Sweetbriar Mansion, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia PA

Welcome To Sweetbriar

Watercolor painting by David Hughes of the front of Sweetbriar Mansion, a symmetrical 18th—century house with a beige stucco exterior.

Visit Sweetbriar Mansion and take an exciting trip back in time. Take a tour of this beautiful 18th-century mansion built in the colonial era of the United States. Witness how colonial leaders lived soon after the founding of our nation.

Here are a few highlights of Sweetbriar:

  • Samuel Breck built Sweetbriar Mansion in 1797
  • Samuel Breck knew many leading figures of the time, including Marquis de Lafayette and Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon
  • Sweetbriar was built in Federal style with influences of Georgian symmetry

Sweetbriar is now open for tours by appointment only. Please call 215-222-1333 to make an appointment for your tour.

Updates

  • Sweetbriar is now open for tours by appointment only.
  • Please call 215-222-1333 to make an appointment for your tour.