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Title: 5434 Germantown Ave., home of Jno. Ashmead, father of Capt.. Albert Ashmead
Description: Exterior view of east front of residence of William Ashmead, built in 1740 and later owned by his son John Ashmead. Image depicts the site when it was under the ownership of the Manheim Stables & Riding Academy, and contains a partial view of a banner advertising the stables and academy., Inscribed in negative: 3357., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 5, 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.113]

Title: 5450 Germantown Ave. Supposed built in 1790, by one Morgan. Thomas Armat lived there from 1807 till his death in 1831
Description: View of east front of house built circa 1790. Purchased by merchant and philanthropist Thomas Armat in 1807. Armat resided here until his death in 1831. His family owned the property until 1841. The home was later occupied by Dr. William Ashmead., Inscribed in negative: 3358., Title from negative sleeve., Thomas Armat was one of the founders of St. Luke's Episcopal Church and donated the land on which the church was built. He also had Loudoun constructed for his only son, Thomas Wright Armat in 1801., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 5, 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.114]

Title: Front of Wm. Wynn Wister House, 5140 Germantown Ave
Description: Distant view of front porch of house set back from the street and surrounded by trees. The flank of another house is visible in the foreground. Occupied by Philadelphia painter Gilbert Stuart from 1795-96. Barn in the rear of the property used as his studio., Inscribed in negative: 3367., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 13, 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.116]

Title: 5267 [sic] Germantown Ave. I have no record of when it was built. Anthony Gilbert, a blacksmith, renowned for his strength, lived there in 1809. It is next door above "Grumblethorp."
Description: Exterior view of front facade of dwelling occupied by Anthony Gilbert in 1809, a blacksmith who was known for his great physical strength. Original portion of house built circa 1745 as Wister's Tenant House, immediately north of Wister's Big House. An advertisement for Kansis City Beef is visible on the butcher shop awning next to Wister's Tenant House., Inscribed in negative: 3369., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 13, 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.117]

Title: Keyser House, 6205 Germantown Ave
Description: Exterior view of west front of house built by Dirck Keyser, a Mennonite preacher and silk merchant who immigrated from Amsterdam in 1688. Demolished in 1950 for a supermarket., Inscribed in negative: 3375., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.120]

Title: House at N.E. corner Germantown Ave. & Upsal St., in front of which Washington stood during the Battle of Germantown, Oct. 4, 1777
Description: Exterior view of north flank and front elevation of house built in 1727 as one house for the Deshler family. In 1788 German printer, Michael Billmyer, bought the property and continued his printing trade from the dwelling., Inscribed in negative: 2264., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.33]

Title: Morris House, 5442 Germantown Ave. Built by Jacob Deschler in 1772. Occupied by Washington in 1793 & 4
Description: Depicts a woman and an automobile passing in front of the ivy-covered Deshler-Morris House, travelling north on Germantown Avenue. Dwelling built in 1772 for Quaker merchant David Deshler. Colonel Isaac Franks' owned the house when George Washington sought refuge here from the Yellow Fever epidemic that swept through Philadelphia in 1793. Nicknamed the "Germantown White House" during his occupation. The Morris family occupied the house for more than 100 years until they donated it to the National Park Service in 1948., Inscribed in negative: 2429., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.34]

Title: [Mennonite Meeting House, 6119 Germantown Ave., at n.e. cor. Herman St., Philadelphia.]
Description: Exterior view of front facade of Mennonite church and cemetery surrounded by an iron fence. Includes a partial view of the adjacent dwelling. Church built in 1770 to replace the original log church constructed in 1708 on Germantown Avenue above Herman Street by early Germantown settlers. Considered the first Mennonite Church in America, founded in 1688., Inscribed in negative: 2443., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.36]

Title: [Wyck, detail of door, 6026 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia.]
Description: Exterior detail of front doorway flanked by ivy. Earliest section of the house built circa 1690 by Hans Milan. Center section and alterations were designed and completed by William Strickland in 1824. For nine generations belonged to the Wistar-Haines family., Inscribed in negative: 2446., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.37]

