| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1752/00/00 | Deshler House is built as a four room summer cottage for merchant David Deshler. | |||||
| 1777/10/04 | British Lt Col John Bird is mortally wounded during the Battle of Germantown. After surgery at Melchoir Meng's house (now a part of Vernon Park), he was carried to the Bringhurst House, where he died. | Battle of Germantown | ||||
| 1777/10/04 | American Patriots and British Regulars fight near the Deshler House. | Battle of Germantown | ||||
| 1777/10/19 | Sir William Howe | British Commander | William Howe's headquarters, July 1777 to 19 October 1777 | Battle of Germantown | ||
| 1792/00/00 | Colonel Isaac Franks buys the elegant Deshler home from David Deshler's heirs. | |||||
| 1793/11/16 | George Washington | President | President Washington rents Isaac Franks' house during the yellow fever epidemic, November 16 to 30. | 1793 Philadelphia Yellow Fever Epidemic | ||
| 1793/11/30 | Henry Knox | Secretary of War | Washington meets with his cabinet (Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox and Edmund Randolph) in Isaac Franks' house four times between November 16 and 30, 1793. | 1793 Philadelphia Yellow Fever Epidemic | ||
| 1793/11/30 | Alexander Hamilton | Secretary of the Treasury | Washington meets with his cabinet (Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox and Edmund Randolph) in Isaac Franks' house four times between November 16 and 30, 1793. | 1793 Philadelphia Yellow Fever Epidemic | ||
| 1793/11/30 | Thomas Jefferson | Secretary of State | Washington meets with his cabinet (Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox and Edmund Randolph) in Isaac Franks' house four times between November 16 and 30, 1793. | 1793 Philadelphia Yellow Fever Epidemic | ||
| 1794/09/00 | George Washington | Visitor | Washington family stays at the Franks' house during September and October. |
| Particulars for Germantown 'White House': | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Historic Use | Clubhouse |
| Owner | Federal |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Criteria | Person |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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