The Downing Garden
Before the Civil War, landscape gardening in America reflected the styles fostered by the English garden designers of the early Victorian Era. America’s most influential landscape gardener at this time…
The Scott Garden
Frank Scott dedicates his book to the memory of A.J. Downing, his friend and instructor, this book is dedicated, with affectionate remembrance, by the author. Scott believed firmly in a…
Downstairs: The Kitchen
The Maxwell kitchen was very innovative for its time with many labor-saving devices. Features include hot and cold running water, a bin for flour canisters and open shelves for ready…
Downstairs: The Parlor
The first floor of the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion is interpreted, in large measure, to the Maxwell years circa 1860. The furnishings and decoration are essentially those of the Civil War…
Upstairs: The Hallway
The second floor is interpreted to represent the late 1870’s to 1880’s after the Centennial Celebration took place in Philadelphia in 1876 where attendees learned about exotic cultures such as…
Upstairs: The Children’s Bedroom
The children’s bedroom interprets the life of mid-nineteenth century children. Two or three children probably shared this room. Children played in this room as well as slept here. The peachy-pink…
