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.

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Label Occurrences
Cliveden canonical 6
Cliveden of Chew family 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Landmark ⓘ
historic house ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
mansion ⓘ
museum ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Benjamin Chew House ⓘ
Cliveden of the National Trust ⓘ
linked to: Cliveden House
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture ⓘ
associatedWith British Army ⓘ
Chew family ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ
builtFor Benjamin Chew ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 listing ⓘ
locatedIn Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
maintainedBy National Trust for Historic Preservation ⓘ
materialUsed local Wissahickon schist stone ⓘ
namedAfter Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, England ⓘ
linked to: Cliveden House
NRHPReferenceNumber 66000680 ⓘ
offers educational programs ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
originalOwner Benjamin Chew ⓘ
ownedBy National Trust for Historic Preservation ⓘ
partOf Germantown Historic District ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Germantown ⓘ
significantEventDate 1777-10-04 ⓘ
significantPeriod American Revolutionary War ⓘ
state Pennsylvania ⓘ
topicOf studies of slavery and servitude in the Mid-Atlantic ⓘ
usedAs British defensive stronghold during the Battle of Germantown ⓘ

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