3 young vandals target Ormiston Mansion in Fairmount Park

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are searching for three young vandals accused of damaging the historic Ormiston Mansion in Fairmount Park.

The mansion is nestled between trees along Reservoir Drive.
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On October 10, surveillance cameras caught three young kids breaking windows and damaging the property. The cameras were then smashed.

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Now, police want to talk to them.

Anyone with information should call Central Detective Division at 215-686-3093/3094.

According to the Royal Heritage Society of The Delaware Valley, the group that now oversees the historic property, the Georgian-style mansion was erected in 1798. It was built by wealthy Scottish merchant Edward Burd.

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Burd died in 1833 and the City of Philadelphia bought the mansion from his heirs in 1869.



The Royal Heritage Society has maintained the mansion for Fairmount Park since 1982.