File:EAST (FRONT) ELEVATION, WITH SCALE - Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA HABS PA,51-PHILA,219-8.tif

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EAST (FRONT) ELEVATION, WITH SCALE - Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
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Lewis, William
Hemphill, Joseph
Price, Virginia Barrett, transmitter
Price, Virginia B, transmitter
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EAST (FRONT) ELEVATION, WITH SCALE - Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Depicted place Pennsylvania; Philadelphia County; Philadelphia
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 5 x 7 in.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HABS PA,51-PHILA,219-8
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  • Significance: Strawberry Mansion illustrates three phases in the history of American architecture and is associated with two important Philadelphians. Prominent Quaker lawyer, Federalist and abolitionist William Lewis erected a Federal-style house in 1789, naming it "Summerville." The building incorporated an earlier structure and initially resembled other villas built the Northern Liberties to serve as Arcadian retreats for Philadelphia's elite. Joseph Hemphilll, another politically-inclined lawyer, added two large, Greek Revival wings in the 1820s or early 1830s, and the name Strawberry Mansion replaced Summerville shortly thereafter. Along with other similar estates, the villa and its grounds became part of Fairmount Park in the mid 19th century; the benefits of a landscape that once attracted exclusive private development were thus extended to the public at large. A Colonial Revival "restoration," promoted and executed by Fiske Kimball, transformed the house once again in 1930.
  • Survey number: HABS PA-1668
  • Building/structure dates: 1789 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: ca. 1820 Subsequent Work
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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 72001151.
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Object location39° 57′ 07.99″ N, 75° 09′ 51.01″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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