Glass negative showing the Perot family home Avocado Lodge, a two-story house with a porch and a side wall obscured by a large, leafy plant. The house stands on a small hill and two men lean on the railing in front of the porch. An addition to the house extends from the left side of the original building. The construction of Avocado Lodge dates to the 1700s. The Perot family began to reside at the estate with James Perot Sr.’s son William Perot. It was later acquired by the military in 1860. In the 1980s it was converted into a government school and the grounds made into a national park., Photographer remarks: Overtimed, Time: 12, 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
March 9, 1889
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1400]
