Naomi Wood Trust.
Biographical notes:
Woodford Mansion, built 1756-1758, is one of few remaining survivors of the "summer retreats" built along the Schuylkill during the 18th and early 19th centuries by wealthy Philadelphians. Woodford was built by William Coleman, a Philadelphia merchant and close friend of Benjamin Franklin. Coleman and his wife raised their orphan nephew George Clymer, who later signed both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. David Franks, another wealthy merchant, acquired the property in 1771. Franks was a loyalist during the Revolutionary War, and after being arrested for treason, lived out the remainder of his life in poverty in England. In 1781 the property was sold to Thomas Paschall and then again to Isaac Wharton in 1793. The Whartons maintained ownership of the property until 1868 when it was sold to the City of Philadelphia to become part of Fairmount Park.
Naomi Wood was born in Philadelphia in 1871. She was an antiques collector and specified that, upon her death, she wished her extensive collection to be installed and displayed in a historic house museum. She named her friend Daniel Huntoon as her trustee, and after she passed away in 1926, he furnished Woodford Mansion with the Naomi Wood collection and opened it to the public.
Bibliography:
Woodford Mansion. "Home." Accessed April 18, 2012. http://www.woodfordmansion.org/index.php.
Woodford Mansion. "History." Accessed April 18, 2012. http://www.woodfordmansion.org/history.php.
From the guide to the Naomi Wood Trust records, Bulk, 1926-2011, 1737-2011, (Woodford Mansion)
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