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Christ Church, Germantown, Philadelphia. / J. Queen del. ; Sl. Sloan Archt. ; P.S. Duval & Son's lith., Philadelphia.

Christ Church, Germantown, Philadelphia. / J. Queen del. ; Sl. Sloan A...

Print shows an exterior view from the street of Christ Church, with pedestrians and a horse-drawn cart in the foreground. Wainwright, 62 Purchase; Marian Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of: Marian ... More

Cliveden, Chew Mansion, Germantown, Pennsylvania

Cliveden, Chew Mansion, Germantown, Pennsylvania

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Soldiers' Monument, Germantown - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Soldiers' Monument, Germantown - Public domain image. Dry plate negati...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dorfenille House, 5139 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Dorfenille House, 5139 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia C...

Survey number: HABS PA-1685 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

C.A. Rowell, business in Germantown, Pennsylvania. General view to rear

C.A. Rowell, business in Germantown, Pennsylvania. General view to rea...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Samuel Blair, Jr. House, 6105 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Samuel Blair, Jr. House, 6105 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philade...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6 Survey number: HABS PA-7-5 Building/structure dates: 1806 Initial Construction

Germantown Friends Meeting House, 47 West Coulter Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Germantown Friends Meeting House, 47 West Coulter Street, Philadelphia...

Significance: Germantown is a fine example of a mid-nineteenth century urban meeting house. It was built between 1868 and 1869 by master builder Hibberd Yarnall, and designed by Addison Hutton, one of Philadelp... More

Bringhurst House, 5448 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Bringhurst House, 5448 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia C...

Survey number: HABS PA-1679 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Keyser House, 6205 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Keyser House, 6205 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-102 Survey number: HABS PA-11 Building/structure dates: ca. 1690 Initial Construction

Keyser House, 6205 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Keyser House, 6205 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-102 Survey number: HABS PA-11 Building/structure dates: ca. 1690 Initial Construction

Germantown Town Hall, 5928 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Germantown Town Hall, 5928 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelph...

Survey number: HABS PA-6708 Public domain photograph of a city hall, public building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Free Library of Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill Branch, 8711 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Free Library of Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill Branch, 8711 Germantown Av...

Significance: Chestnut Hill was one of twenty-five branch libraries constructed between 1904 and 1930 by the Free Library of Philadelphia using a $1.5 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation. Andrew Carneg... More

Skippack Stone Arch Bridge, Spanning Skippack Creek at Germantown Pike, Skippack, Montgomery County, PA

Skippack Stone Arch Bridge, Spanning Skippack Creek at Germantown Pike...

Significance: The 1792 stone-arch Skippack Bridge is one of the oldest bridges in continuous use in the United States and possibly the oldest to have retained its original dimensions. It is listed in the Natio... More

Germantown Academy, 110 Schoolhouse Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Germantown Academy, 110 Schoolhouse Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia C...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-5 Survey number: HABS PA-7-4 Building/structure dates: 1760 Initial Construction

Germantown Academy, 110 Schoolhouse Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Germantown Academy, 110 Schoolhouse Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia C...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-5 Survey number: HABS PA-7-4 Building/structure dates: 1760 Initial Construction

Germantown Academy, 110 Schoolhouse Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Germantown Academy, 110 Schoolhouse Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia C...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-5 Survey number: HABS PA-7-4 Building/structure dates: 1760 Initial Construction

Camp "N. P. Banks," Colonel Collis' regiment of Zouaves d'Afrique Above Nicetown Lane near Germantown, Pennsylvania / / L. N. Rosenthal, lith., 327 Walnut St., Philad'a.

Camp "N. P. Banks," Colonel Collis' regiment of Zouaves d'Afrique Abov...

Print shows soldiers relaxing at encampment of regiment raised by Charles H.T. Collis.

Vernon, Germantown Avenue, Vernon Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Vernon, Germantown Avenue, Vernon Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2, FN-3 Survey number: HABS PA-7-2 Building/structure dates: 17h1 Initial Construction

Daniel F. Waters Germantown Dye Works, Building H, 37-55 East Wister Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Daniel F. Waters Germantown Dye Works, Building H, 37-55 East Wister S...

Significance: This c. 1900 storehouse was part of Daniel F. Waters' early expansion. Survey number: HAER PA-213-H Building/structure dates: ca. 1900 Initial Construction

Daniel F. Waters Germantown Dye Works, Building H, 37-55 East Wister Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Daniel F. Waters Germantown Dye Works, Building H, 37-55 East Wister S...

