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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 ...
c. 1720 House The Abraham Rittenhouse House (c. 1720) with a c. 1860 addition on the left. [7] Elfreth's Alley: Philadelphia, Old City: 1720–1830 Houses Claimed to be the nation's oldest residential street; two rows of Federal and Georgian brick houses built between 1720 and 1830, with a total of 32 extant houses [8] Wyck House: Philadelphia ...
Seal of Germantown, 1691 Pictures from Old Germantown: the Pastorius family residences are shown on the upper left (c. 1683) and upper right (c. 1715), the center structure is the house and printing business of the Caurs family (ca. 1735), and the bottom structure is the market place (c. 1820).
May 3, 1971. Staircase in the Herr House. The Hans Herr House, also known as the Christian Herr House, is a historic home located in West Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1719, and is a 11⁄2 -story, rectangular sandstone Germanic dwelling. It measures 37 feet, 9 inches, by 30 feet, 10 inches.
Francis Daniel Pastorius (September 26, 1651— c. 1720 [1]: xii, 286 ) was a German-born educator, lawyer, poet, and public official.He was the founder of Germantown, Pennsylvania, now part of Philadelphia, the first permanent German-American settlement and the gateway for subsequent emigrants from Germany.
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 ...
Pennsylvania German Traditional Architecture. The John Immel House was a -story, L-shaped farmhouse, four bays wide and four bays deep. Its main section measured thirty-two feet by thirty-two feet, and included a rear extension that measured eighteen feet by eighteen feet. The front facade featured a classically designed main entranceway with a ...
The German Society of Pennsylvania, located in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia, is the oldest German-culture organization in the United States.Founded in 1764, to aid German immigrants, including those who arrived as indentured servants, it now promotes the teaching of the German language and culture, sponsors lectures, concerts and films, and awards scholarships. [1]