Address:

3800 Mount Pleasant Drive

Philadelphia, PA 19121

Year Bulit:

1762

House Style:

Georgian Colonial

Orginal Owner:

John McPherson

Architect:

Thomas Neville

Square Feet:

6000

Bedrooms:

Building Material:

Brick

Foundation Type:

Not Available

Roof Type:

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Acres:

0

Timeline

  • 1762
    3800 Mount Pleasant Drive was built
  • Captain John Macpherson
    Moved In Mar 1762

     

  • Benedict Arnold
    Moved In Mar 1779

     

  • Captain John Macpherson
    Moved Out Mar 1779

     

  • Jul 1789

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    John Adams visited the mansion in 1775 and called it "the most elegant seat in Pennsylvania." The interiors contain the original paneling with ornamental carving, and still show the "elegance of the lifestyle of colonial elites,"

  • Benedict Arnold
    Moved Out Apr 1792

     

  • Colonel Jonathan Williams
    Moved In Apr 1792

     

  • Colonel Jonathan Williams
    Moved Out May 1815

     

  • Mar 1890

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    A vintage image of the home.

  • Apr 1905

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    Front

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    Photographed by Franklin Davenport Edmunds. Note the ancient tree offset to the left is still in place.

  • Jun 1919

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    Period drawing of the home...

  • Apr 1960

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    Hallway

    Main hall and stairway

  • May 1960

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    Living Room

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