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was attached to the south wall of the cottage around 1950. A group called the Friends of the Philadelphia Parks renovated the cottage in 1989–90 and then used it as their office. The original floor, windows, and doors were replaced, as was most of the original woodwork and
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The name of the cottage varied over the years, including Pig's Eye, Tom Moore's, Aunt Cornelia's, and Belmont Cottage—the latter due to its proximity to
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and its possible use as housing for servants of that mansion. The name is also sometimes spelled, or misspelled, Boels
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n), year of construction (c.1800, rather than 1678–84), and use of the house (possible servant's quarters for
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cottage was built sometime between 1678 and 1684. The cottage is situated on the west bank of the
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and is an inventoried structure within the Fairmount Park Historic District entry on the
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within a plot of 100 acres (40 ha) of land granted to John Boelson in 1677 by the
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Boelson Cottage is located in Philadelphia
Boelson Cottage is located in Pennsylvania
Boelson Cottage is located in the United States
Martin Luther King Jr.
Philadelphia
39°59′23″N 75°12′11″W / 39.9896°N 75.2030°W / 39.9896; -75.2030
Dutch
Swedish
colonial
72001151
Dutch
Swedish
colonial era
cottage
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia
gambrel
fieldstone
Schuylkill River
Swedish colonial
Upland
Pennsylvania
Belmont Mansion
shed
ironwork
Philadelphia Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places

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