🍓 Historic Strawberry Mansion

East Fairmount Park's pastel pink historic wonderland 🏛️ Built in 1789 and still going strong! Visit our website for info on tours or event rentals ⬇️

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Goats + Strawberries = Joy! Thanks @PhillyGoatProj1 for these snaps from #StrawberryFest 🍓🐐

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Thank you to everyone who made #StrawberryFest such a success on Saturday! All in all over 280 neighbors joined in the celebration of summer abundance. We can't wait to see you all again next year!

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#StrawberryFest is TOMORROW! If you love strawberries as much as Clementine the goat here, come celebrate with us!

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#DidYouKnow that June's full moon is nicknamed "The Strawberry Moon"? It just so happens that 2023's strawberry moon falls on June 3- the day of #StrawberryFest! Learn more at https://t.co/05qG0t1q51

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Spring at Strawberry means Azaleas... and reopening! Tours start on April 22nd.

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How does one man's story connect William Lewis, James Forten, and the Haitian Revolution? Find out in our latest article: "Freedom on Trial: Charles Webster"
https://t.co/dNfgm7yJWO

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We just published the first installment in our new Black History Month series, Freedom on Trial! Read it here: https://t.co/4Z41tH4kpe

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We are now closed! Thank you to everyone who made this holiday season special.

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We've made the decision to close on Friday due to predictions of inclement weather. ☔ 🥶 That means if you want to see this year's Christmas decorations at Strawberry, TOMORROW is your LAST CHANCE! We'll see you there!

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4 more days! Historic Strawberry Mansion is open this weekend, plus Thursday and Friday next week, and then we go home for the holidays. Come take a spin around the ballroom while you still can!

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Reminder: There's only one more chance to have Christmas tea at the Mansion! Our final tea of the season is this Saturday, December 17, from 12 to 3 PM. We hope you'll drop by! ☕

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One tree, two tree, pink tree, blue tree... it's all about the trees 🎄🎄🎄 during Christmas at Strawberry. Decorations are up until December 23, come see them while you have the chance! #phillychristmas

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Weekend 1 of #ChristmasAtStrawberry! Only 3 more weeks to see this year's decorations, so plan your visit today!

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Today is the 1st of December, and you know what that means- Christmas tours at Strawberry have officially begun! Come see the mansion decorated in holiday splendor, Thursday-Sunday until the 23rd. Payment by donation ($5/person suggested but all are welcome regardless of funds)

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#ICYMI, We were in @HiddenCityPhila! Thanks Ed for the write-up and Mike for the photo. Click to learn more about the Committee of 1926, the organization behind Historic Strawberry Mansion as we know it today. https://t.co/HAAO5M3hES

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Check out Tyson's book about Laurel Hill, "Sweet Sadness: My Walks with the Muse of Victorian Cemeteries"

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HSM wants to thank Tyson Gardner for his fascinating lecture "A Grave Revolt and Its Aesthetic Victory", about the visual history of Laurel Hill Cemetery and what it says about our ever-changing definition of beauty; thank you Tyson and thank you to the Park House Guides!

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Mark your calendars! Christmas Tea at Historic Strawberry Mansion is back on after a two year hiatus. Join us for a cuppa at noon on December 11th or 17th ☕

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Friday's visit brought together members from chapters throughout the country, and we loved having them here! Want to book a tour for your special interest or hobby group, with content customized to highlight your area of interest? Email [email protected] to book!

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NOW ON VIEW: A special display of antiquarian lighting from the HSM collections, inspired by Friday's visit from the #RushlightClub! On view now through October 16!

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Established in 1932, the Rushlight Club are "one of the oldest organizations dedicated to a single aspect of material culture"- light, and the many objects we've used throughout history to make it 🕯️💡🪔