Cliveden

Philadelphia (Germantown)

Cliveden in Germantown, Philadelphia

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LINKS

SITE: Cliveden
SITE: Freedom’s Backyard
SITE: USHistory.org

LOCATION

Also known as the Benjamin Chew House. Built between 1763 - 67, Cliveden is considered to be one of the finest colonial homes in the U.S. It sheltered the British during the Battle of Germantown in 1777 and still shows the scars of cannon fire.

Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense (1775), urging the colonies to declare their independence, found 150,000 purchasers in a population of less than 3 million — the equivalent today of a sale of 14 million.

— Richard Brookhiser

Gentleman Revolutionary: Gouverneur Morris, the Rake Who Wrote the Constitution (2003)