Title: Wyck
Description: Exterior detail of main front doorway and French doors. Earliest section of the house built circa 1690 by Hans Milan. Center section and alterations were designed and completed by William Strickland in 1824. For nine generations belonged to the Wistar-Haines family., Inscribed in negative: 2447., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.38]

Title: [Wyck, 6026 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia.]
Description: Exterior view of front elevation of house. Earliest section built circa 1690 by Hans Milan. Center section and alterations were designed and completed by William Strickland in 1824. For nine generations belonged to the Wistar-Haines family., Inscribed in negative: 2448., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.39]

Title: [Dunkard Meeting House, 6613 Germantown Avenue.]
Description: Exterior view of west front of stone church, showing roundel window above the entrance door, flanked by a shallow portico. Known as the Church of the Brethren, founded by Alexander Mack in 1708 near Crefeldt in North Prussia. Persecution drove the congregation to Philadelphia in 1719 and in 1723 the first Dunkard, or German Baptist Brethren Church, was organized in Germantown. The congregation originally worshipped in a building erected by Christopher Sauer (4653 Main Street) and then in a house secured by Peter Pettikoffer, who begged for the money to erect the building. Called Beggar's Town or Bettel Hausen., Inscribed in negative: 3178., Title from negative sleeve., Incorrectly identified as the Mennonite Meeting House at 6119 Germantown Avenue in manuscript note on negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.85]

Title: N. W. cor. Germantown Ave. & Logan St. Probably the Wachsmuth-Henry House, built 1760
Description: Exterior view of front facade, south side and rear ell of house set behind a short stone wall. Built in 1760., Inscribed in negative: 3337., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer., Also known as the Wachsmuth-Henry House.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.100]

Title: 5140 Germantown Ave. The "Cory" or Crows' Nest. Wm. Wynn Wister's Place. Gilbert Stewart lived there from 1796 to 1800. He painted Washington's portrait in the barn, which is not now standing
Description: Exterior view of front porch of house set back from the street and surrounded by trees., Inscribed in negative: 3350., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 5, 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.106]

Title: 5214 Germantown Ave. The Hacker House. Site of the British encampment during the Battle of Germantown
Description: View of east front of house built circa 1755 and known successively as the Conyngham, Wister and Hacker House. Also served as the headquarters of the Germantown Historical Society., Inscribed in negative: 3351., Title from negative sleeve., Also known as the Old Fisher House., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.107]

Title: 5218 Germantown Ave
Description: View of the ivy covered east front of the Howell House, built circa 1795 and later used by the Germantown Historical Society as a Costume Museum., Inscribed in negative: 3352., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.108]

Title: 5222 Germantown Ave., Endt-Hansberry House. Theobald Endt, clockmaker owned it in 1766
Description: View of the east front of the Endt - Hansberry House, owned by clockmaker Theobald Endt in 1766. Converted to apartments and a store in the early twentieth century. The word "Painting" is visible on the store front window directly north of the entrance stairs to 5222 Germantown Avenue., Inscribed in negative: 3353., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.109]

Title: John Bechtel House, 5226 Germantown Ave
Description: View of the ivy covered east front of the John Bechtel House, built in 1742. The word "Painting" is visible on the store front window of 5224 Germantown Avenue. Later occupied by the Textile Museum of the Germantown Historical Society., Inscribed in negative: 3354., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.110]

Title: 5300 Germantown Ave., N.W. cor. Queen Lane
Description: View of the south flank and east front of the Sower House, built in three stages: the rear ell circa 1723, the front section circa 1755 and the union of these two sections circa 1795. Owned by the Sower (Sauer) family, who purportedly created the first type cast in America in the basement of this house in 1772-73. Owned by the Trinity Lutheran Church since 1836 and used as a church house since 1950., Inscribed in negative: 3355., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.111]

Title: 5430 Germantown Ave. Home of Captain Albert Ashmead of the American Army
Description: Exterior view of east front of dwelling of Captain Albert Ashmead, built before 1796. Albert's grandfather, William Ashmead, manufactured Germantown wagons in the rear of the property. Main house was used as a show room and was later turned into residence after Albert Ashmead's marriage. Includes a banner hanging in between 5430 and 5434 Main Street ( i.e. Germantown Avenue), advertising John A. Foley's Manheim Stables & Riding Academy at 5434 Main Street., Inscribed in negative: 3356., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 5, 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.112]

