▁its ▁reputation ▁as ▁perhaps ▁America ' s ▁fin est ▁existing ▁Georg ian ▁Col onial ▁town house . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁CBS ▁min is eries ▁George ▁Washington ▁II : ▁The ▁M aking ▁of ▁a ▁Nation ▁used ▁the ▁Pow el ▁House ▁garden ▁as ▁a ▁stand - in ▁for ▁the ▁garden ▁of ▁the ▁President ' s ▁House ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁In ▁Harry ▁T urt led ove ' s ▁alternate ▁history ▁Southern ▁Vict ory ▁Series ▁nov els , ▁Philadelphia ▁becomes ▁the ▁de ▁fact o ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁Pow el ▁House , ▁the ▁executive ▁m ansion . ▁During ▁a ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁Confeder ate ▁bomb ing ▁ra id ▁of ▁Philadelphia , ▁President ▁Al ▁Smith ▁is ▁killed ▁at ▁the ▁house . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Pow el ton ▁Village ▁ ▁References ▁Notes ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁E ber lein , ▁H . D . ▁and ▁Li pp inc ott , ▁H . M ., ▁The ▁Col onial ▁Hom es ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁and ▁Its ▁Ne igh bor hood s , ▁J . B . ▁Li pp inc ott ▁Co ., ▁Ph ila . ▁and ▁London , ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁T atum , ▁George ▁B ., ▁Philadelphia ▁Georg ian : ▁The ▁City ▁House ▁of ▁Samuel ▁Pow el ▁and ▁Some ▁of ▁Its ▁ 1 8 th ▁Century ▁Ne igh b ors , ▁Wes ley an , ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁External ▁links