Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion | Philly's Authentic Victorian House Museum

Join us for a Glorious Autumn at Maxwell Mansion

Tour our Victorian mansion and experience daily life in the nineteenth century. We welcome you to join us for numerous events and activities!

Limited Tour Hours in Early November. During the run of “Growing Flowers” our tours will be limited or cancelled. Check out our available tour hours (link above) to available tour hours.

Expanded tour hours now in place! Maxwell Mansion usually offers tours Thursdays and Sundays at noon, 1 p.m., and 2 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, and 3. For times and reservations click here.

Maxwell Mansion participating in new Philadelphia One Pass group ticketing program. For full details, see link.

“Growing Flowers on the Moon” Theatrical Premier, November 6-15. A lonely woman, a mysterious historic house, and a surprise visit from a stranger in this new play by Robert Bowersox. Tickets on sale now.

Victorian Germantown Historic Walking Tour, Saturday, November 15, 10-11:30 a.m. Co-sponsored by the Greater Philadelphia Preservation Alliance, led by architectural historian Warren Williams. Tickets on sale here.

Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook launch events with author Becky Diamond Sunday, November 16. Mount Airy Learning Tree Class 1- 3 p.m. Book signing and refreshments, 3-5 p.m. Reservations TBA.

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Philadelphia’s Museum of

Nineteenth-Century Everyday Life

The Victorian era was a time of massive societal transformations, complex ideas, and bold decorative choices, and visitors to Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion explore them. In addition to house tours, you can enjoy live Victorian Theatre and participate in unique programs and workshops. Stroll our gardens for a unique glimpse into our past. Our mission is to showcase Victorian-era Philadelphia through the architecture, grounds/gardens, and collections; and to educate, entertain, and inspire the public through onsite educational programming, tours, theatre productions, and lectures. Plan to visit the museum soon!

Our Visitors Say it Best!

“Fantastic show Saturday night! We look forward to more productions. Please pass along my feedback to the cast.”

Chuck G.

“The Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion is the place to go for theater. It doesn’t get much better than watching a Victorian era production in the intimacy of this Victorian Mansion’s thirty five seat theater. I always feel like I am experiencing the drama with the actors who are so close I could touch them. These productions have a whole different feel than a run of the mill theater. Count me in for the next show.”

Lee B.

“Seeing Josh Hitchens perform Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol at the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion is a total immersion experience – a Victorian author in an intimate and authentic Victorian setting – as well as a marvelous holiday tradition. Hitchens’ one-man show is brilliant. The audience is easily convinced that the actor has transformed himself into a young Charles Dickens, who then effortlessly takes on the persona of one character after another in a timeless tale that’s universally appealing to all ages. A simply wonderful evening!”

Cordelia F. B.

Love the Sherlock Holmes events! Great acting and a great setting

A unique museum house with intriguing programs!