{"nrhp_refnum":"71000728","name":"Maxwell, Ebenezer, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"200 W. Tulpehocken St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":40.03828320500003,"lon":-75.18364733299995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-02-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story serpentine stone mansion with an attached four-story tower at 200 West Tulpehocken Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The house was built in 1859 by Ebenezer Maxwell, a merchant.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a very fine example of the suburban mansion or country villa that reached its height in the Philadelphia area before the Civil War. It is described as an outstanding example of 19th century architecture on the East Coast and a fine example of Victorian Gothic. Its restoration as a mid-19th century museum is cited as valuable for preserving the era's architecture and culture.","narrative":"Built in 1859 at 200 West Tulpehocken Street in Philadelphia, the Maxwell Mansion is a three-story house of serpentine stone with an attached four-story tower and two wings on its west end. Its slate Mansard roof has copper flashing, and the west wing roofs are laid in a diamond pattern. Four massive chimneys rise from the roofline, and the facade has Tudor Gothic dormers, round windows, and a massive stone arch over the entrance, which is set in the first story of the tower. Ebenezer Maxwell, a merchant, built the house, and it was later owned by Augusta Stephenson and her heirs. The property is valued as one of the finest surviving examples of the suburban mansion or country villa, a type that peaked in the Philadelphia area before the Civil War. Architectural historians regard it as a fine example of Victorian Gothic design.","period_of_significance":"1859","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Tudor Gothic (Victorian Gothic)","criteria":[],"status_note":"The house is in good condition, with plumbing, electricity and water recently added, a new roof and exterior painting, and restoration begun. It is leased to the Germantown Historical Society for restoration.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.505461-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/71000728.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000728/f9f3fcc6e7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000728/f9f3fcc6e7-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ebenezer_Maxwell_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ebenezer_Maxwell_House.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"72001151","name":"Fairmount Park","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/fairmount-park-72001151/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997020","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebenezer_Maxwell_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5331707"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/maxwell-ebenezer-house-71000728/"}