Graeme Park

Graeme Park
Barn at Graeme Park
Graeme Park is located in Pennsylvania
Graeme Park
Location859 County Line Rd., Horsham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°13′00″N 75°09′00″W / 40.21667°N 75.15000°W / 40.21667; -75.15000
Area140 acres (57 ha)
NRHP reference No.66000672[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLOctober 9, 1960[4]
Designated PHMC1965[2][3]

Graeme Park is an historic site and National Historic Landmark at 859 County Line Road in Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States. It is owned by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and operated by the non-profit group, The Friends of Graeme Park. It is the only surviving residence of a colonial-era Pennsylvania governor.

Graeme Park was constructed in 1722 by Sir William Keith as a summer residence and alternative to his governor's mansion at Shippen House on Second and Spruce Streets in Philadelphia. The house, originally known as Fountain Low, has been largely unchanged since its construction except for a restoration by Thomas Graeme in the mid-18th century and a minor restoration by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in the 1960s.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "PHMC Graeme Park". Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  4. ^ "Graeme Park". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2008.