Graeme Park

Graeme Park is an historic site and National Historic Landmark at 859 County Line Road in Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States. It is owned by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and operated by the non-profit group, The Friends of Graeme Park. It is the only surviving residence of a colonial-era Pennsylvania governor.

Graeme Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Pennsylvania state historical marker
Barn at Graeme Park
Location859 County Line Rd., Horsham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°13′00″N 75°09′00″W
Area140 acres (57 ha)
NRHP reference No.66000672
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966
Designated NHLOctober 9, 1960
Designated PHMC1965

Graeme Park was constructed in 1722 by Sir William Keith as a summer residence and alternative to his governor's mansion at Shippen House on Second and Spruce Streets in Philadelphia. The house, originally known as Fountain Low, has been largely unchanged since its construction except for a restoration by Thomas Graeme in the mid-18th century and a minor restoration by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in the 1960s.

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