Cliveden
Cliveden, also known as the Benjamin Chew House or Chew House, is a historic mansion at 6401 Germantown Avenue in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
- 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.
Michael Billmeyer House
Historic building
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Michael Billmeyer House, aka the Bensell-Billmeyer House, is an historic, American twin house that is located in the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Michael Billmeyer House is situated 760 feet northwest of Cliveden.
Daniel Billmeyer House
Historic building
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Daniel Billmeyer House is a historic house in the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 1793 section of the house was built by printer and wealthy businessman Michael Billmeyer for his son Daniel. Daniel Billmeyer House is situated 800 feet northwest of Cliveden.
Concord School House
Museum
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
The Concord School House 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. Concord School House is situated 1,300 feet south of Cliveden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morton and Germantown.
Morton
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Morton is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located south of West Oak Lane, east of Mount Airy, and west of North Broad Street.
Germantown
Neighborhood
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
Germantown is an area in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by Palatine, Quaker, and Mennonite families in 1683 as an independent borough, it was absorbed into Philadelphia in 1854.
Mount Airy
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Mount Airy is a neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Cliveden
- Categories: house, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.04738° or 40° 2′ 51″ northLongitude
-75.18119° or 75° 10′ 52″ westElevation
335 feet (102 metres)Height
51 feet (16 metres)Open location code
87G62RW9+WGOpenStreetMap ID
way 769183305OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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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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