Significance: This c. 1900 storehouse was part of Daniel F. Waters' early expansion. Survey number: HAER PA-213-H Building/structure dates: ca. 1900 Initial Construction

Germantown Covered Bridge, Center Street spanning Little Twin Creek, Germantown, Montgomery County, OH

Germantown Covered Bridge, Center Street spanning Little Twin Creek, G...

Significance: The bridge is a composite wood and iron rigid suspension truss. It is an early work of David H. Morrison, founder of the Columbia Bridge Works of Dayton, Ohio, and one of the most important bridg... More

Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelph...

Survey number: HABS PA-1683 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Daniel F. Waters Germantown Dye Works, 37-55 East Wister Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Daniel F. Waters Germantown Dye Works, 37-55 East Wister Street, Phila...

Significance: The Daniel F. Waters Germantown Dye Works is representative of the historical development of the textile industry in Germantown, which was a nationally significant center of textile production in ... More

Grumblethorpe, 5267 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Grumblethorpe, 5267 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Coun...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1 Survey number: HABS PA-7-1 Building/structure dates: 1744 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1799 Subsequent Work Building/structu... More

Johnson House, 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Johnson House, 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Coun...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-7, FN-8 Survey number: HABS PA-7-7 Building/structure dates: 1768 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72001162

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, P...

Significance: Built as a country residence in 1763-1767 for Benjamin Chew, a prominent Pennsylvania jurist, Cliveden is an outstanding example of Philadelphia Georgian architecture. Probably designed by Chew an... More

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, P...

Significance: Built as a country residence in 1763-1767 for Benjamin Chew, a prominent Pennsylvania jurist, Cliveden is an outstanding example of Philadelphia Georgian architecture. Probably designed by Chew an... More

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, P...

Significance: Built as a country residence in 1763-1767 for Benjamin Chew, a prominent Pennsylvania jurist, Cliveden is an outstanding example of Philadelphia Georgian architecture. Probably designed by Chew an... More

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, P...

Significance: Built as a country residence in 1763-1767 for Benjamin Chew, a prominent Pennsylvania jurist, Cliveden is an outstanding example of Philadelphia Georgian architecture. Probably designed by Chew an... More

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, P...

Significance: Built as a country residence in 1763-1767 for Benjamin Chew, a prominent Pennsylvania jurist, Cliveden is an outstanding example of Philadelphia Georgian architecture. Probably designed by Chew an... More

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, P...

Significance: Built as a country residence in 1763-1767 for Benjamin Chew, a prominent Pennsylvania jurist, Cliveden is an outstanding example of Philadelphia Georgian architecture. Probably designed by Chew an... More

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, P...

Significance: Built as a country residence in 1763-1767 for Benjamin Chew, a prominent Pennsylvania jurist, Cliveden is an outstanding example of Philadelphia Georgian architecture. Probably designed by Chew an... More

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, P...

Significance: Built as a country residence in 1763-1767 for Benjamin Chew, a prominent Pennsylvania jurist, Cliveden is an outstanding example of Philadelphia Georgian architecture. Probably designed by Chew an... More

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, P...

Significance: Built as a country residence in 1763-1767 for Benjamin Chew, a prominent Pennsylvania jurist, Cliveden is an outstanding example of Philadelphia Georgian architecture. Probably designed by Chew an... More

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, P...

Significance: Built as a country residence in 1763-1767 for Benjamin Chew, a prominent Pennsylvania jurist, Cliveden is an outstanding example of Philadelphia Georgian architecture. Probably designed by Chew an... More

Plymouth Friends Meeting House, Corner of Germantown & Butler Pikes, Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County, PA

Plymouth Friends Meeting House, Corner of Germantown & Butler Pikes, P...

The documentation for HABS PA-179 belongs to this record. It is incorrectly identified as Quaker Meetinghouse in Haverford, PA. Significance: Built in two parts, the original section of Plymouth Meeting House ... More

Wyck, 6026 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Wyck, 6026 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS PA-7-3 Building/structure dates: ca. 1690 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000736

Wyck, 6026 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Wyck, 6026 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS PA-7-3 Building/structure dates: ca. 1690 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000736

Wyck, 6026 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Wyck, 6026 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS PA-7-3 Building/structure dates: ca. 1690 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000736

6505-6507 Germantown Avenue (House), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

6505-6507 Germantown Avenue (House), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County...

