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Lemon Hill, Lemon Hill Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

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Lemon Hill, Lemon Hill Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

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Summary

Significance: A good example of a Federal style country house, now restored and open to the public. One of its first owners was Henry Pratt, a well known merchant and horticulturist. The house received its name from the lemon trees, which were among the many varieties of citrus trees grown on the property.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-264
Survey number: HABS PA-1010
Building/structure dates: ca. 1800 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72001151

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1800
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Platt, Henry
Kimball, Fiske
Price, Virginia Barrett, transmitter
Price, Virginia B, transmitter
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Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States39.97073, -75.18721
Google Map of 39.9707282, -75.18720669999999
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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