Germantown in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 3, 2011

1. Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion Marker

Inscription. Community efforts in the 1950s and 60s preserved this Gothic and Second Empire style house, one of the earliest recognized for its Victorian period architecture. The surrounding Tulpehocken Station historic district was among the nation’s first railroad suburbs.

Erected 2008 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 40° 2.308′ N, 75° 11.014′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Germantown. It is at the intersection of W. Tulpehocken Street and Greene Street, on the left when traveling west on W. Tulpehocken Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 W Tulpehocken Street, Philadelphia PA 19144, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Tulpehocken Station Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Wyck (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ora Washington (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Public School of Germantown (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Mennonite Church in America

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Rittenhouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Birth • Brokenness • Healing • Transformation (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Johnson House (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Also see . . .
1. The History of the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion. The Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion website. (Submitted on September 3, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

2. Information about the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion. Historic Germantown website. (Submitted on September 3, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Marker at 200 W. Tulpehocken Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 3, 2011

2. Marker at 200 W. Tulpehocken Street

The Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion can be seen here behind the marker.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 3, 2011

3. Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion Marker

Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 3, 2011

4. Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 755 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 3, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.