The Michael Billmeyer House, aka the Bensell-Billmeyer House, is an historic, American twin house that is located in the Mount Airy section of

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

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. The house was added to the

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in 1972. It is a

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of the

Colonial Germantown Historic District The Colonial Germantown Historic District is a designated National Historic Landmark District in the Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Germantown and Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mount Airy neighborhoods of Philadelphia, Penns ...

History and architectural features

Built circa 1730 by John George Bensell, it was purchased in 1789 by Michael Billmeyer, the noted printer of Germantown. It is said that it was from this house that General

George Washington George Washington (, 1799) was a Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot (American Revoluti ...

directed the Continental forces in the

Battle of Germantown The Battle of Germantown was a major engagement in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It was fought on October 4, 1777, at Germantown, Pennsylvania, between the British Army led by Sir William Howe, and the American ...

against the British stronghold at

Cliveden Cliveden (pronounced ) is an English country house and estate in the care of the National Trust in Buckinghamshire, on the border with Berkshire. The Italianate mansion, also known as Cliveden House, crowns an outlying ridge of the Chiltern Hi ...

. The house was added to the

in 1972. It is a

of the

. The

Daniel Billmeyer House The Daniel Billmeyer House is a historic house in the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 1793 section of the house was built by printer and wealthy businessman Michael Billmeyer for his son Daniel. The house was built in t ...

, located across the street, was built by Michael for his son in 1793 and is also listed on the NRHP.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Billmeyer, Michael, House Historic American Buildings Survey in Philadelphia Historic district contributing properties in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1730 Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia Mount Airy, Philadelphia 1730 establishments in Pennsylvania