A tour for four and a certificate for lunch for two. "Few towns or cities of our country possess the historical associations of Colonial and Revolutionary times that are attached to Germantown." Join Stenton Mansion curator Laura Keim and Historic Germantown Preserved, Inc. president Stephen Hague for a privately led journey through time as you and three guests visit Stenton Mansion, The Wyck House, and The Johnson House. During the winter of British occupation, an order was issued to burn all the mansions between Germantown and Philadelphia consuming seventeen mansions. This tour opens the doors to three of the remaining. Take a pause in your walking tour of upper Germantown and stop into the Cresheim Cottage Café for a complimentary lunch for two. This well-preserved café reflects the avenue's long and noble history and provides an atmosphere that will take you back to a day when life was simpler.
         Stenton Mansion: Erected in 1723-30 by James Logan, who for many years was William Penn's able and faithful Secretary. Stenton Mansion, called "the most authentic of all Philadelphia's historic houses," is said to have been saved from the Germantown Mansion by the wit of an old housekeeper left in charge. --- The Wyck-Strickland House: Home to nine generations of the same Philadelphia Quaker family, Wyck today stands as a wonderful testament to colonial architectural design and living. The wonderful colonial house with its noteworthy 1824 alterations by William Strickland and historic gardens invite you for a visit of the remaining remarkable collections. --- The Johnson House: Built between 1765 and 1768. Remnants of musket and cannonball fire remain from the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The house later was raided by victorious and hungry British soldiers who stormed the house and ate all the food in the Johnson's' already battle-stark cupboards. Years later, the house was used as a stop on the Underground Railroad and remains as a true testament to one possible way that slaves may have found their gateway to freedom in the 1850's.