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  2. Germantown, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Germantown (German: Deutschstadt) is an area in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded by Palatine, Quaker, and Mennonite families in 1683 as an independent borough, it was absorbed into Philadelphia in 1854. The area, which is about six miles northwest from the city center, now consists of two neighborhoods: 'Germantown' and 'East ...

  3. Colonial Germantown Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The Colonial Germantown Historic District is a designated National Historic Landmark District in the Germantown and Mount Airy neighborhoods of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania along both sides of Germantown Avenue. This road followed a Native American path from the Delaware River just north of Old City Philadelphia, through Germantown, about 6 miles ...

  4. Allen's department store - Wikipedia

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    Allen's or Allen's department store, a.k.a. George Allen, Inc., was a large store in Center City, Philadelphia for women's clothing and accessories. It opened at 326 High Street in 1837 and moved to 1214 Chestnut Street in 1896. In 1927 it opened a full three-story, 38,250-square-foot (3,554 m 2) department store at Chelten Avenue and Greene ...

  5. Tulpehocken Station Historic District - Wikipedia

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    November 26, 1985. The Tulpehocken Station Historic District is a historic area in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Large suburban houses were built in the area from about 1850 to 1900 in a variety of styles including Carpenter Gothic, Italianate, and Bracketed as part of the Picturesque Movement of architecture.

  6. Plymouth Meeting Mall - Wikipedia

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    Plymouth Meeting Mall. The Plymouth Meeting Mall is a 948,000 square feet (88,100 m 2) shopping mall that is located in the community of Plymouth Meeting in Plymouth Township, Pennsylvania, approximately 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Center City, Philadelphia. It is situated at the intersection Germantown Pike and Hickory Road, near the Mid ...

  7. Grumblethorpe - Wikipedia

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    Added to NRHP. March 16, 1972. Grumblethorpe was the home of the Wister family in the present-day Germantown section of Philadelphia, who lived there for over 160 years. It was built in 1744 as a summer residence, but it became the family's year-round residence in 1793. It is a museum, part of the Colonial Germantown Historic District.

  8. John Johnson House (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - Wikipedia

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    January 13, 1972. Designated NHL. December 9, 1997. Designated PHMC. June 1, 1995 [1] The John Johnson House (also known as the Johnson House) is a National Historic Landmark in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, significant for its role in the antislavery movement and the Underground Railroad. [2] It is located at 6306 Germantown Avenue ...

  9. Cliveden (Benjamin Chew House) - Wikipedia

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    Cliveden was built 1763–1767 by local German craftsmen as a summer home for prominent lawyer Benjamin Chew, Sr. (1722–1810) and his family as a respite from heat and yellow fever epidemics. During the American Revolutionary War, the property was at the center of the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The house was inhabited by seven generations ...