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National Register of Historic Places. Sometimes the only
reason a resource isn’t in the National Register is simply
because no one had requested that it be listed. Listed and
eligible properties include the five historic resources that are
owned by Montgomery County:
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Mill Grove
- Built in 1762 and home of John James
Audubon, the well known naturalist. The property is a
National Historic Landmark.
•
Peter Wentz Farmstead
- Established in 1744 by Peter
and Rosanna Wentz, the Wentz farm served as the
Revolutionary War headquarters for General
Washington during the fall of 1777.
•
Pottsgrove Manor
– Built in 1752 for John Potts,
ironmaster and founder of Pottstown. Once situated on
a 1,000 acre plantation, only four acres of property
remain today.
•
Sunrise Mill
- The grist and sawmill, built in 1767 on
the Swamp Creek, supplied ground grain and sawn
lumber to generations of farmers, and to the troops
during the American Revolution.
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Pennypacker Mills
– This home was originally built in
1720 and is fully furnished with antiques collected by
the former Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker.
The county’s buildings and sites listed in or eligible for the
National Register are shown in Figure 124. Eligible
structures like bridges and railroad lines are not on this map.
A few of these sites are listed below to illustrate the range of
resources in the county and how diverse its historic
landscape has become.
•
Montgomery Cemetery
- In West Norriton Township,
this cemetery was founded in the late 1840s and is the
final resting place of several high-ranking Civil
War officers and a former Pennsylvania governor.
•
Evans-Mumbower Mill
- This site in Upper Gwynedd
Township is home to a historic grist mill that was in use
until 1930.
•
Henry Antes House
- The Antes House, in Upper
Frederick Township, is significant for its builder (Henry
Antes) being a notable religious and political figure of
his time. In addition, this home (built in 1736) is an
example of Moravian settlement houses.
•
Barley Sheaf Inn
- Once a historic inn and tavern in
East Norriton Township, this 2.5 story, plastered stone
building was once home to Montgomery County’s first
courthouse.
•
The Keswick Theatre
- In Abington Township, this
theater is significant for its architecture, commerce,
recreation and culture. Open since 1928, it is a restored
theater that attracts top acts from around the world and
crowds from around the region.
People have been dying to get into West
Norriton Township’s Montgomery Cemetery,
one of the county’s historic resources, for more
than 150 years.
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Pottstown
Norristown
Lansdale
Collegeville
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Conshohocken
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Hatboro
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HARB
Historic District
Other Provisions
Village Zoning
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FIGURE 131:
Communities with Historic Districts, Review Boards, and Other Similar Zoning Elements
Source: Montgomery County Planning Commission
