Historic Preservation In Philadelphia -- Center City And Nearby New Jersey -- Elfreth's Alley -- Betsy Ross House -- Todd House -- Powel House -- Bishop White House -- Physick House -- The Rosenbach Museum And Library -- Walt Whitman House -- Pomona Hall -- Barclay Farmstead -- Greenfield Hall -- Schuylkill River And Fairmount Park -- Bellair -- Historic Bartram's Garden -- The Woodlands -- Sweetbrier -- Cedar Grove -- Lemon Hill -- Mount Pleasant -- Laurel Hill -- Woodford -- Strawberry -- Germantown -- Rittenhouse Town -- Cliveden -- Upsala -- Johnson House -- Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion -- Wyck -- Deshler-morris House -- Crumblethorpe -- Stenton -- Delaware River -- Andalusia -- Glen Foerd -- Pennsbury Manor -- Trent House -- Burholme -- Northern And Western Suburbs -- Hope Lodge -- Graeme Park -- The Highlands -- Fonthill -- Peter Wentz Farmstead -- Pennypacker Mills -- Harriton -- The Grange -- Waynesborough -- Brinton 1704 House -- Barns-brinton House -- John Chads House -- Caleb Pusey House -- Illustrated Glossary Of Architectural Terms. Roger W. Moss ; Photographs By Tom Crane. A Barra Foundation Book. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 227-234) And Index.

Moss, Roger W., 1940-; Crane, Tom

United States, United States of America

Philadelphia, c1998

US, 1998

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-234) and index.
"A Barra Foundation book."

With 160 color photographs that invite the reader to step over the threshold, Historic Houses of Philadelphia brings the region's most impressive museum homes to life. The only comprehensive readers' tour of the nation's richest array of historic residences open to the public, the book is complete with maps, touring information, and historical notes on fifty distinctive homes.
Entries on each home begin by listing name, date of construction, architect, and location, followed by a description placing the house in its architectural, historical, social, and cultural context. Readers learn about the style of the house, who built it and why, what major events were connected with the home, and what outstanding characteristics and furnishings make it remarkable.
A Barra Foundation Book

"With 160 photographs, Historic Houses of Philadelphia brings the region's most impressive museum homes to life. The only comprehensive readers' tour of the area's rich array of historic residences open to the public, the book is complete with maps, touring information, and historical notes on fifty distinctive homes." "The spectacular homes included in the book range in location from Center City, Fairmount Park, and Germantown to Philadelphia outskirts along the Delaware River and into the western suburbs of a city built on history."--BOOK JACKET

xiii, 240 p. : 30 cm
"A Barra Foundation book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-234) and index

2023-06-28