Title: 6019 Germantown Ave. Built by Daniel Pastorius. Also known as the Green Tree Inn
Description: Exterior view of west front and south flank of tavern built in 1748 by Daniel and Sarah Pastorius adjacent to the homestead of his grandfather Francis Daniel Pastorius. Also known as the Saddler's Arms, The Hornet's Nest, and Mackinett's Tavern. David Mackinett was Sarah's second husband after the death of Daniel Pastorius. Includes partial views of properties north of the old tavern, most likely demolished when the tavern moved north in 1930 for the expansion of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Germantown. Later used as church offices., Inscribed in negative: 2753., Title from negative sleeve., Modern reference print available.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 13, 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.53]

Title: Pastorius House, Germantown
Description: Exterior view of west front of tavern looking south toward the First Methodist Episcopal Church. Built in 1748 by Daniel and Sarah Pastorius adjacent to the homestead of his grandfather Francis Daniel Pastorius. Also known as the Saddler's Arms, The Hornet's Nest, and Mackinett's Tavern. David Mackinett was Sarah's second husband after the death of Daniel Pastorius. Building moved north in 1930 for the expansion of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Germantown and used as church offices., Inscribed in negative: 2754., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 13, 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.54]

Title: Washington House, Germantown, blt. 1740
Description: View showing the west and north elevations of the Washington House, built in 1740. Several signs, one painted on the west front, identify Stephen A. Henry as the proprietor of the tavern at the time of this photograph. A man smoking a pipe leans against the wooden telegraph pole marking the car stop on Germantown Avenue. An advertisement for Sun Lite Coffee is visible on the north flank of the building south of the tavern., Inscribed in negative: 2755., Title from negative sleeve., Modern reference print available.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.55]

Title: 4518 & 4520 Germantown Ave. Neglee House. When built, uncertain, but Jas. Logan lived in it while Stenton was being built, 1727-1734
Description: View of front facade, with a one story shop in the foreground. Residence built circa 1727. John Naglee owned the house from 1727 to 1752., Inscribed in negative: 3328., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.95]

Title: Loudoun, 4650 Germantown Ave., built by Thos. Armat. occupied in 1920 by Mr. Albanus Chas. Logan & Miss Maria D. Logan
Description: Exterior view of porticoed front facade. Original portion (i.e. east end) of house constructed in 1801 for Philadelphia merchant Thomas Armat by builders Peter L. Berry and John Ardis. Armat had the house built for his only son, Thomas Wright Armat. The west end was built in 1810 and the Greek portico in 1830. Named after Loudoun County, Virginia where Armat first settled in America., Inscribed in negative: 3329., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.96]

Title: Loudoun, 4650 Germantown Ave
Description: Distant view of porticoed front facade, with a partial view of an outbuilding. Original portion (i.e. east end) of house constructed in 1801 for Philadelphia merchant Thomas Armat by builders Peter L. Berry and John Ardis. Armat had the house built for his only son, Thomas Wright Armat. The west end was built in 1810 and the Greek portico in 1830. Named after Loudoun County, Virginia where Armat first settled in America., Inscribed in negative: 3330., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.97]

Title: Toland House, 4810 Germantown Ave., built in 1734. At time of Battle of Germantown was home of Geo. Miller, an officer in the American Army, whose wife was forced to bake bread for British. Hotchkin says interior very interesting. Open stairway. Franklin Stove & harpsichord in parlor
Description: View of front facade of home built circa 1740 and owned by officer George Miller during the Battle of Germantown. Named for resident George W. Toland, a member of Congress from 1837 to 1843. A sign for Jost Brothers Engineers is posted underneath two of the first floor windows., Inscribed in negative: 3336., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: September 23, 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.99]

Title: [Johnson House, 6306 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia.]
Description: Oblique view of east front and south elevation 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., Inscribed in negative: 2890., Title from negative sleeve., Date inferred from photographic medium and content., Purchase 1988., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: [ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.58]

Title: Upsala, Germantown Ave
Description: Depicts the front elevation of the house. Built 1798 by John Johnson III, the house was occupied by members of the Johnson family until 1941., Inscribed in negative: 2892., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.59]

