Editing Cliveden Park (section)

== History ==

=== The Chew Family ===

'''Benjamin Chew''' built Cliveden in '''1767''':
* Chief Justice of colonial Pennsylvania
* Built as summer retreat from Center City
* Georgian architecture
* Family occupied for 200 years

=== Battle of Germantown ===

The '''October 4, 1777 battle''' defined Cliveden's legacy:
* British forces occupied the house
* Washington's army attacked through Germantown
* About 120 British soldiers fortified inside
* American forces assaulted the house repeatedly
* Stone walls withstood cannon fire
* Battle ultimately an American defeat, but showed Continental Army's fighting capability

=== Preservation ===

The house was preserved:
* Chew family maintained until 1972
* Donated to National Trust for Historic Preservation
* Restored and opened to public
* Battle damage intentionally preserved