Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion | Philly's Authentic Victorian House Museum

Join us for a Glorious Season 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!

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

Historic Germantown Second Saturday, Saturday, September 13, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free tours of the mansion and other Germantown sites.

Founding meeting of the Victorian Society in America Philadelphia Chapter, Sunday, September 14, 1 p.m. Register here.

Victorian Book Club: Edith Wharton’s The House of Mirth. Sunday, September 14, 3 p.m. Reservations requested.

Victorian Music Concert Saturday, September 20, 3 p.m. Pianist Artem Tenkeli plays the music of Bach, Chopin, and Umar Dimayev on our c. 1865 Steiff grand piano. Reservations requested.

Victorian Music Series: “Echoes of Elegance: The Music of Victorian Women Composers.” Saturday, September 27, 7 p.m. Tickets on sale now.

Firefly Hours Evening Programs in Our Historic Victorian Garden, FREE! October 7, 8, and 9. Details to follow.

COMING IN OCTOBER! Spirits of Historic Germantown! A scary theatrical tour of Maxwell Mansion presented by Casabuena Cultural Productions. Tours start every 20 minutes from 6-8:20 p.m. Saturday, October 25. Reservations required.

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Step into the World of

Nineteenth-Century Philadelphia

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!