466 Drexel Mansion Furnishings and Interior

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466 Drexel Mansion Furnishings and Interior

The mansion at 1726 Locust Street was the city home of the George W. Childs Drexel family.

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Record Identifier: 466 Access

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Title: Drexel Mansion Furnishings and Interior (Access)

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: This digital object refers to the watermarked access copies stored in Preservica. Watermarked copy available for public use in Preservica Universal Access.

Digital object made available by: Curtis Archives, 1720 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA, 19103, United States

: The mansion at 1726 Locust Street was the city home of the George W. Childs Drexel family. Built circa 1983 by Peabody and Stearns, Boston, the home was constructed in the Beaux Arts style. The Drexel family filled it with fine furnishings, artwork, and decorative items gathered from around the world. In 1924, Mary Louise Curtis Bok, daughter of the founder of the Curtis Publishing Company, had it remodeled by H. W. Sellers to house the Curtis Institute of Music.

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