[2][3] The Belfield Estate was a 104-acre (42 ha) area of land in the Logan section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, much of which is now a part of La Salle University’s campus.

[4] Bowman kept the land for two years, and sold it to Samuel Richardson, a Quaker who was active in the early colonial government of Pennsylvania.

Two of the remaining children of Eckstein became members of the religious Ephrata Cloister in Lancaster County, and all had sold their land to Weber by 1786.

[7] Though the exact date of construction of the main house at Belfield is not known, Peale later wrote that it was built "by a Dutchman".

[9] Seeking to retire, Charles Willson Peale turned over the administration of his Philadelphia Museum to his son, Rubens, and began to look for a small country estate.

In January 1826, William Logan Fisher, whose estate of Wakefield bordered Belfield to the southeast, purchased the property for $11,000.

[18] To the south of the obelisk, Peale erected another gazebo, in "Chinese [sic] taste, dedicated to meditation.

[19] This summer house was simpler than the one built by his son, and only had a flat roof to provide shade, and four posts to hold it up, with seats around the inside.

On the "gate" were symbols and figures representing Congress, America, Truth, Wisdom, Temperance, and Mars, the Roman God of war.

[19] The greenhouse's walls are to the west, and are mostly overgrown with brush and ivy while the location of Peale's pond has been paved over by a driveway.

[23] According to the Wister's great-granddaughter, Mary Meigs, Belfield served as a stop on the Underground Railroad, though there is no contemporary evidence of this claim.

John Wister made several improvements to the property, installing a furnace in the main house, and building a greenhouse next to the ruins of Peale's.

[27] Wister's eldest daughter, Bessie, felt slighted, leading to a feud between the sisters lasting several decades.

[28] During the ownership of Sarah and her husband James Starr, the property had bathrooms installed and underground electric and telephone lines run to it.

Also during the Starr's ownership, 20th Street was constructed and a deep trench was cut in the hillside, requiring a 14 foot retaining wall be built along what is now the eastern edge of the estate.

[31] La Salle University began a renovation of the estate after purchasing it, converting it from a farm into a park-like area.

Several structures were demolished, including Peale's stable and hen house, which were leveled to construct a parking lot and later tennis courts.