Lemon Hill, Lemon Hill Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Summary
Significance: A good example of a Federal style country house, now restored and open to the public. One of its first owners was Henry Pratt, a well known merchant and horticulturist. The house received its name from the lemon trees, which were among the many varieties of citrus trees grown on the property.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-264
Survey number: HABS PA-1010
Building/structure dates: ca. 1800 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72001151
Tags
houses
lemon
lemon hill
drive
lemon hill drive
philadelphia
philadelphia county
pennsylvania
historic american buildings survey
fiske kimball
henry platt
virginia b price
virginia barrett price
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ultra high resolution
high resolution
citrus
fruits
library of congress
federal style
architecture
national register of historic places
Date
1800
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Platt, Henry
Kimball, Fiske
Price, Virginia Barrett, transmitter
Price, Virginia B, transmitter
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
,
39.97073, -75.18721
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html