Cliveden

Cliveden, also known as the Benjamin Chew House or Chew House, is a historic mansion at 6401 Germantown Avenue in , , .
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: historic mansion built for Benjamin Chew in Germantown, Philadelphia
  • Also known as: “Benjamin Chew House”, “Chew House”, and “Cliveden House”
  • Address: 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Michael Billmeyer House and Daniel Billmeyer House.

Historic building
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The , aka the Bensell-Billmeyer House, is an historic twin house in the Mount Airy section of , , United States. is situated 760 feet northwest of Cliveden.

Historic building
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The is a historic house in the Mount Airy section of , . The 1793 section of the house was built by printer and wealthy businessman Michael Billmeyer for his son Daniel. is situated 800 feet northwest of Cliveden.

Museum
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The is a historic one-room schoolhouse in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is operated today as a museum. It is part of the Colonial Germantown Historic District which was named a National Historic Landmark District in 1965. is situated 1,300 feet south of Cliveden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morton and Germantown.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in , , United States. It is located south of West Oak Lane, east of Mount Airy, and west of North Broad Street.

Neighborhood
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is an area in , Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by Palatine, Quaker, and Mennonite families in 1683 as an independent borough, it was absorbed into Philadelphia in 1854.

Neighborhood
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is a of in the U.S. state of .

Cliveden

Latitude
40.04738° or 40° 2′ 51″ north
Longitude
-75.18119° or 75° 10′ 52″ west
Elevation
335 feet (102 metres)
Height
51 feet (16 metres)
Open location code
87G62RW9+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 769183305
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
5184182
Wiki­data ID
Q5134709
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Persian—“Cliveden” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “克萊維登”
  • French: “Cliveden”
  • Persian: “کلاودن (عمارت بنجامین چو)”
  • Persian: “کلاودن”

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