Ebenezer Maxwell House

The Ebenezer Maxwell House is a four-story mansion with a distinctive mansard roof covered in slate, three porches, and four stone chimneys. The structure is built from stone and features a prominent tower that marks one corner of the building.

The house was built in 1859 for a wealthy cloth merchant and reflects the style favored by Philadelphia's rich residents at that time. It survived the decades with its original structure intact and later became a museum open to the public.

The house shows how wealthy families lived and arranged their homes during the Victorian era. You can see how people cooked, ate, and spent their days in these rooms.

The best way to experience the house is through a guided tour that explains the rooms and how they were originally used. The grounds include gardens and lawn areas that are maintained throughout the year and offer spaces for visitors to explore.

Inside the house you can find a cast-iron sidewalk from another Philadelphia street that was moved there in the late 1970s. This old piece of the street was preserved and now forms part of the rear area.