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Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion

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The Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion is a gorgeous Victorian-era house built by Ebenezer Maxwell, a cloth merchant, in 1859. It is located in a part of Germantown that developed quickly and dramatically during America's first suburban housing boom from 1850 to 1890. Today the street is lined with Victorian houses, all well preserved to look like they did in the late-nineteenth century.

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    Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion

    200 W. Tulpehocken Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19144

    Phone: 215-438-1861   |   Official Website

  • Current Events

    05/03/13- 12/06/13

    Upstairs Downstairs: Tour focusing on Women in Victorian America Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion Upstairs Downstairs: Tour focusing on Women in Victorian America Presented by Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion at Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion May 3-December 6, 2013 Visit the Mansion on the first Friday evenings monthly at 7 pm for a glass of champagne and "Upstairs Downstairs," a new interpretive tour delineating the challenges and enjoyments of Victorian women across all socio-economic levels. Guests will be greeted at the door by a Victorian maid who will conduct the below stairs tour. Upstairs, the lady of the house will guide visitors. Each guest will receive a unique pin and an informational card of a Victorian woman, with which to...

  • Upcoming Events

    08/16/13- 08/18/13

    Victorian Theater - A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion Victorian Theater - A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen Presented by Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion and American Swedish Historical Museum at Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion August 16-August 18, 2013 This August, the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion will present Henrik Ibsen's Victorian theater masterpiece: A Doll's House. On a fateful Christmas in 1879, Nora Helmer finds herself being blackmailed, and discovers that her marriage may not be what it seems. A Doll's House was hugely controversial when it was first produced for advocating women's rights, and our site-specific production set in the Mansion's parlor will be unlike any you've ever seen. Directed by Josh Hitchens, with a cast including...

• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    05/03/13- 12/06/13

    Upstairs Downstairs: Tour focusing on Women in Victorian America Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion Upstairs Downstairs: Tour focusing on Women in Victorian America Presented by Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion at Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion May 3-December 6, 2013 Visit the Mansion on the first Friday evenings monthly at 7 pm for a glass of champagne and "Upstairs Downstairs," a new interpretive tour delineating the challenges and enjoyments of Victorian women across all socio-economic levels. Guests will be greeted at the door by a Victorian maid who will conduct the below stairs tour. Upstairs, the lady of the house will guide visitors. Each guest will receive a unique pin and an informational card of a Victorian woman, with which to...

  • Upcoming Events

    08/16/13- 08/18/13

    Victorian Theater - A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion Victorian Theater - A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen Presented by Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion and American Swedish Historical Museum at Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion August 16-August 18, 2013 This August, the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion will present Henrik Ibsen's Victorian theater masterpiece: A Doll's House. On a fateful Christmas in 1879, Nora Helmer finds herself being blackmailed, and discovers that her marriage may not be what it seems. A Doll's House was hugely controversial when it was first produced for advocating women's rights, and our site-specific production set in the Mansion's parlor will be unlike any you've ever seen. Directed by Josh Hitchens, with a cast including...

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    06/08/13	Old Fashioned Picnic Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    05/18/13	Lecture by Becky Diamond, author of Mrs. Goodfellow: The Story of America's First Cooking School Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    04/19/13- 04/21/13	Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Speckled Band Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    03/17/13	Victorian Nature Study Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    03/16/13	For Women's History Month: Upstairs Downstairs Celebration Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    01/20/13	Wool Applique Workshop Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    12/08/12	An Evening with Charles Dickens Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    12/08/12	Dickens Christmas Party Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    11/11/12	Crazy Quilt Stitchery Workshop Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    10/20/12- 10/28/12	Murder Mystery: The Borden Tragedy Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    09/30/12	Hexagon Quilt Workshop Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    09/15/12	Magnificent Maxwell Affair
    08/04/12	Blood Relations by Sharon Pollock Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    06/09/12	Old Fashioned Picnic Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    05/12/12	Exclusive Architectural Tour of Five Victorian Homes Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    04/20/12- 04/22/12	Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - A Study in Scarlet Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    03/18/12	Victorian Nature Study Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    01/29/12	Victorian Valentine Workshop Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    12/10/11	Dickens and Dinner Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    12/10/11	Dickens Christmas Party Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    11/13/11	Hand Applique & Stitchery Workshop Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    10/22/11- 10/30/11	Murder Mystery Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    09/17/11	Cordelia Frances Biddle's - Victorian Philadelphia Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    09/11/11	Victorian Stitchery Workshop Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    06/10/11- 06/12/11	Stoker's Dracula Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    05/28/11	Old Fashioned Picnic Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    04/10/11	Victorian Stitchery Workshop Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    03/26/11	Camp William Penn Lecture Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    03/06/11	Victorian Botanical Watercolor Workshop Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    12/11/10	Dickens' Christmas Party Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    12/01/10- 12/08/10	Dickens and Dinner Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    10/23/10- 10/31/10	Murder Mystery Event Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    10/10/10	Victorian Watercolor Class Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    09/11/10	Architectural Walking Tour Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    06/12/10	Old-Fashioned Picnic Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    05/22/10	Architectural Tour II Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    05/08/10	The Irish Bridget Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    04/10/10	Architectural Tour Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    03/21/10- 03/22/10	Yo Yo Quilt Workshop Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    02/13/10	How Do I Love Thee? Victorian Valentines Evening Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    01/12/10- 01/25/10	Victorian Valentines Workshop Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    11/03/09- 12/13/09	Dickens Christmas Party Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    10/24/09- 11/01/09	Murder Mystery Event Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
    09/19/09	Meet Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion's Neighbors Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion