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Free Tours of the Emlen Physick Estate

 

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CAPE MAY – Learn about Victorian architecture and local history while helping your neighbors in need during three days in March with free tours of the 1879 Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St. These free tours are being offered by the Friends of the Physick Estate, an affinity group of the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC), on Fridays, March 9, 16 and 23 at 11 a.m., in exchange for a small donation of items that will benefit the Cape May Community Food Closet.
With a donation worth at least $5 – especially donations of personal items such as toothpaste, laundry detergent, toilet paper, paper towels, facial tissues, napkins or shampoo – visitors can take a complimentary tour of Cape May’s only Victorian house museum. The Physick Estate, an 18-room mansion built in 1879 and attributed to renowned architect Frank Furness, is one of the finest examples of Victorian “Stick Style” architecture in America.
Visitors will learn the fascinating history of the estate and its former inhabitants. The Physick Estate was built for a rather unusual household: Dr. Emlen Physick, who never married; his widowed mother, Mrs. Ralston; and his maiden aunt Emilie. Dr. Physick was descended from a famous and wealthy Philadelphia family. His grandfather, Dr. Philip Syng Physick, was known as the Father of American Surgery and invented the stomach pump.
Visitors should drop off their donations at the Hill House office on the grounds of the Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St., where they will receive a complimentary tour ticket. All items received will be donated to the Cape May Community Food Closet, located in the First Presbyterian Church of Cape May, 500 Hughes St., Cape May.
MAC offers guided tours of the Physick Estate throughout the year. Admission is $10 per adult, $5 per child (ages 3-12). Parking is free at the Estate.

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