Depicts the south facade of Lemon Hill mansion facing the Schuylkill River in east Fairmount Park as it appeared in 1857. Henry Pratt built the house in 1800 and in 1844, several years after Pratt's death, Lemon Hill became the first mansion aqcuired by the city of Philadelphia to create a public park. Also included are visitors picnicking on the grounds., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, with corrections., LCP AR (Annual Report) 1975, p. 6-11.
Creator
Evans, B. R. (Benjamin Ridgway), 1834-1891, artist
Date
ca. 1880
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Evans watercolors [P.2298.46], http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/evans/files/plc046.html