Survey number: HABS PA-1677 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Clarkson-Watson House, 5275-5277 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Clarkson-Watson House, 5275-5277 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Phil...

Survey number: HABS PA-1681 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

C.A. Rowell, business in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Beauty parlor drying room

C.A. Rowell, business in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Beauty parlor dryin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

C.A. Rowell, business in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Entrance at night, exterior

C.A. Rowell, business in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Entrance at night, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Folwell House, 5281 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Folwell House, 5281 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Coun...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Carol M. Highsmith - Germantown Library, Germantown, Maryland

Carol M. Highsmith - Germantown Library, Germantown, Maryland

Built in 2007 by architect Luk Mire Partnership. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Germantown Library, Germantown, Maryland

Carol M. Highsmith - Germantown Library, Germantown, Maryland

Built in 2007 by architect Luk Mire Partnership. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and... More

W.W. Sutphin, New Germantown, N.J.

W.W. Sutphin, New Germantown, N.J.

Public domain photograph - New Jersey, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Headquarters of Christian Commission, Germantown, Virginia (?)

Headquarters of Christian Commission, Germantown, Virginia (?)

No. 4151. Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. II, pl. 53. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VII, p. 337". Gift; Co... More

Keyser House, 6205 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Keyser House, 6205 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-102 Survey number: HABS PA-11 Building/structure dates: ca. 1690 Initial Construction

Keyser House, 6205 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Keyser House, 6205 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-102 Survey number: HABS PA-11 Building/structure dates: ca. 1690 Initial Construction

Keyser House, 6205 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Keyser House, 6205 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-102 Survey number: HABS PA-11 Building/structure dates: ca. 1690 Initial Construction

Daniel F. Waters Germantown Dye Works, Building D, 37-55 East Wister Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Daniel F. Waters Germantown Dye Works, Building D, 37-55 East Wister S...

Significance: Building D remains from William Mills' proprietorship of the Germantown Dye Works. Essentially an extension of Building C, Building D represents the continued growth and expansion of the dye work... More

Germantown Town Hall, 5928 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Germantown Town Hall, 5928 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelph...

Survey number: HABS PA-6708 Public domain photograph of a city hall, public building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Germantown Town Hall, 5928 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Germantown Town Hall, 5928 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelph...

Survey number: HABS PA-6708 Public domain photograph of a city hall, public building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Free Library of Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill Branch, 8711 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Free Library of Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill Branch, 8711 Germantown Av...

Significance: Chestnut Hill was one of twenty-five branch libraries constructed between 1904 and 1930 by the Free Library of Philadelphia using a $1.5 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation. Andrew Carneg... More

Germantown Cricket Club, 5140 Morris Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Germantown Cricket Club, 5140 Morris Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphi...

Survey number: HABS PA-1693 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 87000758

Germantown Cricket Club, 5140 Morris Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Germantown Cricket Club, 5140 Morris Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphi...

Survey number: HABS PA-1693 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 87000758

Free Library of Philadelphia, Germantown Branch, 5818 Germantown Avenue (in Vernon Park), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Free Library of Philadelphia, Germantown Branch, 5818 Germantown Avenu...

Significance: Germantown was one of twenty-five branch libraries constructed between 1904 and 1930 by the Free Library of Philadelphia using a $1.5 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation. Andrew Carnegie'... More

Free Library of Philadelphia, Germantown Branch, 5818 Germantown Avenue (in Vernon Park), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Free Library of Philadelphia, Germantown Branch, 5818 Germantown Avenu...

Significance: Germantown was one of twenty-five branch libraries constructed between 1904 and 1930 by the Free Library of Philadelphia using a $1.5 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation. Andrew Carnegie'... More

Germantown Academy, 110 Schoolhouse Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Germantown Academy, 110 Schoolhouse Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia C...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-5 Survey number: HABS PA-7-4 Building/structure dates: 1760 Initial Construction

Camp "N. P. Banks," Colonel Collis' regiment of Zouaves d'Afrique Above Nicetown Lane near Germantown, Pennsylvania / / L. N. Rosenthal, lith., 327 Walnut St., Philad'a.

Camp "N. P. Banks," Colonel Collis' regiment of Zouaves d'Afrique Abov...

