Grumblethorpe
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Grumblethorpe | |
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[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
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