View showing the estate with Gothic country house, built in 1799 after the designs of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, owned by Philadelphia merchant William Cramond on the east bank of the Schuylkill River (Fairmount Park). The property, sold to Samuel Mifflin in 1806, was owned by several successive owners, including merchant James C. Fisher from about 1812 until 1836, and antiquarian Ferdinand J. Dreer, before purchase and demolition by the city in 1857., Title altered in manuscript: Sedgley the Seat of Mr. James C. Fisher Pennsylva., Gift of Mrs. S. Marguerite Brenner.
Creator
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date
[1809]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch Country Seats - pl 15a [P.9057.55.15a]
View of the mansion on the estate west of the Schuylkill River (West Fairmount Park) purchased by legislator William Bingham in 1797. The mansion, originally built around 1773 for Pennsylvania governor John Penn, was destroyed by fire in the mid 19th century. The ruins were bought and ceded to the city in 1866 for inclusion in Fairmount Park. In the foreground, two women, a man, and two dogs walk the grounds., Gift of S. Marguerite Brenner.
Creator
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date
[1809]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch Country Seats - pl 5a [P.9057.55.5a]
View showing a hill and grove of trees on the grounds of the estate of D. Bavarage near the Schuylkill River (West Fairmount Park)., Gift of S. Marguerite Brenner.
Creator
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date
[1809]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch Country Seats - pl 6a [P.9057.55.6a]
View showing the country seat of Philadelphia Mayor John Barker above Philadelphia (Fairmount Park). Depicts the mansion surrounded by trees and shrubbery. A small gatehouse stands in the background., Title altered in manuscript: Mount Sidney, the seat of Mrs. Lanerswyler Pennsylva., Gift of Mrs. S. Marguerite Brenner.
Creator
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date
[1809]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch Country Seats pl-11b [P.9057.55.11b]
View showing the mansion, built around 1781, on the estate near the Schuylkill River (East Fairmount Park) originally settled by John Mifflin around 1679. The estate, purchased by Samuel Meeker in 1802, became a tavern and picnic site for Engel and Wolf Brewery around 1849. The mansion was torn down in 1871. A statue adorns the lawn., Gift of Marguerite Brenner., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date
[1809]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch Country Seats-pl 8a [P.9057.55.8a]
View showing the Schuylkill River and wooded grounds near the country seat above Philadelphia (West Fairmount Park) of Judge Richard Peters. The estate, originally purchased by William Peters in 1742 was used as a working model farm by his son Richard until Richard's death in 1828. Subsequently, the estate was utilized by the railroad, an oil refinery, and a country resort before purchased by the city in 1869 for inclusion in Fairmount Park. View includes a wood shack near a grove of trees., Gift of Mrs. S. Marguerite Brenner.
Creator
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date
[1809]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch Country Seats pl-16a [P.9057.55.16a]
View showing the estate and mansion originally owned by John Penn, grandson of William Penn. The mansion, built around 1785, remained in the Penn family until 1869 when the estate was acquired by the city for inclusion in the Zoological Gardens in Fairmount Park., Gift of S. Marguerite Brenner.
Creator
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date
[1809]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch Country Seats - pl 9a [P.9057.55.9a]
