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Historical Sites and Scenes

Explore the Places that Make Horsham Special

Historic Horsham is a centrally located township that dates back to the colonies and the founding of the state of Pennsylvania.

Picture of the front porch at Penrose-Strawbridge Farm.

Strawbridge-Penrose Farm

The Penrose-Strawbridge Farm is located on the southwest side of County Line Rd. in Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Graeme Park

Graeme Park

The following timeline offers a rich history of Graeme Park in Horsham dating back to 1684 when William Penn sold a 5,088 acre parcel to Samuel Carpenter.

A picture of Cold Spring Farm

Cold Spring Farm

Cold Spring Farm on Tennis Ave. in Horsham Township is a stone four-story homestead, built in 1795 and expanded in 1810.

A photograph of the United Capital Farmhouse

United Capital Farmhouse

United Capital Farmhouse was converted from an 1840s home to a unique office space in 2011 by Adams-Bickel Associates.

wideshot photo of Novotny House

Novotny House

The Novotny House, located at 100 Chestnut Lane, dates to circa 1753. It was scheduled for demolition but saved by a coalition of supporters.

Aerial photograph of Turner Field in 1948.

Turner Field

Turner Field operated from 1947-1988. Located southwest of the intersection of Horsham and Lower State Roads in Horsham, it was one of several small airports in the area.

A restored North American FJ-1 Fury aircraft

Green Hill Day Camp

The Green Hill Day Camp operated along Keith Valley Road from 1957-July 1963 when it became the site of what is probably the worst tragedy in the history of Horsham.

A closeup of a restored Loller Clock

Loller Clock

The effort to restore the Loller Clock, built by Isaiah Lukens in 1812, began in 2008 when an antique clock restoration business teamed up with a Hatboro businessman.

Photo of exposed beams at Joseph Kenderdine House

Joseph Kenderdine Farm

The Joseph Kenderdine House previously stood near the intersection of Davis Grove and Keith Valley Roads on the corner of what is now Commonwealth National Golf Club.

Photograph of Kenderdine Mill

Kenderdine Mill

The Kenderdine Mill, at the intersection of Keith Valley and Davis Grove Roads in Horsham, is a beautiful and well-preserved example of an early 18th century mill and industrial complex.

Arnhold and Henry Schaeffer Brewing Company c. 1900

Brewery Farm

The “Brewery Farm” was a farm that was owned by Henry Schaeffer of the Arnhold and Henry Schaeffer Brewing Company.

A black and white image of the Golden Ball Tavern

Golden Ball Tavern

The Golden Ball Tavern, located in the village of Davis Grove, was built about 1787, and served as an inn and assembly hall until 1857.

Following In Others’ Footsteps

Roads of Horsham

Map of Horsham 1893 showing the village of Davis Grove donated to HPHA by Beverly Choate

Norristown Road

Norristown Road was laid out from Welsh Road to the Horsham Meetinghouse in 1723, having already been opened from North Wales to Welsh Road. For many years it was known as the North Wales Road.

Deeds of the period around 1800 refer to it as the Swedesford Road.

The road currently no longer reaches the Horsham Meetinghouse due to the now-closed Willow Grove Naval Air Station. Plans for redeveloping the base call for Norristown Road to be extended north towards a new town center.

Horsham Township Authority Trails Map close up of Herman Road

Herman Road

Herman Road runs from Babylon Road to Norristown Road and is named after Henry Hermann, who purchased a farm from Issacher Kenderdine in 1827. On the deed Hermann is listed as a New York butcher. Not much is know of Hermann or of his time here, but the farm did have some fame in 1822 when Mr Kenderdine and others tried to protect a run-away slave. Kenderdine was later fined $4,000. The farm was sold to brewer Henry Schaeffer in 1891 and became known as Brewery Farm.

    Points of Interest

    Check out more of our favorite places around Horsham

    Talamore at Oak Terrace
    Sign at Talamore at Oak Terrace

    The intriguing history of Talamore at Oak Terrace is marked by the often unpredictable, frequently timely conjunction of circumstance and chance, vision and planning.

    Penblair School
    A black and white photo of PenBlair school

    The Penblair Elementary School was built in 1909 on Schoolhouse and Cedar Hill Roads in a area known as Scrapple Hill. Charles S. Mann named the school combining two Celtic words meaning “upland plain.” 

    Bloodgood Nurseries
    Photo of Bloodgood Nurseries business sign.

    Bloodgood Nurseries has been a fixture in Horsham since the 1970s but its roots go way back, claiming to be America’s oldest nursery, established in 1790.

    Hallowell Hotel
    An artistic plate showing Howard Hallowell

    Justinian Hallowell and his brother George bought a farm on March 15, 1880 that would become the Hallowell Hotel.

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