Published References

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) Collection at the Library of Congress
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  Client/Project Name: Burholme (HABS PA-186)
   
• Webster, Richard J., Philadelphia Preserved. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1976., p. 322-323, 359
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  Client/Project Name: Ryerss, Joseph W. / Burholme
  Architect Referenced: Day & Zimmermann (fl. 1912 - present)
   
• Teitelman, Edward, and Richard W. Longstreth. Architecture in Philadelphia: A Guide. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1974., p. 171
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  Client/Project Name: Ryerss, Joseph / Burholme
   
• National Register. (National Register Information System)
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  Client/Project Name: Ryerss Mansion
   
• Pennsylvania Cultural Resources Geographic Information System, a cooperative venture of the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
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  Client/Project Name: Ryerss Mansion
   
• Moss, Roger W. Historic Houses of Philadelphia: A Tour of the Region's Museum Homes. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1998., p. 170
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  Client/Project Name: Ryerss, Joseph / Burholme
   
• Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Cultural Resources Database
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  Client/Project Name: Ryerss Mansion
   
• National Register Information System database (imported May 8, 2001)
   
• Philadelphia Register of Historic Places (Imported)
   
• Day & Zimmerman Associates. "Burholme Mansion and Carriage House: An Evaluation of the Potential for Restoration and Renovation." Report for the City of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park Commission, 1977.
   
• Hotchkin, S. F. The York Road, Old and New ....Philadelphia: Binder & Kelley, 1892.
   
• Philadelphia Historical Commission. Burholme File. Contains photocopies of deeds, wills, and insurance policies relating to the property. Copies also in Burholme file, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
   
• Poor, Henry Vernon. History of the Railroads and Canals of the United States of America. New York: A. M. Kelley, 1860.
   
• National Register of Historic Places. Inventory Nomination Form, "Ryerss Mansion." 1972.
   
• HABS/HAER/HALS list for Philadelphia and surrounding counties (imported November 8, 2001)
   
• Stutman, Laura Keim, The Period Rooms at Ryerss Museum: A History and Photographic Analysis, [Thesis], 1999
   

Drawings, Photos, Papers, etc.

• Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Moss-Historic Houses of Philadelphia-Research Notes
  Holding Name: Burholme
  Quantity: 1 Folder, Call Number: 138-F-010
   
• Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Olson Collection
  Holding Name: Burholme
  Quantity: 1 item, Call Number: 192A-N-042
   
• Fairmount Park Historic Resource Archive - Architectural Drawings
  Holding Name: Plan Showing The Location of Buildings in Burholme Park
  Quantity: 1 Sheet, Call Number: AS-30
  Architect Referenced: Metz Engineers
   
• Free Library of Philadelphia Art Department - Historic American Buildings Survey
  Holding Name: Burholme/Ryerss Mansion
  Quantity: 10 sheets, Call Number: HABS, vol. 7
   
• Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Jane Campbell Scrapbooks
  Holding Name: R. W. Ryerss Estate "Burholme"
  Quantity: 2 items, Call Number: v.6, p.99, 100, 103
   

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