Phineas Pemberton House, also known as the Bolton Mansion, is a historic home located in Bristol Township, Levittown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It consists of four connected structures built between 1687 and 1790.
Phineas Pemberton House | |
 Phineas Pemberton House, April 2012 | |
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| Location | 85 Holly Dr., Bristol Township, Levittown, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°9′37″N 74°50′23″W / 40.16028°N 74.83972°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1687 (original), 1790 (main) |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000684[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 28, 1971 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
History
editPemberton family
editThe Pembertons were of English lineage. The direct paternal ancestor Phineas Pemberton and his family from Lancashire traveled aboard the ship Submission about 1682 from Liverpool to the Province of Maryland, and eventually settled in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.[2][3][4] There he built a house in 1687 and had served as William Penn's chief administrator.[3]
Building
editThe original house was built in 1687, and is now the rear wing. It is a two-story, fieldstone structure with brick chimneys. The main section was built in 1790, and is a two-story, four-bay, fieldstone structure in the Georgian style. It has a gambrel roof.[5] The house is owned and maintained by the Friends of Bolton Mansion. It is open as a historic house museum.
In recognition of its historical significance, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Memory Stream: Dipping into Philadelphia's illustrated past". Newspapers.com. March 28, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ a b "Memory Stream Dipping into Philadelphia's illustrated past". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 28, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ Woolf Jordan, John (2004). Colonial And Revolutionary Families Of Pennsylvania. ISBN 9780806352398. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (August 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Phineas Pemberton House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-30.