Powel House - 18th-century Georgian city mansion and museum

The Powel House is an 18th-century Georgian townhouse in the Society Hill historic district that was home to Samuel Powel, Philadelphia's last colonial and first post-Revolutionary mayor. The house is preserved and interpreted as a museum showcasing period architecture, decorative arts, and domestic life of the late 18th century. It offers guided tours and educational programming connecting Philadelphia's urban social history to material culture.