ju xt a - Ne ath ▁and ▁surrounding ▁area ▁ ▁Category : V ale ▁of ▁Ne ath ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Ne ath ▁Port ▁Tal bot <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Pow el ▁House ▁is ▁a ▁historic ▁house ▁museum ▁located ▁at ▁ 2 4 4 ▁South ▁ 3 rd ▁Street , ▁between ▁Will ings ▁Al ley ▁and ▁Spr uce ▁Street , ▁in ▁the ▁Society ▁Hill ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁Bu ilt ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 5 ▁in ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁style , ▁and ▁emb ell ished ▁by ▁second ▁owner ▁Samuel ▁Pow el ▁( 1 7 3 8 – 1 7 9 3 ), ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁" the ▁fin est ▁Georg ian ▁row ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁city ." ▁As ▁with ▁other ▁houses ▁of ▁this ▁type , ▁the ▁exterior ▁fac ade ▁is ▁under st ated ▁and ▁simple , ▁but ▁the ▁interior ▁was ▁elabor ately ▁appointed . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁elegant ▁brick ▁city ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁for ▁Charles ▁St ed man , ▁a ▁merchant ▁and ▁ship master . ▁Before ▁he ▁occupied ▁it , ▁St ed man ▁fell ▁into ▁financial ▁trouble ▁– ▁eventually ▁w inding ▁up ▁in ▁deb t ors ' ▁prison . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁purchased ▁for ▁£ 3 , 1 5 0 ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 7 6 9 ▁by ▁Samuel ▁Pow el , ▁who ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁last ▁mayor ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁under ▁British ▁rule ▁and ▁the ▁city ' s ▁first ▁mayor ▁following ▁independence . ▁A ▁Qu aker ▁who ▁converted ▁to ▁Ang lic an ism ,