Among the best-known buildings of Germantown are the sturdy, elegant stone structures known today as Cliveden, the Johnson House, the Germantown Mennonite Meeting House, and the Concord School House. Remarkably, these structures can all be attributed to one builder, Jacob Knorr. This tour will bring visitors into these charming and significant sites. We will investigate
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Cliveden offers free house tours the second Saturday of the month through October. Tours are available from 12 pm to 4 pm, beginning on the hour; last tour of the day is at 3 pm. Visitors will view two exhibits: “Procuring Liberty in the Emerging Nation” and “Looking Glass.” No registration is needed. Visitors should
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Bring your pup to tour the Rail Park! Join our expert guide and her furry friend for a small group tour that traverses through the heart of Philadelphia and connects the city’s industrial past with its green future. The Three Mile Vision Tour explores the past, present, and future of the Rail Park, highlighting the
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Our bus tour of the Wingohocking Watershed, led by Adam Levine, Philadelphia Water Department historical consultant and webmaster of WaterHistoryPHL.org, will give you a view of the underbelly of the city that you might never have thought about before. On the tour you’ll learn all about the city’s hidden infrastructure, including the many creeks like
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Cliveden will be open on July 4th, from 10am to 2pm, part of Wawa Welcome America’s Free Museum Days! Visitors are welcome to view the exhibits in the Cliveden Barn, stroll the grounds, and take a free tour of the first floor of the house. For directions to Cliveden: https://cliveden.org/visit/ . To learn more about
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New Jersey based historical musicians, The Ministers of Apollo, will play 19th-century music in Cliveden’s Parlor on Saturday, May 31st, 12pm to 4pm. Tour the first floor of the house and hear a song or two during your visit. The program is free. Music in the Parlor is generously supported by The Haley Foundation. Cliveden
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Cliveden offers free house tours every second Saturday of the month, May to October, as part of their Second Saturday programming. House tours are available 12pm to 4pm, beginning on the hour in the Cliveden Barn, located at 98 E. Cliveden Street, 19119. The last tour of the day is at 3pm. Each tour is
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A Mt. Airy Learning Tree Winter Class Learn about famous artists from the 18th and 19th centuries including John Smibert, John Wollaston and Germantown locals James Reid and George Cochran Lambdin while exploring the portraits at Cliveden. Participants will learn about the artists, period painting styles and the people in the portraits and then have
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