The Germantown section of Philadelphia is filled with historic homes,

many dating back to the 1700s, and the homestead of one is even older.

Just down Germantown Avenue a little way from John Worcester's Big House is the Wick House.

The original log cabin was built in 1690, and although that building is no longer

standing, some of the buildings at the Wick Estate and Gardens date back to the 1730s.

As you continue on along German town Ave, you'll pass the Johnson House.

This was built in 1768 by John Johnson as a wedding gift for his son.

Johnson family members were among some of the earliest supporters of education in the Germantown area.

Samuel Johnson, son of John Johnson Jr. was an abolitionist.

Johnson and William still held secret anti-slavery meetings at his home on Germantown

Avenue.

The Johnson House was also a stop

along the Underground Railroad in the 1800s.

Today, it's the only remaining

accessible stop from the Underground Railroad

in Philadelphia.

If you wander a little further along Germantown Avenue,

you'll come to a rather imposing Georgian home called Cliveden,

where Benjamin Chu and his descendants lived for over 200 years.

Like Grumblethorp, Clifden was occupied by the British

and during the Battle of Germantown it was a stronghold for British Colonel Thomas Musgrave and his troops.

They barricaded themselves inside the Cliveden mansion.

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