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Exterior view of the Deshler-Morris House, circa 1793.

Exterior view of the Deshler-Morris House, circa 1793.

The house, located at 5442 Germantown Avenue in Germantown, Pennsylvania, is illustrated to reflect the mid-1970s restoration of the building to its late 18th century appearance (visual clues include no dormers and no window shutters). The building was erected in 1772-73 as the summer home of David Deshler, a successful Philadelphia merchant. Commandeered by British Lt. Gen. Sir William Howe, the house served as his headquarters during the Battle of Germantown in October 1777. The house was bought in 1792 by Col. Isaac Franks, who had served in the American Revolutionary War. The latter rented the house to President George Washington as his official residence in November 1793 to avoid Philadelphia's yellow fever epidemic and continue the business of the 1st (First) Congress under the Constitution. President George Washington again rented the house for his family during the summer of 1794.

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U.S. National Park Service

Project=Handbook/Deshler-Morris House Folder; Reflective Art

Government owns art and all reproduction rights.

Public domain

Architecture, (HFC ArtTheme)
, Acrylic and/or watercolor on illustration board, (HFC ArtMedium)

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Independence National Historical Park, Code: INDE

Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Latitude: 39.9454002380371, Longitude: -75.1468963623047

Image Management System : IMS 09020

HFC Commissioned Art Collection

20190904

01/01/1981 - 12/30/1981

Image_Size=21" x 18"; Count:1/2; Publications' Independence National Historical Park handbook, page 30 and Deshler-Morris House mid-sized brochure

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Gallagher, Lynn

Organization: Harpers Ferry Center
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