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Information on houses, mansions, farms and other dwellings located in the United States that were once a private residence and have been converted into a museum because of the historic significance of its architecture, location, resident(s) and/or event(s) that took place there located in Pennsylvania.

Resources in This Category

• Betsy Ross House

  http://www.fieldtrip.com/pa/56275343.htm
  Nine-room house was occupied by Betsy and her husband John from 1773 to 1786. Self-guided tour includes the flag room, upholstery shop, musket ball room and kitchen. Includes hours, admission and directions. Located in Philadelphia.

• Daniel Boone Homestead

  http://www.danielboonehomestead.org/
  Features the restored house and barn, furnished with antiques, furniture, tools, and farm equipment. Includes hours of operation, guided tours, admission, calendar of events, virtual tour and map, educational programs, memberships and directions. Located in Birdsboro.

• Eisenhower National Historic Site

  http://www.nps.gov/eise/
  Home and farm of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Served as a presidential retreat, temporary White House, and meeting place for world leaders. Includes tours, hours, admission rates, calendar of events, programs, activities and directions. Located in Gettysburg.

• Fairmount Park Council for Historic Sites

  http://www.fairmountparkhistoricsites.org/
  Information tours and special programs on Laurel Hill Mansion, Strawberry Mansion, Woodford Mansion, Ormiston Mansion, Chamounix Mansion, Belmont Mansion, Sweetbriar Mansion, and Loudon Mansion located at Philadelphia.

• Glen Foerd on the Delaware

  http://www.glenfoerd.org/
  Offers tours of an Italianate mansion, the last surviving river front estate open to the public in Philadelphia. Includes history, preservation projects, hours, calendar of events, memberships, volunteering, links and directions.

• Historic Belmont Mansion

  http://www.belmontmansion.org/
  Built in the early eighteenth century, the home is an example of Palladian architecture, and includes historical and tour information located at Philadelphia.

• Powel House

  http://www.philalandmarks.org/#!powel-house/c12go
  Built in 1765 by merchant and businessman Charles Stedman, this elegant Georgian brick mansion was purchased by Samuel Powel in 1769 at the time of his marriage to Elizabeth Willing, and gives history, fun facts, and photo tour located at Philadelphia.

• Schriver House Museum

  http://www.shriverhouse.org/
  History museum that explores the civilian experiences at Gettysburg during and after this Civil War battle. Includes rates, hours, and events.

• Stenton

  http://stenton.org/
  Plantation house designed and built by James Logan, the representative of the Penn family in America. Features a guided tour that reveals the lifestyles of three generations of Logans during the period 1730-1830. Includes details of collections, hours, admission, memberships, map and directions. Located in Philadelphia.

• Wyck

  http://www.wyck.org/
  House and garden was home to nine generations of the same Quaker family. Houses over 10,000 pieces of original furnishings. Includes guided tours, calendar of events, memberships, educational programs, hours, fees, photos, floor plan and directions. Located in Philadelphia.

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