Underground Railroad Museum at Belmont Mansion / American Women's Heritage Society

Neighborhood:West

Address:
2000 Belmont Mansion Dr.
Philadelphia, PA 19131

Significance:
Once a private estate, the Belmont Mansion has been part of Fairmount Park since 1869. The American Women's Heritage Society formed in 1986 to restore and preserve the ca. 1750 mansion, and after renovations in 2007, reopened it as The Underground Railroad Museum at Belmont Mansion. To learn more, visit http://www.belmontmansion.org/

Type of Historic Resource:dwelling, museum

Date Built / Architect:ca. 1742-1751; many additions and alterations, including ca. 1888 and 1905

Extant: yes

Philadelphia Register of Historic Places:Philadelphia Register (6/26/1956)

National Register Historic District:Fairmount Park National Register Historic District, contributing property

Listed in PHMC Cultural Resources Database:yes

Other surveys, if applicable:HABS (PA-1649)