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The House That Shaped a Nation—and Vanished: The President's House of Philadelphia

The House That Shaped a Nation—and Vanished: The President's House of Philadelphia

Update: 2025-06-26
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Just steps from the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall lies the barely visible foundation of a house that once held the weight of a revolution, a presidency—and a deep contradiction.


This week on Parkography, we uncover the story of the President’s House in Philadelphia, a mansion that passed through the hands of a British general, a colonial governor, a wealthy financier, a traitorous American officer, and two U.S. presidents. But beneath its grand halls and bowed windows lived another story—one of enslaved people fighting silently for their own freedom in the shadow of a nation proclaiming liberty for all.


Join Jason Epperson as he walks through the rubble and history of the forgotten home at Sixth and Market, where the founding of the United States unfolded brick by brick—and where the legacy of freedom remains unfinished.


Written by Lizzie Tesch


Hosted by Jason Epperson




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The House That Shaped a Nation—and Vanished: The President's House of Philadelphia

The House That Shaped a Nation—and Vanished: The President's House of Philadelphia

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