The Daniel Billmeyer House is a historic house in the Mount Airy section of

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. The 1793 section of the house was built by printer and wealthy businessman Michael Billmeyer for his son Daniel. The house was built in two sections. The first was built c. 1730 and was occupied by British troops during the

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. A major focus of this battle was the larger house

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, one block to the southeast, which was also occupied by British troops. The second section of the house, which is visible from Germantown Avenue, was built in 1793 during the yellow fever epidemic. During the later part of the nineteenth century architect

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lived in the house. The house was added to the

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in 1971. It is a

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of the

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. The Michael Billmeyer House, located across the street, is also listed on the NRHP.

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