Cliveden, Chew House
- Also Known As: Chew House
- Address: 6401 Germantown Ave
- Neighborhood of Germantown in Philadelphia, PA
- Hours: Groups: Open year round for student and adult group tours of any size
- Phone: (215) 848-1777
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1767/00/00 | Benjamin Chew | Home | Cliveden is built for the Benjamin Chew family, 1763 to 1767. | |||
1777/10/04 | Sir William Howe | British Commander | Battle of Germantown | |||
1777/10/04 | Charles C Pinckney | Patriot Colonel | Battle of Germantown | |||
1777/10/04 | George Weedon | American Commander | George Weedon serves at the Battle of Germantown | Battle of Germantown | ||
1777/10/04 | Maj Gen Nathanael Greene | American Commander | Battle of Germantown | |||
1777/10/04 | William Alexander | American Commander | Battle of Germantown | |||
1777/10/04 | George Washington | American Commander in Chief | Battle of Germantown | |||
1777/10/04 | Charles Cornwallis | British Commander | Battle of Germantown | |||
1777/10/04 | John Sullivan | American Commender | Battle of Germantown | |||
1777/10/04 | MAJ James Witherspoon | Died | Patriot Major James Witherspoon is killed at Germantown, buried at St Michael's Church 6671 Germantown Ave | Battle of Germantown | ||
1810/01/20 | Benjamin Chew | Died | After an long illness, Benjamin Chew dies at Cliveden. He is buried at St Peter's Churchyard, Philadelphia. | |||
1810/02/00 | Benjamin Chew Jr | Life | After his father's death Benjamin Jr takes primary control of the Chew family's business interests and the managing of the financial and legal affairs of his three unwed sisters, Henrietta, Maria, and Catherine. | |||
1814/00/00 | Harriet Chew Carroll | Owner | With Carroll of Homewood becoming an alcoholic, Harriet and her children move back to her father's house in Philadelphia. | |||
1822/07/25 | James Murray Mason | Groom | Eliza Margaretta Chew marries James Murray Mason. | |||
1825/07/20 | Marquis de Lafayette | Guest of Honor | Lafayette visits Germantown, Philadelphia | Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America | ||
1855/00/00 | Anne Sophia Penn Chew | Home | Anne a devoted daughter, cares for her parents in their later years, becoming the caretaker of the Cliveden property after her mother's death in 1855. |
Particulars for Cliveden, Chew House: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Architectural Style | Georgian Architecture |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Area of Significance | Military |
Level of Significance | National |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
Activity | |
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Activity Category | Tour |
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