Ryerss Mansion

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caption =
location= Central and Cottman Aves.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 4
lat_seconds = 6
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 75
long_minutes = 5
long_seconds = 20
long_direction = W
locmapin = Pennsylvania
area =
built =1859
architect= Unknown
architecture= Italianate
added = November 21, 1976
governing_body = Local
refnum=76001669cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Ryerss Mansion, also known as Burholme Mansion, is a historic mansion in the Fox Chase neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The house was built by merchant Joseph Waln Ryerss in 1859 overlooking Burholme Park, one of the highest vistas in Philadelphia. The mansion is home to a massive and eccentric collection of artifacts and antiquities from around the world, collected during the Ryerss family's extensive travels, from Europe, Africa, and the Far East.

External links

* [http://www.ryerssmuseum.org/ Ryerss Museum]
* [http://www.fairmountpark.org/RyerssMuseum.asp Official site] at Fairmount Park
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.pa1123 Listing, drawings, and photographs] at the Historic American Buildings Survey
* [http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/pj_display.cfm/10845 Listing] at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings

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