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Open: Tuesday through Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m.
Directions: Stenton
is located on North 18th Street at Windrim Avenue, a short distance from Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia's Historic Northwest. It is easily accessible from Center City Philadelphia and other major routes.
Stenton was designed and built between 1723 and 1730 by James Logan, William Penn's Proprietary Agent. An elegant Early Georgian brick house, it has been relatively unaltered by the passage of time.
Stenton is restored and handsomely furnished as the home of the Logans through three generations from 1730 to 1830. Many items on display in the period rooms are fine Philadelphia-made Logan family pieces. It also houses a significant collection of textiles. During the time of the Revolution, Stenton was occupied briefly by both General Washington and General Howe.
The present three-acre site preserves landscapes, buildings and objects from the early colonial period to the height of Philadelphia's federal period.
The Pennsylvania fieldstone barn, built by James Logan's grandson, George, exhibits many early farming implements.
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
ACCREDITED: NSCDA MUSEUM PROPERTIES
