Fairmount Park House Tours

Philadelphia's Fairmount Park contains some of the greatest treasures of the colonial period, including seven houses from the eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century that were once the country homes of the city's most eminent citizens. Two of these impeccably restored and furnished homes are administered by the Philadelphia Museum of Art—Mount Pleasant and Cedar Grove. The other five houses, Laurel Hill, Lemon Hill, Strawberry Mansion, Sweetbriar and Woodford, can all be booked by calling the Group Sales Department.

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Group Visits

A variety of year-round tours highlighting the history of the Fairmount Park Houses are available for groups to go back in time and experience the architectural and decorative styles that exemplified the good life in America's earliest years. $8 per person per house.

Holiday Tours of the Historic Fairmount Park Houses

December 1 – December 11, 2011 (Mount Pleasant, Cedar Grove and Woodford will be decorated through December 31, 2011).
This holiday season, visit the historic houses in Fairmount Park for a unique yuletide event and be inspired by these architectural masterpieces. These tours will transport your group to the historic lifestyles of influential eighteenth and early nineteenth-century Philadelphians.

• Tour one or all of the following houses - $8 per person per house.
  Cedar Grove, Laurel Hill, Lemon Hill, Mount Pleasant, Sweetbriar, and Woodford.
• Holiday Luncheon Package - $60 per person
  Visit your choice of two Fairmount Park Houses, then enjoy a delicious lunch by Stephen STARR catering and explore the permanent collection at the Museum. Lunch includes herbed chicken breast, roasted salmon, mesclun salad, grilled vegetables, assorted miniature desserts, coffee, hot teas, and iced teas.
• Festive Tea Package - $40 per person
  Visit your choice of two Fairmount Park Houses, and return to the Philadelphia Museum of Art at 3:30 p.m. to enjoy afternoon tea at the Museum's restaurant, Granite Hill. Indulge in a buffet of sweets, pastries, petite sandwiches, and a lovely selection of teas.

For all Fairmount Park House tours, prices are per person for groups of 15 people or more and must be booked at least one month in advance. Rates are subject to change. Groups provide their own transportation to the Park Houses. A Museum-trained step-on guide is provided.

Guided Walking Tours

• Schuylkill Stroll
  Take a scenic stroll along Philadelphia's beautiful Boathouse Row, with a look at sculpture and architecture in close proximity to the Museum. Offered seasonally. This tour involves walking as well as some steps. Tours are held weather-permitting. $8 per person.
• Fairmount Water Works Tour
  Join Park House Guides on a tour of the Fairmount Water Works, an engineering marvel of its time, which was described by Edgar Allan Poe as "wondrous to behold." $8 per person.

Slide Lectures

Gain a fresh perspective on a historic topic with one of the following engaging and affordable off-site slide lectures. A Museum-trained Park House Guide will present the lecture of your choice at your facility. $125 lecture fee. Topics include: Historic Philadelphia, Treasures of Fairmount Park, Eighteenth-Century Furniture, Sculpture of the City, Architecture, and Delftware.

 

For more information, please contact Group Sales by phone at (215) 684-7863, by fax at (215) 684-7360, or by e-mail at .