Grumblethorpe

Grumblethorpe
Grumblethorpe prior to its restoration in the 1960s, displaying its early 19th-century Georgian-style façade
Location5267 Germantown Avenue, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°1′56″N 75°10′6″W / 40.03222°N 75.16833°W / 40.03222; -75.16833
Area< 1-acre (4,000 m2)
Built1744
Architectural styleAmerican Georgian
NRHP reference No.72001155
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1972

Grumblethorpe was the home of the Wister family in the present-day Germantown section of Philadelphia, who lived there for over 160 years. It was built in 1744 as a summer residence, but it became the family's year-round residence in 1793. It is a museum, part of the Colonial Germantown Historic District.