Name/Title
PrintEntry/Object ID
GHS 847Description
Urban Village Exhibit, Ex247
Watercolor of Phil-Ellena. Large white (marble?) estate with columns and a tower. A smaller building is on the right witha statue in alcove. Large green expanse of lawn. Two dogs, two children and a man working by a tree. Blue sky with clouds. Label under watercolor- "Germantown (Philad.a) Private residence 1851. Germantown Avenue and Carpenters Lane"
On label is printed:
"Phil-Ellena was the country seat of George W. Carpenter, who had great sucess in the wholesale drug business. The estate was designed by Mr. Carpenter and built by Nathan E. Medly. The name Phil-Ellena is derived from the name for his second wife, Ellen Douglas Carpenter. The original estate consisted of 36 acres which included a mansion constructed Grecian style. Fronting on Germantown Avenue, an octagonal shaped summer house. A Grecian temple hot house and various other out buildings and magnificent grounds, covered with rare specimen plants and trees. Phil-Ellena was build in 1841 and was torn down in the late 1890's to make way for the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Pelham."Artwork Details
Medium
wood, glass and paperMade/Created
Place
* Untyped Place
Philadelphia, USADimensions
Height
15-3/4 inWidth
19-3/8 inDepth
3/4 inAccessories
Accessory
FrameNotes
woodAccessory
FrameNotes
woodProvenance
Notes
Owner: Charles F. Jenkins