An old engraving of The Slate Roof House, the colonial home of William Penn, a mansion that stood on 2nd Street north of Walnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA from about 1687 until its demolition in 1867. It is from an American history book of 1895. The house was notable for its slate roof, which was a rarity in early Philadelphia. For two years (1699-1701), William Penn rented the house for use as a city residence. William Penn (1644 –1718) was an English writer, religious thinker, and influential Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania during the British colonial era.
An old engraving of The Slate Roof House, the colonial home of William Penn, a mansion that stood on 2nd Street north of Walnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA from about 1687 until its demolition in 1867. It is from an American history book of 1895. Built for Barbadian Quaker merchant Samuel Carpenter, the house occupied a small hill overlooking the Delaware River. It was built in the Jacobean style with its brick façade featuring two projecting wings. The house was notable for its slate roof, which was a rarity in early Philadelphia. For two years (1699-1701), during his second visit to America, William Penn rented the house for use as a city residence while maintaining his country house at Pennsbury Manor in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. William Penn (1644 –1718) was an English writer, religious thinker, and influential Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania during the British colonial era. Penn was an advocate of democracy and religious freedom known for his amicable relations with the Native Americans who had resided in present-day Pennsylvania prior to European settlements in the state. Penn returned to England in 1701, where he died penniless in 1718.
Size: 3543px × 2668px
Location: 2nd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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License: Licensed
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