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on the east bank of the Schuylkill River now in Fairmount Park

The "grand dame" of Fairmount Park houses, Mount Pleasant has been known for over 225 years as one America's great architectural gems — even our second president, John Adams concurred. The colorful Scottish sea captain and American patriot, John McPherson built the house and two outbuildings in a Scottish interpretation of the Georgian style.

You may have heard of a couple of Mount Pleasant's owners: Benedict Arnold, who bought the house for his fiancee, and Jonathan Williams, Ben Franklin's great nephew and the first superintendent of West Point.

Photo 44, Nov 2007

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Photo 47, Nov 2007