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Title: Fountain Park near Philadelphia. Residence of A. McMakin Esq
Description: View showing the estate of the Philadelphia newspaper proprietor, Andrew McMakin, that was located south of Laurel Hill on the Ridge Turnpike at East Falls. Trees partially obscure the main residence that is flanked by outbuildings that were used as an ice-house, bath-house and hot-house. A fountain adorns the lawn on which two deer graze. In the foreground, two men travel on horseback and a third walks with a cane. They pass on the dirt road in front of the stone wall surrounding the property. The estate was originally built for Governor Thomas Mifflin in the 18th century and was later acquired by Fairmount Park. The residence was removed., Title from label pasted on verso., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 269, Free Library of Philadelphia: Castner 21:94, Gift of Mrs. S. Marguerite Brenner.
Creator: Whitefield, Edwin, 1816-1892, artist
Date: [ca. 1850]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W135 [P.9057.2]

Title: Residence of Thomas Drake, Esqr., Germantown, Pa
Description: View of grounds, outbuildings, and residence of Thomas Drake. Drake moved into this Italianate house, designed by the well-known Philadelphia architect, Samuel Sloan, about 1863. The house reportedly cost $55,000. Thomas Drake earned his fortune through the manufacture of cotton and woolen goods, and investments in real estate and coal stocks., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 643, Gift of David Doret., Athenaeum of Philadelphia: General Prints Collection - PRM094
Creator: Cernea, Thomas Lester, 1834-1876, artist
Date: ca. 1865
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW-Residences [P.9594]

Title: [Ruins of Landsdowne, the estate of the late Wm. Bingham Esqr. Pennsylvania]
Description: View showing the ruins of the mansion on the estate west of the Schuylkill River (West Fairmount Park) purchased by legislator William Bingham in 1797. Debris rests on the steps of the shell of the residence. Trees surround the property. The mansion, originally built around 1773 for Pennsylvania governor John Penn, later served as the residence for Bingham's son-in-law Alexander Baring, i.e. Baron Lord Ashburton, in the early 19th century. The ruins were bought and ceded to the city in 1866 for inclusion in Fairmount Park., Not in Wainwright., Title from manuscript notes on recto: Ashburton Est. Old Landsdowne House destroyed by fire July 4, 1854 burned by fireworks., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 665, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Ba 16 L 291, Inscribed on verso: Gift of Thomas Wynne 9/13/[19]68
Date: [ca. 1855]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Ba 16 L 291

Title: [Scene in the woods at Landsdowne, the estate of the late Wm. Bingham Esqr. Pennsylvania]
Description: Shows four men chopping trees and logs on the estate west of the Schuylkill River (West Fairmount Park) purchased by legislator William Bingham in 1797. Tree stumps are visible in the foreground. The estate, originally owned by Pennsylvania governor John Penn, was bought and ceded to the city in 1866 for inclusion in Fairmount Park., Not in Wainwright., Title from manuscript note on recto: Lansdowne woods & field., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 679, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Ba 16 L 291a, Inscribed on verso: Gift of Thomas Wynne 9/13/[19]68
Date: [ca. 1855]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Ba 16 L 291a

Title: Fountain Park, Falls of Schuylkill, Philada
Description: View showing the estate of the Philadelphia newspaper proprietor, Andrew McMakin, that was located northwest of Laurel Hill on the Ridge Turnpike at East Falls. Trees partially obscure the main residence that is flanked by outbuildings that were used as an ice-house, bath-house and hot-house. A fountain adorns the lawn on which two deer graze. In the foreground, two men travel on horseback and a third walks with a cane. They pass on the dirt road in front of the stone wall surrounding the property. The estate was originally built for Governor Thomas Mifflin in the 18th century and was later acquired by Fairmount Park. The residence was removed., Part of title from label pasted on recto., pdcc00030, Accompanied by clipping “Extract of a Letter from one of the editors of New York Mirror, dated: Philadelphia, September 1845." Describes in detail the architecture, grounds, and surrounding area of the estate, including the "stocked deer park, marble statues, flower garden, gardner’s cottage ornee, &c &c"; "the couple of lakes from one of which the summer stock of spring water ice is gathered, while the other by means of pipes is conveyed to the mansion, stables, bath and green houses"; and the "facilities of access to and from the city" as a result of the Norristown and Philadelphia Rail Road, Ridge Turnpike, and Schuylkill., Philadelphia on Stone, Free Library of Philadelphia: Castner 31:21
Creator: Queen, James Fuller, 1820 or 21-1886, artist
Date: ca. 1845
Location: Free Library of Philadelphia. | Print and Photograph Collection. FLP Castner 31:21

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