Title: Johnson House door
Description: Exterior views of the front façade 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 with a shingled awning flanked by shuttered windows. A broom is propped against the doorframe. Two trees grow in the sidewalk in front of the house. Partial view of the picket fence in the left. 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., Inscribed in negative: 2893., Title from negative sleeve., Date inferred from photographic medium and content., Purchase 1988., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: [ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.60]

Title: House on Main St., Germantown
Description: View of the front facade of the Sproegell House built early in the 18th century and purportedly occupied by John Henry Sproegell circa 1710. Stucco covers the exterior of the house and a rounded arch resting on columns flanks the off-center entrance way. Anthony Gilbert and William Keyser were occupants of the dwelling at one time., Inscribed in negative: 2894., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.61]

Title: Upsala doorway
Description: Exterior detail of porticoed front doorway of the house. Built 1798 by John Johnson III, the house was occupied by members of the Johnson family until 1941., Inscribed in negative: 2897., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.62]

Title: [Upsala, 6430 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts the front facade and the porticoed front doorway of Upsala from a paved walk lined with trees. Built 1798 by John Johnson III, the house was occupied by members of the Johnson family until 1941., Inscribed in negative: 2898., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.63]

Title: 4825 Germantown Ave., home of Christian Ottinger, a soldier of the Pennsylvania Line in the Revolutionary War
Description: Depicts the west fronts of neighboring dwellings along Germantown Avenue, 4821 in the foreground and 4825 in the background, the latter built circa 1781 by Christopher Ottinger, a Revolutionary soldier who became a master coach maker after the war. A man stands on the steps of the Ottinger House., Inscribed in negative: 2211., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.16]

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
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.", Inscribed in negative: 2212., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.17]

Title: 6043 Germantown Ave. Centre of fierce skirmish during the Battle of Germantown
Description: Exterior view of west front of house built circa 1750 and purchased by Dr. William Shippen as a summer residence in 1775. Dr. Samuel Blair, Shippen's son-in-law and president of Princeton University, also lived here. Image includes a group of people standing on the corner, looking toward the camera., Inscribed in negative: 2214., Title from negative sleeve., Also known as the Blair House or The Laurens.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.18]

Title: 6303 [sic] Germantown Ave
Description: Exterior view of west front and south flank of house at 6205 Germantown Avenue, built by Dirck Keyser, a Mennonite preacher and silk merchant who immigrated from Amsterdam in 1688. Demolished in 1950 for a supermarket., Inscribed in negative: 2215., Title from negative sleeve., Incorrectly identified as 6303 Germantown Avenue.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.19]

Title: Cliveden
Description: Exterior view of west front of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. Shows the facade of the two-story stone building with a pediment over the front door, shuttered windows, and dormers and chimneys on the roof. Chew House, also known as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation., Inscribed in negative: 2221., Title from negative sleeve., Date inferred from photographic medium., Purchase 1988., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: [ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.21]

Title: Cliveden, home of the Chew Family. Built in 1760 on Germantown Ave. Seat of the Battle of Germantown
Description: Exterior view of west front of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. Shows the facade of the two-story stone building with a pediment over the front door and shuttered windows. Chew House, also known as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation., Inscribed in negative: 2222., Title from negative sleeve., Date inferred from photographic medium., Purchase 1988., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: [ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.22]

Title: Concord School House, built 1775, Germantown Ave
Description: Shows the one-room school house completed in 1775 near the Upper Burying Ground at 6309 Germantown Avenue. View includes a gated brick fence in the foreground. The school, built from subscription funds to educate the citizens of the upper end of Germantown, was altered to include a second floor in 1818 to accommodate town meetings., Inscribed in negative: 2225., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.23]

Title: 6306 Germantown Ave
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., Inscribed in negative: 2226., Title from negative sleeve., Date inferred from photographic medium and content., Purchase 1988., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: [ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.24]

Title: Grumblethorpe, observatory
Description: View of a wooden round edifice with a conical roof atop a square smokehouse in an overgrown garden area behind Grumblethorpe. Erected on top of the smokehouse in 1834 by Charles Jones Wister, an amateur scientist and clockmaker who built the observatory to obtain the correct time. He furnished the observatory with a transit instrument and an astronomical clock made with the help of Isaiah Lukens., Inscribed in negative: 3839., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe was 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.", Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.151]

