Wyck House

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name = Wyck House
nrhp_type = nhl

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location = 6026 Germantown Avenue
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 1
lat_seconds = 18
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 75
long_minutes = 10
long_seconds = 43
long_direction = W
locmapin = Pennsylvania
area = 2½ acres
built = 1690
architect = William Strickland
architecture =
added = October 26, 1971 [ [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1141&ResourceType=Building Listing] at the National Park Service]
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
refnum = 71000736cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
mpsub =
governing_body = Wyck AssociationThe Wyck House, also called the Haines House, is a historic mansion, museum, and garden in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, recognized as a National Historic Landmark.

Begun in 1690 by German Quaker Caspar Wistar, Wyck is the oldest house in Germantown. It has been documented as having been inhabited by nine generations of the same Quaker family. The house was significantly altered in 1824 by the well-known architect William Strickland.

The British used Wyck as a field hospital after the Battle of Germantown.

In 1825, a reception was given here for the Marquis de Lafayette.

Today, Wyck is maintained as a house museum. The gardens are known for their collection of old roses, including 30 varieties.

References

External links

* [http://www.wyck.org/ Official website]
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.pa1372 Wyck House] at the Historic American Buildings Survey