Wright's Ferry Mansion (1738) - Columbia, PA
N 40° 01.799 W 076° 30.190
18T E 371743 N 4432167
Gorgeous mansion made of stone. On a street of 18th century structures, this one stands out the most. The mansion also doubles as a museum.
Waymark Code: WM98J6
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/13/2010
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The house is open Tues., Wed., Fri., Sat. 10am-3pm (May-Oct.). Last tour begins at 3pm. Closed July 4th. The museum boasts an outstanding collection of early 18th-century Philadelphia furniture and English accessories predating 1750. This stone house was built in 1738 for English Quaker Susanna Wright.
Wright's Ferry Mansion stands as evidence of the strong rooting of the settlement made by a handful of English Quakers coming from Chester and Darby, Pennsylvania, to wild and virtually uninhabited country along the Susquehanna River. Pervaded by English Quaker elegance and simplicity, this house, built in 1738, reflects the sophisticated tastes and panoply of interests of its original owner, Susanna Wright. A dynamic force in establishing colonial self-sufficiency, she encouraged industry, especially the production of silk; imparted her knowledge of law and medicine by providing counseling and medical help; implanted her Quaker beliefs; and stimulated a literary current through her poetry and correspondence. The mansion houses a superlative collection of Philadelphia furniture, English ceramics, needlework, metals and glass, all made prior to 1750. SOURCE
Address
38 South Second Street
Columbia, PA 17512