Exterior view of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. A white man, attired in a top hat and suit, stands and looks at the viewer with a dog on the front lawn. A white boy lies in a hammock, and another white boy stands beside him. 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., List of titles printed on verso., Title from verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Gift of Raymond Holstein, 2011., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Date
[ca. 1868]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Holstein stereo - Germantown [P.2011.47.1302]
