Show OLD TOR HISTORIC G germantown ERMA NT OWN TO CELEBRATE ITS rounding FOUNDING one on building surviving from revola flonary times time makes reputation of many cities but german town hais HJ hundreds such germantown germando an richer in historic and colonial buildings than any other place in the united states Is in to celebrate its found ing with exercises of national tu interest terest next october the president of 0 the united states will lay the cornerstone cornei corne slone istone of a monument in honor of those who settled this prevent suburb of 0 philadelphia the battle of germantown which raged all over the neighborhood will be enacted much of the sham conflict taking place in the buildings which factually ban the he defeat of washington in the heartbreaking heart breaking struggle in the tog and orators of natio national lial reputation will tell the glories of a section that has haa been tit at the forefront of every patriotic movement in the last two centuries in other parts of the united states the possession of one or two samples ot of genuine colonial architecture la Is considered it a matter of congratulation pittsburg new c york and boston wh ach ba hae e a few there are some scitt scattered ered all over the mouth philadelphia tit in the center of the city proper hits has miny many buildings surviving from the time that tried men a souls but Germ germanton antom n has ro cofta a and ro rows a of buildings dating back to the te i evolution and even antedating it the bentlie anthe length of the tha main street Is lined with such euch structures nor la is their interest confined to the fact that they are old many have been the scenes of incidents that are pait of the treasured knowledge of every who in the heroic achievements of the dais that led to national independence the sham battle that is a part ot of the program will reproduce the clash of the colonists and the redcoats at historic cliveden sometimes known astae as ibe chew mansion this housein house in the midst of its spa clous palk paik was inas old when the battle or of W famous chew mansion germantown Geiman relman town was fought its thick hick nails ails formed an fortress for ho he protection of a detachment of brit sh lah sold suld leis aho riving giving way to the avance of the colonists were more making their heir down the main street sarf et into info the toan lown re trenched behind the heavy wall they poured a terrific fire into tie the ranks of the americans A dozen attempts mere made te tc capture the house but the british Is ie eulsea them all and the di verMon was as of invaluable advantage to the sorely pressed Britis hers since it gave them a chance to reform their lines and cage ft age new battle farther down the street at market square the chew house still standing arid till in the possession of the same barne fam lly ily la Is battle scarred from the con call filet but it la Is still a stanch blanch old house a flawless example of true colonial architecture farther down the street Is another house houge that will figure largely in the celebi atlon it was once the execl tive mansion of at the united states for it was ag from that george washington administered th aba of the oung republic when the yellow fever bover epidemic dime himself and hla cabinet from the cit the old bonc was built by david deshler in 1772 from the hands bands of deshler the assed late into the powes possession sion of col cal lagac isiac pranks franks who in the continental army when the yellow fiver forced wash ington to seek a residence outside of the cit he be picked out the house of franks as the ploce place he wanted and ant rented it for far three months it waa vu the white house then the tha rather of ufa ilia court coun try bent ent back to the city clope in n 1804 the property passed into posses elon ot of the Perc perets percies its and on the death of elliston perot in 1834 it was sold to samuel D B morris in enose family it has baa remained without interruption ever since the greatest effort gifts been made to maintain both interior and exterior in III their original condl tion this building Is also associated with the battle of germantown for gen bione the british leader lad his headquarters here during part of cf the conflict germantown to la now 3 bears ears old it has baa awakened to its historic imbor tance and ae 0 celebration of next october to la to be b made il yearly affair tb the proper commemoration of deeds cna and times written in glorious type on the of early american history |