Pennsbury Manor
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Pennsbury Manor
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Pennsbury Manor. October 2012.
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| Nearest city | Tullytown, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°07′58″N 74°46′06″W / 40.13278°N 74.76833°WCoordinates: 40°07′58″N 74°46′06″W / 40.13278°N 74.76833°W |
| Built | Original: 1683 Recreation: 1939 |
| Architect | Original: Unknown Recreation: R. Brognard Okie |
| NRHP Reference # | 69000154 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 28, 1969 |
| Designated PHMC | November 11, 1949 and October 08, 1951 |
Pennsbury Manor is a recreated colonial estate in Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. From 1683 to 1701, it was the American home of William Penn, founder and proprietor of the Colony of Pennsylvania. The estate and its buildings were recreated in the 1930s. The property was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1969. The manor house and grounds are administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in association with The Pennsbury Society, and are open to the public.
William Penn (1644-1718) of England, the new Proprietor of the King's Grant for the Province of Pennsylvania, traveled to the New World of "The Americas" in 1682 to start his dream of a "Holy Experiment" free from religious persecution for his "Religious Society of Friends" ("Quakers"). With a 26-million-acre (110,000 km2) tract granted by the English King, Charles II (1630-1685), his dream became a reality. He met with the local Native American tribes to negotiate fairly and sue for peace and obtain their blessing (and even cooperation) to settle the land, resulting in success. Penn then plotted out the village of the future great City of Philadelphia between the Delaware (running towards the north and northeast) and the Schuylkill Rivers (smaller tributary running to the northwest). His focus then turned to platting and building a manor house for him and his family.
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