Sources:

• GHS: Keyser, Naaman, Manuscript Notes for v. 2 (north of Chelten), History of Old Germantown, p. 50 (unpublished typewritten notes):

  "6115. (Shoemaker & Hotchkin, 5109.)
  Shoemaker states that this was owned in 1809 by John Leibert, who had been a tanner in early life, and was a man of considerable means. In front of his house there stood two large linden trees which were obtained by him for John Shubert from along the Schuylkill...For a number of years the place was used as a boarding house conducted under the name of 'Melrose' by Miss Elizabeth Roe."