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Carlton, in lower part of Germantown. Built by Henry Hill. Year not known. Burned in the Revolutionary War in 1777. Rebuilt by Hill, it is said, in 1780. Now occupied by Mrs. Newhall, cor. Stokley St. & Midvale Ave. [graphic].
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Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer.
Title
Carlton, in lower part of Germantown. Built by Henry Hill. Year not known. Burned in the Revolutionary War in 1777. Rebuilt by Hill, it is said, in 1780. Now occupied by Mrs. Newhall, cor. Stokley St. & Midvale Ave. [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1920
Date
September 20, 1920
Physical Description
1 negative: film; 11 x 8 cm. (4 x 3.25 in.)
Description
View of the center portion of the north front of the Carlton Mansion. Purportedly named after an English castle inhabited by Queen Elizabeth I. The original house was destroyed by the British in 1777 but rebuilt in 1780 by Isaac Tustin. Served as Washington's Headquarters for a few weeks before and after the Battle of Brandywine. Purchased by Cornelius S. Smith in May of 1840 and later bequeathed to his children.
Notes
Inscribed in negative: 3322.
Title from negative sleeve.
Also known as the Carlton-Smith Mansion.
Original negative housed in freezer.
Subject
Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Homes and haunts.
Smith family -- Homes and haunts.
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Military headquarters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Midvale Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 2932.
Genre
Safety film negatives -- 1910-1920.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.94]
Accession number
P.9259.94
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Alfred Hand Photographic Negative Collection
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