John Burroughs Homestead, Washington Crossing Historical Park

Name: John Burroughs Homestead
Address: Washington Crossing Historical Park, United States

#7 among attractions in Washington Crossing Historical Park

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John Burroughs Homestead, also known as Shady Hill and the Lieutenant Colonel James Hendricks Headquarters, is a historic home located at Taylorsville, Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It is a house dated to the 18th century and built in four sections. The oldest section is a 2+1⁄2-story, uncoursed fieldstone structure. The second section is a 2+1⁄2-story, coursed fieldstone structure. The third section is a two-story, random-coursed fieldstone structure, and the fourth section is a small, one-story frame vestibule. Also on the property are a contributing 2+1⁄2-story, fieldstone carriage house, tool shed, and stone-and-frame caretaker's cottage. ()

Coordinates: 40°17'4"N, 74°54'2"W

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Washington Crossing Historical Park United States

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John Burroughs Homestead – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bucks County Playhouse, Washington Crossing Bridge, Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve, Scudder Falls Bridge.

6 miNW
Concerts and shows, Performing arts, Historical place
Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope
153 min walk • The Bucks County Playhouse is located in New Hope, Pennsylvania. When the Hope Mills burned in 1790, the grist mills were rebuilt as the New Hope Mills by Benjamin Parry. The town was renamed for the mills.
1.9 miNE
Bridge
Washington Crossing Bridge, Washington Crossing Historical Park
48 min walk • Washington Crossing Bridge is a truss bridge spanning the Delaware River that connects Washington Crossing, Hopewell Township in Mercer County, New Jersey with Washington Crossing, Upper Makefield Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
3.8 miNW
Garden, Park, Museum
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope
97 min walk • Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve is a 134-acre nature preserve, botanical garden, and accredited museum located at 1635 River Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania.
3.3 miSE
Bridge
Scudder Falls Bridge, Delaware Canal State Park
85 min walk • The Scudder Falls Bridge is a toll bridge that carries Interstate 295 over the Delaware River, connecting Lower Makefield Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with the Scudders Falls section of Ewing Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is maintained by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.
2.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Scudders Falls, Yardley
72 min walk • Scudders Falls is an area of whitewater rapids along the Delaware River between Ewing, New Jersey and Lower Makefield, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is popular with local whitewater enthusiasts.
6.1 miNE
Winery, Wine tours, Live music
Hopewell Valley Vineyards, Pennington
155 min walk • Hopewell Valley Vineyards is a winery in Hopewell Township in Mercer County, New Jersey. The vineyard was first planted in 2001, and opened to the public in 2003. Hopewell Valley has 25 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 6,000 cases of wine per year. The winery is named for the region where it is located.
2.7 miNE
Museum, Park
Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville
69 min walk • Washington Crossing State Park is a 3,575-acre New Jersey state park that is part of Washington's Crossing, a U.S. National Historic Landmark area. It is located in the Washington Crossing and Titusville sections of Hopewell Township in Mercer County, north of Trenton along the Delaware River.
1.1 miS
Cemetery
Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Washington Crossing Historical Park
27 min walk • Washington Crossing National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Upper Makefield Township, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It opened in late 2009 and occupies approximately 205 acres.
4.8 miNW
Garden, Art museum, Park
George Nakashima House, New Hope
123 min walk • The George Nakashima House, Studio and Workshop is a historic artist's compound at 1847 and 1858 Aquetong Rd. in Solebury Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
4.3 miSW
Area
Newtown
110 min walk • Newtown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,248 at the 2010 census. It is located just west of the Trenton, New Jersey metropolitan area, and is part of the larger Philadelphia metropolitan area.
6.1 miNW
40°21'50"N • 74°57'11"W
Sidetracks Art Gallery, New Hope
157 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum

John Burroughs Homestead, Washington Crossing Historical Park

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John Burroughs Homestead – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)