Cliveden
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Cliveden is a historic Georgian-style mansion and estate in Germantown, Philadelphia, best known as the site of the 1777 Battle of Germantown during the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cliveden canonical | 4 |
| Cliveden of Chew family | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
historic house ⓘ historic site ⓘ mansion ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Benjamin Chew House
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cliveden of the National Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chew family NERFINISHED ⓘ Continental Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Benjamin Chew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1767 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1763 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateAddedToNRHP | 1966-10-15 ⓘ |
| dateDesignatedNationalHistoricLandmark | 1966-10-15 ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
18th-century furnishings
ⓘ
Chew family papers NERFINISHED ⓘ decorative arts ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
carriage house
ⓘ
outbuildings ⓘ walled grounds ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
country house
ⓘ
educational site ⓘ historic house museum ⓘ urban estate ⓘ |
| hasGarden | formal gardens ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| locatedIn | Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | National Trust for Historic Preservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | local Wissahickon schist stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 66000680 ⓘ |
| offers |
educational programs
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Benjamin Chew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Trust for Historic Preservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Germantown Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Battle of Germantown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEventDate | 1777-10-04 ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| topicOf | studies of slavery and servitude in the Mid-Atlantic ⓘ |
| usedAs | British defensive stronghold during the Battle of Germantown ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cliveden of Chew family