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This original two-room house dates to 1685. A separate kitchen was added in 1696, and a larger house was added in 1744. It is in Wissahickon Park along the creek. It is the oldest house in Roxborough and the second oldest in Philadelphia (owed by Fairmount Park Commission).

A Very Old & Historic Philadelphia Home

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