Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion will bring you the very first mystery in a series featuring master detective Sherlock Holmes and his assitant Dr Watson: A Study in Scarlett. Find out how Holmes and Watson arrived at 221b Baker Street and watch them solve a puzzling murder that is committed inside a mysterious old mansion. Click here to purchase your tickets online.
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Consider holding your next meeting or social gathering at the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, a Gothic Revival suburban “villa” built in 1859 and now designated a National Historic Site. The Mansion is located in the Tulpehocken Station Historic District in the West Germantown section of Philadelphia. The Mansion and garden are offered as venues for your special events, meetings, lectures, weddings, small dinners, and receptions.
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On the 120th anniversary of the Borden murders, join us for the dramatic reading of a thrilling play based on the crimes. Ten years after the double murder, an actress friend of Lizzie Borden wants to know what happened on that fateful day. Did she do it? Josh Hitchens directed Blood Relations for Germantown's The Drama Group in 2009, and reunites the original cast for one night only.
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Who killed Lizzie's parents?
On August 4, 1892, someone used a hatchet to murder Andrew and Abigail Borden. The prime suspect was their daughter Lizzie, but she was acquitted. We assemble all the suspects and recreate what happened on the day of the murders. Can you solve this 120 year old mystery?
Written and Directed by Josh Hitchens. Click here for more information and to purchase your tickets online.
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