Rockland Mansion, Philadelphia

Rockland Mansion, a Federal-style mansion with 2½ stories, sits atop a hill overlooking the Schuylkill River in East Fairmount Park. This property, spanning 26 acres (11 hectares), was acquired by George Thomson, a Philadelphia merchant, in 1809. The mansion itself was finished around 1810, constructed with rubble stone for the masonry and then coated with stucco designed to mimic cut stone.

Initially, Thomson used the mansion as his summer retreat for approximately five years before selling it to another merchant named Isaac Jones in 1815. Jones' son eventually sold it to the city in 1870.

In 2002, the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia (PCoP) entered into a long-term lease agreement with the city. By 2005, they had completed a thorough restoration of the property. Subsequently, PCoP relocated their administrative offices to the mansion and has been using it for educational and community activities ever since.

Rockland Mansion currently holds a spot on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places and is listed as an inventoried structure within the Fairmount Park Historic District, featured on the National Register of Historic Places.