Colonial Germantown Historic District - Selected Contributing Properties

Selected Contributing Properties

Contributing properties in the district include the following. Even street numbers are on the west side of Germantown Avenue, odd numbers on the east. Original construction dates may be approximate.

Name Image Address Date Note
Loudoun Mansion 4650 Germantown Ave.
 1801 Built by Thomas Armat, additions 1829, 1850, 1888, rehab 1864. Stucco on rubble with wood trim. Federal style.
C. W. Schaeffer Public School 4701 Germantown Ave.
 1876 Listed separately on NRHP. Three stories in stone with wood trim. Designed by L. Esler in the Italianate style.
Mehl House 4821 Germantown Ave.
 1744 Stone with wood trim in the Federal style. Brick ell built in 1933.
Ottinger House 4825 Germantown Ave.
 1748 Colonial and Federal styles.
Lower Burial Ground 4901–21 Germantown Ave.
 1692 Now called Hood Cemetery.
Baroque Revival style entry gate designed in 1849 by William L. Johnston.
Baynton House 5208 Germantown Ave.
 1798 Two and one-half stories. Brick with stone and wood trim in the Federal style.
Conyngham-Hacker House 5214 Germantown Ave. 1796 Listed separately on the NRHP. Two and one-half stories. Stone with wood trim in the Federal style.
Howell House 5218 Germantown Ave. 1798 Listed separately on the NRHP. Built for William Forbes. Two and one-half stories. Stone with wood trim in the Federal style.
Theobald Endt House 5222 Germantown Ave. 1730. Rebuilt 1802. AKA Handsberry House; built by Theobald Endt. Two and one-half stories. Stucco on stone with wood trim in the Federal style.
Bechtel House 5226 Germantown Ave. 1730
Rebuilt 1802		 Once the home of Rev. John Bechtel. Two and one-half stories. Stone with wood trim in the Colonial style.
Grumblethorpe 5267 Germantown Ave.
 1744 Listed separately on NRHP. Additions in 1750, 1799, 1806, 1819. Owned by John Wister, an important site during the Battle of Germantown. Stone with wood trim in the Colonial style.
Wistar's Tenant House 5269 Germantown Ave. 1745 Listed separately on NRHP. Addition in early nineteenth century. Stone with wood trim in Colonial style.
Clarkson-Watson House 5275 Germantown Ave. 1745 Additions/alterations in 1775, 1825, 1870, 1910. Stucco on stone with wood trim in Federal style/Colonial style.
Germantown Friends School
and Meeting House		 5400 Germantown Ave.
 1869 Meeting founded 1690. This parcel acquired 1693 and used as a burial ground. Previous meeting houses built 1705, 1812. School founded 1845. Several school buildings on site.
Masonic Temple of Germantown 5423–27 Germantown Ave. 1873 Additions/alterations 1915, 1920. Three stories, stone with wood trim in the Gothic Revival style
A previous house on this site was the birthplace of Louisa May Alcott.
Germantown White House 5442 Germantown Ave.
 1772 Listed separately on the NRHP. AKA the Deshler-Morris House. Additions/alterations 1840, 1856, 1868, 1887, 1898, 1909. HQ of General Howe during Battle of Germantown. Temporary residence of President George Washington 1793-94. Stucco on stone with wood trim in the Federal style.
National Bank of Germantown 5500–04 Germantown Ave.
 1868 J.C. Sidney original architect. Additions/alterations 1890, 1907, 1930. Stone with wood trim in the Renaissance Revival style.
John Fromberger House 5501 Germantown Ave.
 1796 Multiple renovations; now houses the Germantown Historical Society. Brick with stone and wood trim in the Federal style.
S.S. Kresge Store 5549-53 Germantown Ave.
 Georgian Revival style
Loyal Order of Odd Fellows 5615 Germantown Ave.
 1860 New facade 1940. Three stories in brick with stone and pressed metal in the Georgian Revival style.
C. A. Rowell Department Store 5627 Germantown Ave. 1949 Rear section originally Germantown Trust (1929). Georgian Revival style by architect Herbert Beidler.
First Presbyterian Church
in Germantown		 5700 block Germantown Ave.
(35 West Chelten Ave.)
 1871+ Attributed to architect T. Roney Williamson, Richardson Romanesque style
Vernon-Wister House 5708 Germantown Ave.
 1803 Federal style, purchased by John Wister, grandson of Wister at Grumblethorpe
Vernon Park branch
The Free Library of Philadelphia		 5708 Germantown Ave.
 1907 Now housing the Center in the Park.org.
A Carnegie Library; designed by Frank Miles Day & Brother
Wyck House 6026 Germantown Ave.
 1690 (part) Listed separately as a National Historic Landmark. 1824: remodeled by William Strickland
Mennonite Meetinghouse 6119 Germantown Ave.
 1770 Listed separately on the NRHP. Congregation established in 1688 as first Mennonite church in America. One and one-half stories, stone with wood trim in the Colonial style.
John Johnson House 6306 Germantown Ave. 1768 Listed separately as a National Historic Landmark. A stop on the Underground Railroad. After 1918, home of the Women's Club of Germantown.
Concord School House 6309 Germantown Ave.
 1775 Possibly built by Jacob Knor. Two and one-half stories, stone with wood trim.
Upper Burial Ground 6311–17 Germantown Ave. 1693 "Axe's Cemetery," land donated by Paul Wolfe, wall built 1777.
Cliveden 6401 Germantown Ave.
 1763-67 Listed separately as a National Historic Landmark. Estate of Benjamin Chew, an important site during the Battle of Germantown. Built by William Knor. Two and one-half stories with wood trim in the Colonial style.
Upsala 6430 Germantown Ave.
 1798 Listed separately on the NRHP. Two and one-half stories with wood trim in the Federal style. Rear sections perhaps built earlier.
Daniel Billmeyer House 6504 Germantown Ave.
 1793 Listed separately on the NRHP. Stone with wood trim in the Federal style.
Michael Billmeyer House 6505 Germantown Ave.
 1727 Listed separately on the NRHP. Stone with wood trim in the Federal and German colonial styles.
Church of the Brethren 6611 Germantown Ave.
 1770 First Church of the Brethren (Dunkards) in America
Winston Commons 6620–24 Germantown Ave.
 1895 Architect William Lightfoot Price
St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Germantown 6671 Germantown Ave.
 1896-97 The congregation has used this site at least since 1728.
Beggarstown School 6669 Germantown Ave.
 1740 Listed separately on the NRHP.
Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church 7108 Germantown Ave.
 1880
Sedgwick Theater 7133-41 Germantown Ave.
 1926-1928 Art Deco. William H. Lee architect.
Tourison Building 7200-06 Germantown Ave.
 1920s Art Deco. Tunis and Baker, architects.
Store 7203 Germantown Ave.
Mt. Airy Agricultural School 7331 Germantown Ave.
 1792
Cresheim Cottage 7402-04 Germantown Ave.
 1804?
Bockius House 7413 Germantown Ave.
 1790-1800

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