Lemon Hill Mansion
Lemon Hill Mansion was built by wealthy merchant Henry Pratt in 1800 as the centerpiece of his garden estate.
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Located in East Fairmount Park escape into the idyllic “villa life” enjoyed by Philadelphia’s early nineteenth-century gentry. Lemon Hill mansion was built in 1800 as a summer retreat by Henry Pratt, a prosperous Philadelphia merchant. Surrounded by extensive gardens, the mansion was one of more than a dozen similar summer homes in the Philadelphia area.