Bucks County estate, near the Delaware River, built in 1796 by former Resident Director of the East India Company in China, André Everadus Van Braam-Houckgeest. Sold by Van Braam in 1798, the estate passed through several owners, including Gabriel Manigault in 180 7 , and at various times housed ...
As China Trade Merchant, he intended to bring a Porcelain dinner set to Martha Washington. He build China Retreat in PA in 1795 Andreas Everardus (van Braam) van Braam Houckgeest (1739-1801) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Everardus_v ...