Stenton (mansion)

	Stenton
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
Location	4601 N. 18th St. (at Courtland St.),; Logan Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates	40°1′25.6″N 75°9′16.6″W / 40.023778°N 75.154611°W
Area	3 acres (12,000 m2)
Built	1723–1730
Architect	John Nicholas (d. 1756), master builder
Architectural style	American Georgian
Website	http://www.stenton.org
NRHP reference No.	66000690
Added to NRHP	January 12, 1965

Stenton, also known as the James Logan Home, was the country home of James Logan, colonial Mayor of Philadelphia and Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The home is located at 4601 North 18th Street in the Logan neighborhood of North Philadelphia.

History

Stenton, which was named for Logan's father's Scottish birthplace, was built between 1723 and 1730 on 511 acres (2.07 km²) as the country seat of James Logan, who was recognized in his lifetime as "a universal man in the Renaissance tradition." Arriving in Philadelphia in 1699 as William Penn's secretary, Logan occupied pivotal roles in the colony's government—including that of chief justice of the Supreme Court and acting governor—for 50 years. He assembled one of the best libraries in colonial America, discovered the vital role of pollen in the fertilization of corn (an achievement that caused Linnaeus to consider him "among the demigods of science"), and amassed a fortune in the fur trade.^[2]

The building is of red brick, with dark headers. The roof atop its 2½ stories is hipped.

After James Logan's death in 1751, Stenton was inherited by his son, William Logan (1717–1776). William used Stenton mainly as a summer residence, choosing to live in Philadelphia for the rest of the year. He also built the kitchen and added many fine furnishings.

After William's death in 1776,^[3] Stenton was in turn inherited by his son, Dr. George Logan (1753–1821), a physician and later US Senator. The house figured in the 1777 Battle of Germantown, and served as headquarters of both General George Washington and British General Lord William Howe. George married Deborah Norris (1761–1839), a noted diarist and historian, and the person to whom Sally Wister's Journal was written,^[4] in 1781. The mansion remained in the hands of the Logan family until 1910, when it was acquired by the City of Philadelphia.^[2]

Museum

Stenton, now open as a historic house museum, part of the Historic Germantown Historic Society^[5] is an outstanding example of early American Georgian architecture.^[6] Stenton was designated a National Historic Landmark on January 12, 1965. The mansion lends its name to nearby Stenton Park and Stenton Avenue. The village of Stanton in Readington Township, New Jersey also borrows its name from the mansion.

References

^ NHL Listing at the National Park Service
^ ^a ^b "Logan family papers, 1684-1925". dla.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
^ "Logan family papers, 1684-1925". dla.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
^ Albert Cook Myers, ed., Introduction, Sally Wister's Journal: A True Narrative: Being a Quaker Maiden's Account of Her Experiences with Officers of the Continental Army, 1777–1779, Ferris & Leach, Philadelphia, 1902.
^ "Historic Germantown". Retrieved 2015-09-29.
^ "Stenton". Retrieved 2015-09-29.

External links

Official website
Engraved image of Stenton
Listing and images at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
Information at FieldTrip.com
Article at La Salle University
Listing at USHistory.org
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1714, "Stenton", 4 photos, 10 measured drawings, 1 photo caption page, supplemental material
Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) No. PA-24, "Stenton", 7 data pages

[1] NHL Listing at the National Park Service

[:0-2] "Logan family papers, 1684-1925". dla.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2015-09-29.

[3] "Logan family papers, 1684-1925". dla.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2015-09-29.

[4] Albert Cook Myers, ed., Introduction, Sally Wister's Journal: A True Narrative: Being a Quaker Maiden's Account of Her Experiences with Officers of the Continental Army, 1777–1779, Ferris & Leach, Philadelphia, 1902.

[5] "Historic Germantown". Retrieved 2015-09-29.

[6] "Stenton". Retrieved 2015-09-29.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

v t e City of Philadelphia
Topics	History Timeline Accent Architecture Bibliography Companies Cuisine Culture Demographics Economy Education Media Music Notable people Riots Sites of interest Historic Landmarks Skyscrapers Transportation
Government	City Hall Mayor City Council District Attorney Airport Fire Department Free Library Police Department School district
Neighborhoods	Center City North Philadelphia Lower North Upper North Olney-Oak Lane Northeast Philadelphia River Wards Northwest Philadelphia South Philadelphia Southwest Philadelphia West Philadelphia
Museums	Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University African American Museum in Philadelphia American Philosophical Society American Swedish Historical Museum Athenaeum of Philadelphia Barnes Foundation Bartram's Garden Belmont Mansion Betsy Ross House Civil War Museum Cliveden Eastern State Penitentiary Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site Elfreth's Alley Fabric Workshop and Museum Fairmount Water Works Fort Mifflin Franklin Institute Germantown White House Glen Foerd on the Delaware Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library Grumblethorpe Hill–Physick–Keith House Historic Strawberry Mansion Historical Society of Frankford Historical Society of Pennsylvania Independence National Historical Park Independence Hall Independence Seaport Museum Insectarium Institute of Contemporary Art John Johnson House John Ruan House La Salle University Art Museum Lemon Hill Marian Anderson Residence Museum Masonic Temple, Library, and Museum Museum of the American Revolution Mütter Museum National Constitution Center National Liberty Museum National Museum of American Jewish History Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia History Museum Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia's Magic Gardens Please Touch Museum Powel House RittenhouseTown Rodin Museum Rosenbach Museum and Library Ryerss Museum and Library Science History Institute Shofuso Japanese House and Garden Stenton Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial Penn Museum Wagner Free Institute of Science Woodmere Art Museum Wyck House
Sports	76ers Eagles Flyers Freedoms Phillies Union
Squares	Centre Franklin Logan Rittenhouse Washington
Related	Delaware Valley Carpenters' Hall Independence Hall Congress Hall Liberty Bell Syng inkstand SS United States 2016 Democratic National Convention Philadelphia Mint United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Category Portal

v t e US National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Topics	Contributing property Keeper of the Register Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Property types
Lists by county	Adams Allegheny Armstrong Beaver Bedford Berks Blair Bradford Bucks Butler Cambria Cameron Carbon Centre Chester East North South Clarion Clearfield Clinton Columbia Crawford Cumberland Dauphin Delaware Elk Erie Fayette Forest Franklin Fulton Greene Huntingdon Indiana Jefferson Juniata Lackawanna Lancaster Lawrence Lebanon Lehigh Luzerne Lycoming McKean Mercer Mifflin Monroe Montgomery Montour Northampton Northumberland Perry Philadelphia Pike Potter Schuylkill Snyder Somerset Sullivan Susquehanna Tioga Union Venango Warren Washington Wayne Westmoreland Wyoming York
Lists by city	Pittsburgh Lancaster Philadelphia Center City North Northeast Northwest South Southwest West
Other lists	European archaeological sites Native American archaeological sites Bridges (covered) National Historic Landmarks (Philadelphia)
Category NRHP portal

Stenton (mansion)

History

Museum

See also

References

Further reading

External links