920.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.17]
Accession number
P.9259.17
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Alfred Hand Photographic Negative Collection
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