Print shows soldiers relaxing at encampment of regiment raised by Charles H.T. Collis.

Vernon, Germantown Avenue, Vernon Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Vernon, Germantown Avenue, Vernon Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2, FN-3 Survey number: HABS PA-7-2 Building/structure dates: 17h1 Initial Construction

Vernon, Germantown Avenue, Vernon Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Vernon, Germantown Avenue, Vernon Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2, FN-3 Survey number: HABS PA-7-2 Building/structure dates: 17h1 Initial Construction

Grumblethorpe Tenant House, 5269 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Grumblethorpe Tenant House, 5269 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Phil...

Survey number: HABS PA-7-6 Building/structure dates: 18t1 Subsequent Work

John B. Stetson Company, Germantown & Columbia Avenues, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John B. Stetson Company, Germantown & Columbia Avenues, Philadelphia, ...

Significance: The significance of the Stetson site lies in its association with the manufacture of the Stetson hats and with the paternalistic humanitarianism of John B. Stetson, a progressive industrialist of ... More

Daniel F. Waters Germantown Dye Works, Building E, 37-55 East Wister Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Daniel F. Waters Germantown Dye Works, Building E, 37-55 East Wister S...

Significance: Building E is the last building William Mills erected. Along with Buildings C and D, Building E forms a nucleus of older industrial buildings associated with William Mills. Survey number: HAER P... More

Germantown Covered Bridge, Center Street spanning Little Twin Creek, Germantown, Montgomery County, OH

Germantown Covered Bridge, Center Street spanning Little Twin Creek, G...

Significance: The bridge is a composite wood and iron rigid suspension truss. It is an early work of David H. Morrison, founder of the Columbia Bridge Works of Dayton, Ohio, and one of the most important bridg... More

Germantown Covered Bridge, Center Street spanning Little Twin Creek, Germantown, Montgomery County, OH

Germantown Covered Bridge, Center Street spanning Little Twin Creek, G...

Significance: The bridge is a composite wood and iron rigid suspension truss. It is an early work of David H. Morrison, founder of the Columbia Bridge Works of Dayton, Ohio, and one of the most important bridg... More

Germantown Covered Bridge, Center Street spanning Little Twin Creek, Germantown, Montgomery County, OH

Germantown Covered Bridge, Center Street spanning Little Twin Creek, G...

Significance: The bridge is a composite wood and iron rigid suspension truss. It is an early work of David H. Morrison, founder of the Columbia Bridge Works of Dayton, Ohio, and one of the most important bridg... More

Mennonite Meeting House, 6119 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Mennonite Meeting House, 6119 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philade...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mennonite Meeting House, 6119 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Mennonite Meeting House, 6119 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philade...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Daniel F. Waters Germantown Dye Works, Building L, 37-55 East Wister Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Daniel F. Waters Germantown Dye Works, Building L, 37-55 East Wister S...

Significance: This c. 1900 cylinder room was part of Daniel F. Waters' early expansion. Survey number: HAER PA-213-L Building/structure dates: ca. 1900 Initial Construction

Concord School, 6309 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Concord School, 6309 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-103 Survey number: HABS PA-12 Building/structure dates: 1775 Initial Construction

Concord School, 6309 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Concord School, 6309 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-103 Survey number: HABS PA-12 Building/structure dates: 1775 Initial Construction

Grumblethorpe, 5267 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Grumblethorpe, 5267 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Coun...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1 Survey number: HABS PA-7-1 Building/structure dates: 1744 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1799 Subsequent Work Building/structu... More

Johnson House, 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Johnson House, 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Coun...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-7, FN-8 Survey number: HABS PA-7-7 Building/structure dates: 1768 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72001162

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, P...

Significance: Built as a country residence in 1763-1767 for Benjamin Chew, a prominent Pennsylvania jurist, Cliveden is an outstanding example of Philadelphia Georgian architecture. Probably designed by Chew an... More

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, P...

Significance: Built as a country residence in 1763-1767 for Benjamin Chew, a prominent Pennsylvania jurist, Cliveden is an outstanding example of Philadelphia Georgian architecture. Probably designed by Chew an... More

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, P...

Significance: Built as a country residence in 1763-1767 for Benjamin Chew, a prominent Pennsylvania jurist, Cliveden is an outstanding example of Philadelphia Georgian architecture. Probably designed by Chew an... More

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, P...

