Mount Pleasant Mansion

Address: 3800 Mt Pleasant Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19121

Neighborhood: Fairmount Park

Website: https://philamuseum.org/visit/locations-hours#historic-houses

Contact: 215-763-2719

Description: Completed in 1762, this is one of the finest examples of late-Georgian domestic architecture in the Middle Colonies and the most opulent of the villas that once surrounded Philadelphia. Built of stone, stuccoed, with brick trim, Mount Pleasant consists of a large central block flanked by identical pavilions—a familiar Palladian arrangement. Sea captain and privateer John MacPherson built the house, which is now a historic house museum furnished primarily with fine Philadelphia pieces.

Resources for Researchers

• History        
  • https://www.parkcharms.org/mount-pleasant/
  • https://www.phillyhistory.org/blog/index.php/2012/05/traitors-nest-mount-pleasant-2/
  • https://www.philamuseum.org/conservation/18.html?page=3

Information for Visitors

• Hours
  • April - December: Thursday - Sunday, 10AM to 4PM
  • January - March: Group tours by appointment only
• Admission
  • Mount Pleasant is included in the general admission ticket to the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Subthemes

• Architecture and design – iconic, famous, or representative
• Arts through the ages – music, art, theater

Link to NHL Nomination Form

• Nomination Number: 66000685
• https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GJ9c61F4O0jd4NgscDKeN6bpjb8WT_jU