Oblique view of residence surrounded by two wooden fences and large trees in leaf. Built circa 1720 for Quaker farmer and miller, Benjamin Ring. Served as the headquarters for George Washington during the Battle of the Brandywine circa September 11, 1777. Reconstructed 1950-51 by George Edwin Brumbaugh., Inscribed in negative: 2756., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.56]
Exterior view of front facade of residence, showing a plaque attached to a large tree in the foreground, identifying the house as George Washington's headquarters during the Battle of Brandywine, September 11, 1777. Built circa 1720 for Quaker farmer and miller, Benjamin Ring. Reconstructed 1950-51 by George Edwin Brumbaugh., Inscribed in negative: 2759., 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.9259.57]
Drawing depicting the Joseph Gilpin House, occupied by the Marquis de Lafayette during the Battle of Brandywine in 1777. Shows a pathway leading up to front facade of the two-story house with a front porch. In the right is an adjacent wing with a stone wall around it. Also visible are an out building and a wooden fence. The original portion of the house was constructed circa 1695. Wings were added to the north of the original frame house in 1745 and to the west in 1782. Quaker farmer Gideon Gilpin occupied the house when it was used by Lafayette. The house was reconstructed by George Edwin Brumbaugh and purchased by the State of Pennsylvania in 1949., Title from item., Date inferred from content and active dates of the artist., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2019.
Creator
Graeff, Henry F., artist
Date
[ca. 1930]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2019.66.5]
