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Historic Strawberry Mansion is celebrated as the largest of the Fairmount Park Historic Houses filled with antiques, fine art, and collectible treasures from the 18th and 19th century. The 2024 Strawberry Festival is Saturday June 1!
Historic Strawberry Mansion is celebrated as the largest of the Fairmount Park Historic Houses filled with antiques, fine art, and collectible treasures from the 18th and 19th century. Plan your visit today!
Historic Strawberry Mansion is a summer home in East Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Built between 1783 and 1789 by Judge William Lewis , it was originally named Summerville.
Historic Strawberry Mansion is the largest of the seven historic Fairmount Park historic houses. Originally built as a summer home in 1789 by abolitionist Judge William Lewis, the mansion has been open as to the public since the 1930s.
Strawberry Mansion is a neighborhood in the U.S. city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, located east of Fairmount Park in North Philadelphia. The neighborhood is bounded by 33rd Street to the west, 29th Street to the east, Lehigh Avenue to the north, and Oxford Street to the south.
Historic Strawberry Mansion, forerly known as Summerville, was built in 1789 by Judge William Lewis, a well-known lawyer and abolitionist, as a summer home along the Schuylkill River. In 1825, its second owner, Judge Joseph Hemphill added the first of two Greek-revival style wings to the home.
Historic Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1,400 likes · 4 talking about this. East Fairmount Park's largest historic house museum. Tours start April 20!
The historic Strawberry Mansion in Fairmount Park and its next door neighborhood may be at different places in their histories, but there is the hope that both will be able to tell stories of resilience and success.
Oct 21, 2013 · The four-year restoration and preservation efforts of the largest historic house in Fairmount Park, including its collection of antiques, fine art and collectible treasures from the 18th and 19th...
Come enjoy the magnificence of this extraordinary home built by Judge William Lewis, “a profound Lawyer and a useful Citizen” and friend to George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin. History and Timeline. Rooms and Collections.
