Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion | Philly's Authentic Victorian House Museum

Join us for a Glorious Summer 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!

Maxwell Mansion Joins Fellow Historic Germantown Sites for OnePass. Buy one ticket, visit 10 sites. Buy tickets here.

Historic Germantown Stamp Rally Now through July 11. Get your garden passport stamped dawn to dusk at the Maxwell garden, and enter to win prizes when you visit 10 Germantown sites.

Father’s Day Teas and Tours, Sunday June 21, tours at 11 and 12, with tea to follow. Join us for our new partnership with Alison’s Tearoom. Tickets on sale. Seating is limited.

Gardens of the Gilded Age book launch and signing, Saturday June 27, 3 p.m. Meet author Jana Milbocker and get your copy of her fantastic new book signed. Tickets on sale here.

Victorian Literature Children’s Story Hour Saturday, July 11, 11 a.m. Kids learn history and literature from our story hour, sponsored by a grant from the Museum Council of Greater Philadelphia. FREE! But please pre-register kids who will attend.

Historic Germantown Second Saturday, July 11, noon-4 p.m.. Free tours at Maxwell Mansion at noon, one, and two. Reservations appreciated (click link above).

Raptor Jawn on the Maxwell Lawn, Saturday July 18, 10-11:30 a.m. Owls and hawks come visit our greenspace! Free event.

Maxwell Mansion offers tours Fridays through Sundays at noon, 1 p.m., 2, and 3 p.m.

Currently, Thursday tours are available by pre-reservation only. Please email us to inquire about Thursday tours.

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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!