Built 1654 Designated PHMC September 09, 1966 Area 1 ha Added to NRHP 2 December 1970 | NRHP Reference # 70000546 Opened 1654 Phone +1 610-583-7221 | |
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Address 100 Lincoln Ave, Prospect Park, PA 19076, USA Similar The Printzhof, Lower Swedish Cabin, Caleb Pusey House, Brandywine Battlefield, Newlin Mill Complex | ||
Morton Homestead is a historic homestead that is part of Morton Homestead State Park at 100 Lincoln Avenue in Prospect Park, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
The homestead was founded in 1654 by Morton Mortenson, a Finnish immigrant, when the area was part of the New Sweden colony. Mortenson's great-grandson, John Morton, signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Parts of the current house date back to the 1698 with a large addition constructed in the 18th century.
The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
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