Historic Houses of Philadelphia: A Tour of the Region's Museum Homes

Roger W. Moss

University of Pennsylvania Press, May 29, 1998 - Architecture - 240 pages

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

Contents

• CENTER CITY AND NEARBY NEW JERSEY: 21
• SCHUYLKILL RIVER AND FAIRMOUNT PARK: 59
• GERMANTOWN: 109
• DELAWARE RIVER: 149
• NORTHERN AND WESTERN SUBURBS: 175
• Illustrated Glossary of Architectural Terms: 222
• Index: 235

Popular passages

Page 228 - He has the most elegant seat in Pennsylvania, a clever Scotch wife, and two pretty daughters. His seat is on the banks of the Schuylkill. He has been nine times wounded in battle ; an old 'sea commander ; made a fortune by privateering ; an arm twice shot off, shot through the leg, &c.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Historic Houses of Philadelphia: A Tour of the Region's Museum Homes; A Barra Foundation book
• Author: Roger W. Moss
• Photographs by: Tom Crane
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1998
• ISBN: 0812234383, 9780812234381
• Length: 240 pages
• Subjects: Architecture / Buildings / Residential; Architecture / Decoration & Ornament; Architecture / General; Architecture / Historic Preservation / General; Architecture / History / General; Art / History / General; History / United States / State & Local / General; Travel / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest; Travel / United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)