Germantown is a neighborhood in the northwest section of the
city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, about 7–8
miles northwest from the center of the city. The neighborhood is
rich in historic sites and buildings from the colonial era, a
few of which are open to the public. Germantown stretches for
about two miles along Germantown Avenue northwest from Windrim
and Roberts Avenues. The boundaries of Germantown borough at the
time it was absorbed into the city of Philadelphia were
Wissahickon Avenue, Roberts Avenue, Wister Street, Stenton
Avenue and Washington Lane. Today, the next neighborhood to the
northwest, Mount Airy, starts around Johnson Street, although
there is no universally recognized exact boundary. Nicetown lies
to the south and Logan, Ogontz, and West Oak Lane lie to the
east. ||This section needs additional citations for
verification. (October 2012)| Germantown was founded by German
settlers, thirteen Quaker and Mennonite families from Krefeld
(Germany), in 1681. Today the founding da