Strawberry Mansion: North Philadelphia and Fairmount Park
Strawberry Mansion lies in North Philadelphia along the eastern edge of Fairmount Park, bounded roughly by Cecil B. Moore Avenue to the south, Sedgley Avenue to the north, the park to the west, and 29th Street to the east. The neighborhood takes its name from the Strawberry Mansion house, a Federal-style country estate built around 1789 that still stands inside the park. Today the mansion is operated as a historic house museum.
The area developed during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as streetcar lines made the rolling ground east of Fairmount Park accessible to working-class residents. Dominant housing types are three-story brick rowhomes built between 1890 and 1920, many with decorative cornices and bay windows. The population shifted from predominantly Jewish in the early twentieth century to predominantly African-American by the 1960s, and the neighborhood was home to a significant jazz and R&B music culture during that period.
The neighborhood's eastern boundary lies within walking distance of Girard College, a boarding school endowed by the nineteenth-century financier Stephen Girard, which occupies a walled campus designed by Thomas U. Walter. Strawberry Mansion High School, which has operated under that name for much of its history, remains a prominent community institution.
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Strawberry Mansion lies in North Philadelphia along the eastern edge of Fairmount Park, bounded roughly by Cecil B. Moore Avenue to the south, Sedgley Avenue to the north, the park to the west, and 29th Street to the east. The neighborhood takes its name from the Strawberry Mansion house, a Federal-style country estate built around 1789 that still stands inside the park. Today the mansion is operated as a historic house museum.
The area developed during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as streetcar lines made the rolling ground east of Fairmount Park accessible to working-class residents. Dominant housing types are three-story brick rowhomes built between 1890 and 1920, many with decorative cornices and bay windows. The population shifted from predominantly Jewish in the early twentieth century to predominantly African-American by the 1960s, and the neighborhood was home to a significant jazz and R&B music culture during that period.
The neighborhood's eastern boundary lies within walking distance of Girard College, a boarding school endowed by the nineteenth-century financier Stephen Girard, which occupies a walled campus designed by Thomas U. Walter. Strawberry Mansion High School, which has operated under that name for much of its history, remains a prominent community institution.
Escortservice.com catalogs the escort sites listing Strawberry Mansion among their service areas. Escortservice.com operates strictly as a listing service. No booking, verification, or intermediary role is provided. The site is restricted to users aged 21 and over.
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