Grumblethorpe

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Grumblethorpe is a historic 18th-century stone house and former country estate in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, known for its role in the American Revolutionary War.

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Grumblethorpe canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building ⓘ
historic house ⓘ
museum ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs John Wister House ⓘ
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture ⓘ
builtFor John Wister ⓘ
city Philadelphia ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
floorCount 2 ⓘ
hasBasement yes ⓘ
hasCollection historic artifacts from the Revolutionary era ⓘ
period furnishings ⓘ
hasFeature central hall plan ⓘ
gabled roof ⓘ
large rear garden ⓘ
thick stone walls ⓘ
hasFunction educational center ⓘ
heritage site ⓘ
historic house museum ⓘ
hasGarden yes ⓘ
hasTour guided tours ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
contributing property to a National Historic District ⓘ
inception 1744 ⓘ
locatedIn Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia

United States ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
notableFor association with the Wister family ⓘ
role in the Battle of Germantown ⓘ
well-preserved 18th-century interior ⓘ
offersProgram living history events ⓘ
school programs ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
operator Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks ⓘ
partOf Germantown Historic District ⓘ
region Northwest Philadelphia ⓘ
significantEvent American Revolutionary War ⓘ
state Pennsylvania ⓘ
usedAs country estate ⓘ
residence ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Germantown, Pennsylvania → contains → Grumblethorpe ⓘ
Germantown neighborhood → contains → Grumblethorpe ⓘ
Germantown Avenue → hasLandmarkAlong → Grumblethorpe ⓘ