Title: Grumblethorpe, back part of
Description: Rear view of Grumblethorpe, showing the rear of the main house and ell extension. 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.", Inscribed in negative: 3841., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.152]

Title: Grumblethorpe, back part of
Description: Detailied rear view of Grumblethorpe, showing a water pump and the large arbor attached to the rear ell extension to support a grape vine. 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.", Inscribed in negative: 3842., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.153]

Title: Grumblethorpe, Grenadier painted by Major Andre, kept in hall
Description: Depicts a life-sized painted image of a soldier in a hallway, standing in front of a closed door, next to a hat and coat stand and two side chairs. On both sides of the door are two instruments affixed to the wall, probably to register the temperature and humidity. Purportedly created by Major Andre, who lodged in Benjamin Franklin's house during the 1777-78 British occupation of Philadelphia., Inscribed in negative: 3843., Title from negative sleeve., Dwelling 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."
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.154]

Title: Parlor of Grumblethorp, showing chair given to Wister family by Count Zinzendorf, founder of Moravian church in Penna
Description: View of parlor, looking toward a corner mantel, in front of which sits an ornately carved round table, a heavily carved side chair and a slatted arm chair with a beat-up fabric seat. Includes three large wooden chairs, showing the chair given to Wister family by Count Zinzendorf, the founder of the Moravian church in Pennsylvania. A large lamp, a wooden cannister and many books sit on the table. In the background is a large, five shelf curio stand full of items. The mantel supports urns, a figurine and a pair of crystal pieces. Paintings, a portrait and a photograph are visible on the walls. Charles Jones Wister performed various alterations to the interior of the house in 1806., Inscribed in negative: 3850 & 3851., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe 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."
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 24, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.156 & 157]

Title: Parlor of Grumblethorp, showing chair given to Wister family by Count Zinzendorf, founder of Moravian church in Penna
Description: View of parlor, looking toward a corner mantel, in front of which sits an ornately carved round table, a heavily carved side chair and a slatted arm chair with a beat-up fabric seat. Includes three large wooden chairs, showing the chair given to Wister family by Count Zinzendorf, the founder of the Moravian church in Pennsylvania. A large lamp, a wooden cannister and many books sit on the table. In the background is a large, five shelf curio stand full of items. The mantel supports urns, a figurine and a pair of crystal pieces. Paintings, a portrait and a photograph are visible on the walls. Charles Jones Wister performed various alterations to the interior of the house in 1806., Inscribed in negative: 3850 & 3851., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe 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."
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 24, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.156 & 157]

Title: Parlor of Grumblethorp, showing chair given to Wister family by Count Zinzendorf, founder of Moravian church in Penna
Description: View of parlor, looking toward a corner mantel, in front of which sits an ornately carved round table, a heavily carved side chair and a slatted arm chair with a beat-up fabric seat. Includes three large wooden chairs, showing the chair given to Wister family by Count Zinzendorf, the founder of the Moravian church in Pennsylvania. A large lamp, a wooden cannister and many books sit on the table. In the background is a large, five shelf curio stand full of items. The mantel supports urns, a figurine and a pair of crystal pieces. Paintings, a portrait and a photograph are visible on the walls. Charles Jones Wister performed various alterations to the interior of the house in 1806., Inscribed in negative: 3850 & 3851., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe 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."
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 24, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.156 & 157]

Title: Grumblethorpe. A peep into the ancient carpenter shop in back of house
Description: Interior views of carpenter shop in the rear of Grumblethorpe, showing hand tools, work benches, ladders, a pot of brushes and various other scattered objects., Inscribed in negative: 3852., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe 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."
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 24, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.158 & 159]

Title: Grumblethorpe. A peep into the ancient carpenter shop in back of house
Description: Interior views of carpenter shop in the rear of Grumblethorpe, showing hand tools, work benches, ladders, a pot of brushes and various other scattered objects., Inscribed in negative: 3852., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe 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."
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 24, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.158 & 159]

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