Call Number:

01

Repository:

Highlands Historical Society

Extent:

2.75 linear feet

Language:

English

Date:

circa 1900-2005

Creator:

Highlands Historical Society.

Abstract:

The Highlands Mansion was originally built for Anthony Morris (1766-1860), a lawyer and politician who served as speaker of the Pennsylvania Senate from 1793-1794. The estate was occupied by the Sheaff family from 1813-1917, when it was sold to the Sinkler family. The Sinkler family donated the remaining estate to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which took ownership in 1970, and it is now administered by the non-profit Highlands Historical Society. The Highlands Historical Society photograph collection, circa 1900-2005, includes photographs taken or collected by the Highlands Historical Society. The vast majority depict the Highlands building and grounds in the 1970s and 1980s, but there are a few photographs from the Sinkler-Roosevelt era, as well as some photographs from the 1990s.

The Highlands was originally built for Anthony Morris (1766-1860), a lawyer and politician who served as speaker of the Pennsylvania Senate from 1793-1794. The home was built by Morris to escape the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 in Philadelphia. The estate served as a farm and summer house for Morris and his family until it was sold to the Sheaff family in 1813. The Sheaff family resided in the home year-round until 1917 when it was sold to the Sinkler family. The Sinkler family donated the remaining estate to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which took ownership in 1970. The estate is currently administered by The Highlands Historical Society.

Bibliography:

Signs displayed at The Highlands, viewed November 14, 2011.

This collection includes photographs taken or collected by the Highlands Historical Society. The vast majority depict the Highlands building and grounds, particularly focusing on damages and repairs, and were taken by the Highlands Historical Society in the 1970s and 1980s. There are a few photographs from the Sinkler-Roosevelt era of family and of the estate, as well as some recent photographs of events at Highlands in the 1990s.