▁the ▁servant ' s ▁section . ▁Oak , ▁cher ry , ▁and ▁sy cam ore ▁were ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁floor , ▁and ▁white ▁p ine ▁for ▁the ▁third - floor ▁servants ' ▁qu arters . ▁ ▁Houston ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁land owner ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁He ▁earned ▁his ▁wealth ▁as ▁the ▁fre ight ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁from ▁gold ▁min ing , ▁sh ipping , ▁and ▁pet role um ▁products . ▁Houston ▁also ▁developed ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁over ▁ 8 0 ▁homes ▁known ▁as ▁W iss ah ick on ▁He ights ▁that ▁surr ounds ▁Dru im ▁Mo ir . ▁ ▁Near by ▁Br ink wood , ▁a ▁Sh ing le - style ▁residence , ▁was ▁a ▁wed ding ▁present ▁from ▁Houston ▁to ▁his ▁son , ▁Samuel ▁F . ▁Houston , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁gard ens ▁were ▁alter ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 - 1 9 2 1 ▁by ▁Robert ▁R odes ▁Mc Good win ▁for ▁Samuel ▁F . ▁Houston . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁modified ▁by ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁story ▁and ▁to wers . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁e pon ym ous ▁castle ▁and ▁Br ink wood , ▁the ▁historic ▁district ▁compr ises ▁five ▁other ▁contrib uting ▁properties ▁and ▁eight ▁non - contrib uting ▁properties . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁List ing ▁and ▁photograph s ▁at ▁Philadelphia ▁Arch itect s