Significance: Built as a country residence in 1763-1767 for Benjamin Chew, a prominent Pennsylvania jurist, Cliveden is an outstanding example of Philadelphia Georgian architecture. Probably designed by Chew an... More

Plymouth Friends Meeting House, Corner of Germantown & Butler Pikes, Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County, PA

Plymouth Friends Meeting House, Corner of Germantown & Butler Pikes, P...

The documentation for HABS PA-179 belongs to this record. It is incorrectly identified as Quaker Meetinghouse in Haverford, PA. Significance: Built in two parts, the original section of Plymouth Meeting House ... More

Wyck, 6026 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Wyck, 6026 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS PA-7-3 Building/structure dates: ca. 1690 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000736

Oldest house in Germantown, Pennsylvania

Oldest house in Germantown, Pennsylvania

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women's building, Manheim Park, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Women's building, Manheim Park, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Joseph Pennell - [Main Street, Germantown]

Joseph Pennell - [Main Street, Germantown]

[His Philadelphia series] Wuerth, 300. Edition of 25. Signed in reverse on stone. Title and other information from Beall. American prints in the Library of Congress : a catalog of the collection / compiled by K... More

General Wayne Hotel, 5060 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

General Wayne Hotel, 5060 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphi...

Significance: An 18th century example of Germantown architecture (though in altered condition). Survey number: HABS PA-1691

Mrs. Ralph Umstead and Helen Van Pelt Wilson, residence at 104 E. Cliveden St., Germantown, Pennsylvania. Fireplace

Mrs. Ralph Umstead and Helen Van Pelt Wilson, residence at 104 E. Cliv...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, fireplace, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

C.A. Rowell, business in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Better dresses II

C.A. Rowell, business in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Better dresses II

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

C.A. Rowell, business in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Beauty salon entrance

C.A. Rowell, business in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Beauty salon entran...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

C.A. Rowell, business in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Sportswear

C.A. Rowell, business in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Sportswear

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

C.A. Rowell, business in Germantown, Pennsylvania. General view to shoes, dresses, and sportswear

C.A. Rowell, business in Germantown, Pennsylvania. General view to sho...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Carol M. Highsmith - Germantown Library, Germantown, Maryland

Carol M. Highsmith - Germantown Library, Germantown, Maryland

Built in 2007 by architect Luk Mire Partnership. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Germantown Library, Germantown, Maryland

Carol M. Highsmith - Germantown Library, Germantown, Maryland

Built in 2007 by architect Luk Mire Partnership. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and... More

Germantown Friends Meeting House, 47 West Coulter Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Germantown Friends Meeting House, 47 West Coulter Street, Philadelphia...

Significance: Germantown is a fine example of a mid-nineteenth century urban meeting house. It was built between 1868 and 1869 by master builder Hibberd Yarnall, and designed by Addison Hutton, one of Philadelp... More

Hd. qtrs. camp at Germantown - Public domain scan / drawing

Hd. qtrs. camp at Germantown - Public domain scan / drawing

Title inscribed below image. Formerly Waud no. B-16. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.781) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Daniel F. Waters Germantown Dye Works, Building D, 37-55 East Wister Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Daniel F. Waters Germantown Dye Works, Building D, 37-55 East Wister S...

Significance: Building D remains from William Mills' proprietorship of the Germantown Dye Works. Essentially an extension of Building C, Building D represents the continued growth and expansion of the dye work... More

Germantown Town Hall, 5928 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Germantown Town Hall, 5928 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelph...

Survey number: HABS PA-6708 Public domain photograph of a city hall, public building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Loudoun, 4650 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Loudoun, 4650 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-1705 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Free Library of Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill Branch, 8711 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Free Library of Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill Branch, 8711 Germantown Av...

Significance: Chestnut Hill was one of twenty-five branch libraries constructed between 1904 and 1930 by the Free Library of Philadelphia using a $1.5 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation. Andrew Carneg... More

Free Library of Philadelphia, Germantown Branch, 5818 Germantown Avenue (in Vernon Park), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Free Library of Philadelphia, Germantown Branch, 5818 Germantown Avenu...

Significance: Germantown was one of twenty-five branch libraries constructed between 1904 and 1930 by the Free Library of Philadelphia using a $1.5 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation. Andrew Carnegie'... More

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