Sweetbriar
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Sweetbriar is a Neoclassical mansion in the Federal style built in 1797[1] in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.[2] The mansion was built by Samuel Breck and named for the roses that grew on the property.[3] The interior includes a double parlor and floor-to-ceiling windows with sweeping views of the Schuylkill River.[1] Period pieces include Chinese armorial porcelain, Hepplewhite and Sheraton style chairs, and Adam style furniture.[1] Wedgwood jasperware and fireplaces with delicate plaster decorations were influenced by discoveries in the ancient houses of Pompeii.[1] Bird prints by John James Audubon and paintings by William Birch decorate the walls.[1]
The house was operated by the Modern Club of Philadelphia from 1939 to 2014. It has been closed while undergoing renovations as the city looks for a new organization to maintain it.[4]
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External links
- Official Fairmount Park website, History of Sweetbriar Mansion
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) documentation:
- HABS No. PA-1670, "Sweetbriar", 21 photos, 2 color transparencies, 6 data pages, 4 photo caption pages
- HABS No. PA-6184, "Schuylkill River Villas", 18 data pages of historical context
- Historic Photographs of Sweetbriar, PhillyHistory.org
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- Philadelphia Register of Historic Places
- Houses completed in 1797
- Federal architecture in Pennsylvania
- Houses in Fairmount Park
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Philadelphia
- West Fairmount Park