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Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer.
Contributor
Knor, Jacob, builder.
Title
6306 Germantown Ave. [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
Oblique view of south flank and east front of house of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Shows the front door to the three-story stone house. The first story contains windows with shutters and a shingled awning. Dwelling also includes dormer windows and chimneys on the roof. In the left, a picket fence and a portico over the side entrance is visible. Trees and an utility pole are in front of the property. John Johnson resided in the house during the Battle of Germantown. The dwelling sustained damage including a hole in the parlor door caused by a cannon ball and a chipped corner. It served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The Johnson family owned the house until 1908. The Woman's Club of Germantown purchased the house in 1917, and in 1980, gifted the house and its contents to the Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust to operate as a house museum. In 2002, the deed of ownership was transferred to the Johnson House Historic Site, Inc.
Notes
Inscribed in negative: 2226.
Title from negative sleeve.
Date inferred from photographic medium and content.
Purchase 1988.
Description revised 2022.
Access points revised 2022.
Subject
Johnson, John, -1805 -- Homes and haunts.
Germantown, Battle of, Philadelphia, Pa., 1777.
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Underground Railroad -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Germantown Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 6306.
Genre
Glass plate negatives -- 1910-1920.
Associated name
Knor, Jacob, builder.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.24]
Accession number
P.9259.24
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Alfred Hand Photographic Negative Collection
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