Portal:Philadelphia/Selected picture/April 2008

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The Burholme estate is located in Burholme Park in Fox Chase, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The estate was built in 1859 by Joseph Waln Ryerss, a wealthy importer of goods from Asia and president of the Tioga railroad company, to be the families’ summer home. Today, The Burholme Estate still exists as a park, library and museum that is run by the Fairmount Park Commission.