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]
