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It was built in 1744 by John Wister, an immigrant from Germany in 1727 who had made money as a wine merchant. It was built of Wissahickon Schist which is dressed in front, but left as rubble on the sides and rear. Source: Philadelphia Architecture: A Guide to the City, 1994, p.25, John Andrew Gallery, 720.
