Glass negative showing Old Sherrit House, i.e. Loudoun, at 4650 Germantown Avenue, a two-story house with shuttered windows and two chimneys. The front facade has a covered entryway constructed from columns and a pediment. The house is surrounded by trees, whose branches cast shadows on the lawn. Thomas Armat built Loudoun in 1801 and expanded it in 1810. The Greek portico on the front was added in 1830. Later, members of the Logan family owned and lived in the house. The property was donated to the city of Philadelphia in 1939 as a part of the Colonial Germantown Historic District. It was badly damaged by a fire in 1993 and closed to the public., Photographer remarks: Trial plate from Carbutt., Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date
February, 1886
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.824]
Glass negative showing Louduon, a large house covered in ivy at 4650 Germantown Avenue. Tall columns support a pediment over the entryway and a circular drive curves in front of the house. A man stands in the drive to the right of the building. Thomas Armat built Loudoun in 1801 and expanded it in 1810. The Greek portico on the front was added in 1830. Later, members of the Logan family owned and lived in the house. The property was donated to the city of Philadelphia in 1939 as a part of the Colonial Germantown Historic District. It was badly damaged by a fire in 1993 and closed to the public., Time: 9:40, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date
May 2, 1889
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1533]
