West Mt. Airy Neighbors - Historical Landmarks

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Historical Landmarks

The Germantown Avenue corridor of Germantown, Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill are important in the city's and nation's history. During colonial times, this area was farmland and considered the suburbs of the city, so the wealthy city residents retired here during the summer months. As a result, there are many large homes from the 18th and 19th century throughout the area. The building which houses the Cresheim Cottage Cafe is dated at around 1748, while in Chestnut Hill, the Chestnut Hill Cat Clinic is in the oldest building on Germantown Avenue.

Cliveden of the National Trust for Historic Preservation	6401 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19119	Historic mansion that was in the Chew family for more than 200 years. Site of Revolutionary War's Battle of Germantown on Oct. 2, 1777, which is reenacted every October. Has museum center. Site of Mt. Airy Day in May.
Concord School House	6309 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19119	One-room schoolhouse built in 1775.
Deshler-Morris House	5442 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19144	Served as the temporary White House for President George Washington during yellow fever epidemic of 1793-94.
Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion	200 West Tulpehocken Street Philadelphia, PA 19144	From 1859.
Grumblethorpe	5267 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19144	The first summer residence in Germantown, it was built by John Wister in 1744.
Johnson House	6306 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19119	Colonial Germantown architecture; Part of Underground Railroad.
Mennonite Meeting House	6121 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19144	Built in 1770, one of the oldest buildings in Germantown, but includes desk where first protest against slavery was written in 1688.
Historic Rittenhouse Town	206 Lincoln Drive Philadelphia, PA 19144	Preserved site of the first paper mill in the country in 1690.
Upsala Mansion	6430 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19119	Across the street from Cliveden. Also from 18th century; American camp during Battle of Germantown.
Wyck	6026 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19144	Nine generations of a Quaker family lived here, and the exhibit includes three centuries of original furniture and a 19th-century garden.