Hovenden House, Plymouth Township

Name: Hovenden House
Address: Plymouth Township, United States

#3 among attractions in Plymouth Township

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Hovenden House, Barn and Abolition Hall is a group of historic buildings in Plymouth Meeting, Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. In the decades prior to the American Civil War, the property served as an important station on the Underground Railroad. Abolition Hall was built to be a meeting place for abolitionists, and later was the studio of artist Thomas Hovenden. ()

Built: 1795 (229 years ago)Coordinates: 40°6'10"N, 75°16'41"W

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Plymouth Township United States

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Hovenden House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Plymouth Meeting Mall, Elmwood Park Zoo, Morris Arboretum, Woodmere Art Museum.

0.9 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Plymouth Meeting Mall, Plymouth Township
24 min walk • Plymouth Meeting Mall is a 952,200 square feet shopping mall in the community of Plymouth Meeting in Plymouth Township, Pennsylvania, approximately 17 miles northwest of Center City, Philadelphia.
3.8 miNW
Small zoo with otters, birds and fish
Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown
97 min walk • Elmwood Park Zoo is a zoo located in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
3.1 miE
Park, Garden
Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia
80 min walk • The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania is the official arboretum of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Arboretum is open daily except for major holidays.
3.4 miSE
Victorian mansion housing artwork
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia
86 min walk • Woodmere Art Museum, located in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has a collection of paintings, prints, sculpture and photographs focusing on artists from the Delaware Valley and includes works by Thomas Pollock Anshutz, Severo Antonelli, Jasper Francis...
3.5 miSE
Bridge
Thomas Mill Covered Bridge, Philadelphia
90 min walk • The Thomas Mill Covered Bridge, aka the Thomas Mill Bridge or the Thomas Mill Road Covered Bridge, is a historic, single-span, wooden covered bridge across the Wissahickon Creek in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
3.3 miNE
Nature and wildlife, Garden, Museum
The Highlands, Fort Washington
85 min walk • The Highlands is a historic building and property located near Fort Washington, Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The Highlands was built in 1794-1796 by Philadelphia merchant and politician Anthony Morris, and was designed by Philadelphia politician Timothy Matlack.
3.6 miNE
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Hope Lodge, Fort Washington
92 min walk • Hope Lodge is a historic building located at 553 South Bethlehem Pike in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States. This mansion has been described as "one of the finest examples of Georgian Colonial architecture in this part of the country.
3.4 miW
Area
Bridgeport, Norristown
88 min walk • Bridgeport is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 18 mi north of Philadelphia on the Schuylkill River. Former industries included paper, flour, cotton, woolen mills, steel works, and brickyards.
3.5 miW
40°6'47"N • 75°20'33"W
The Centre Theater, Norristown
89 min walk • Theater, Concerts and shows, Nightlife
4.1 miNE
40°8'48"N • 75°13'33"W
Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association, Ambler
105 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Hiking trail, Forest
~570 ftSW
Church
Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse, Plymouth Township
3 min walk • Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house located at the corner of Germantown Pike and Butler Pike in Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Plymouth Meeting Historic District, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

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Which popular attractions are close to Hovenden House?

Nearby attractions include Plymouth Meeting Historic District, Plymouth Township (1 min walk), Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse, Plymouth Township (3 min walk).