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The Chalfont Historic District is a national historic district located in a portion of the Borough of Chalfont, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 152) and Butler Avenue (U.S. Route 202 Business) with their American colonial and Victorian-style homes. The district includes 121 contributing ...
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [ 1 ] There are 164 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 12 National Historic Landmarks .
The population was 4,253 at the 2020 census. The borough is served by SEPTA Regional Rail's Lansdale/Doylestown Line at Chalfont station. Chalfont is named after Chalfont St Giles in Buckinghamshire, England. [3] Chalfont was the home of William Penn's first wife, and William Penn is buried at Jordans Quaker Meeting House near Chalfont St Giles.
New Britain Township was founded in 1723. The Township was comprised more than 15,000 acres and included land which is now occupied by Chalfont Borough and New Britain Borough as well as the later established Doylestown Township. The Township currently encompasses 14.7 square miles (9900 acres).
In 1971, the building was restored and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Van Leer Pleasant Hill Plantation: West Nantmeal Township, Pennsylvania: c. 1780: House Historic stone farmhouse located near Glen Moore in West Nantmeal Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania: Tomlinson-Huddleston House: Langhorne: 1783 House ...
The introduction of the railroad in Chalfont brought new visitors to the area. In 1835, George Eckhardt opened Eckhardt's Grove, a park commonly used for picnics. The land eventually changed ownership, and in 1885, the new Forest Park opened. One of its main attractions was music played by the Chalfont Cornet Band.
Clowser confirmed that police conducted a well-being check on Dec. 28 at a home in the 100 block of Ashmont Way in the Chalfont section of the township at the request of an employer.
The village has given its name to Chalfont, Pennsylvania, which is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The Chiltern Open Air Museum, located immediately outside the parish boundary, rescues and re-erects historic buildings which face demolition, from medieval to modern. Its collection includes a cottage from around 1600, and a variety of ...