S of U.S. 1, E of New Tyburn Rd., Fallsington, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Bucks.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 19, 1972. NRIS 72001099.
62 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 2 contributing objects.
The Fallsington Historic District is a historic district in Fallsington, Pennsylvania.
The district's history spans over 300 years. While William Penn resided at nearby Pennsbury Manor, he attended Friends meeting in Fallsington. The center of the district is Meetinghouse Square, where the first meetinghouse was built in 1690. The third meetinghouse, built in 1790, is currently used as a community center, the William Penn Center. The fourth meetinghouse on the square, built in 1841, still operates as a place of worship for Quakers.
Historic Falsington offers tours of the district, including the interiors of three preserved buildings: the Moon-Williamson Log House, Burges-Lippincott House, and the Stagecoach Tavern.
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It comprises 62 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two contributing objects.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995581