Grumblethorpe
Grumblethorpe was the home of the Wister family in the present-day Germantown section of Philadelphia, who lived there for over 160 years. It was built in 1744 as a summer residence, but it became the family's year-round residence in 1793. It is a museum, part of the Colonial Germantown Historic District.
Grumblethorpe | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property | |
Grumblethorpe prior to its restoration in the 1960s, displaying its early 19th-century Georgian-style façade | |
| Location | 5267 Germantown Avenue, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 40°1′56″N 75°10′6″W |
| Area | < 1-acre (4,000 m2) |
| Built | 1744 |
| Architectural style | American Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001155 |
| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
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