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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 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 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.
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. View our history here!
Preservation Project for 150 Anniversary of Declaration of Independece. Strawberry Hill or mansion is one of 7 colonial style homes in Fairmount park....the biggest with a focus on all periods of occupation from late 18th c. to mid 19th c. plus collections of dolls for the 150 anniversary in 1926.
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.
