Little Jerusalem AME Church, Bensalem

Name: Little Jerusalem AME Church
Address: Bensalem, United States

#5 among attractions in Bensalem

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Little Jerusalem AME Church, also known as Bensalem AME Church, is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 1200 Bridgewater Road in Cornwells Heights, Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1830, and renovated about 1860 and 1896. It is a 1+1⁄2-story, one room frame structure with a gable roof. The cemetery surrounding the church contains burials of black Civil War soldiers. ()

Built: 1830 (194 years ago)Coordinates: 40°5'57"N, 74°55'26"W

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Little Jerusalem AME Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Philadelphia Mills, Neshaminy Mall, Parx Casino, Burlington–Bristol Bridge.

2.2 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Philadelphia Mills, Philadelphia
55 min walk • Philadelphia Mills, formerly known as Franklin Mills, is a sprawling shopping destination in the heart of Northeast Philadelphia. With its strategic location just off of Woodhaven Road (PA 63) and close to Interstate 95, it serves as a retail hub for both locals...
3.2 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Neshaminy Mall, Bensalem
82 min walk • Neshaminy Mall is a 1,025,297-square-foot shopping mall located at U.S. Route 1 and Bristol Road in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania. The mall was opened in 1968 and was the sixth interior mall constructed in Greater Philadelphia.
2 miNW
Nightlife, Gambling, Night club
Parx Casino, Bensalem
52 min walk • Parx Casino and Racing is a Thoroughbred horse racing venue and the largest casino gaming complex in Pennsylvania. Parx is located in Bensalem Township in Bucks County, northeast of the city of Philadelphia. Owned and operated by Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, Inc.
3.2 miSE
Bridge
Burlington–Bristol Bridge, Burlington
81 min walk • The Burlington–Bristol Bridge is a truss bridge with a lift span crossing the Delaware River from Burlington, New Jersey to Bristol Township, Pennsylvania in the United States. Construction of the bridge started on April 1, 1930, and the bridge opened to traffic on May 2, 1931.
3.6 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Burlington
93 min walk • St. Mary's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal parish in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The original church was built in 1703. It was supplemented with a new church on adjacent land in 1854.
4.4 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Glen Foerd on the Delaware, Philadelphia
113 min walk • Glen Foerd is a historic mansion and estate located in the Torresdale neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, overlooking the Delaware River near the mouth of Poquessing Creek.
4.3 miW
40°6'13"N • 75°0'17"W
Palace Roller Skating Center, Philadelphia
110 min walk • Game and entertainment center, Ice rink, Arcade
3.8 miE
Tower
Grundy Mill Complex, Bristol
97 min walk • The Grundy Mills Complex or Bristol Worsted Mills in Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania includes 13 textile mill buildings built from 1876–1930, by the William H. Grundy Co. It operated as a worsted mill until 1946 and still is used for industrial operations.
1.1 miNW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Arenas and stadiums
TD Bank Amphitheater, Bensalem
30 min walk • The Penn Community Bank Amphitheater is an amphitheater located in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. It was previously known as TD Bank Amphitheater, Commerce Bank Amphitheater, and Bensalem Performing Arts Center. The amphitheater is located in Bensalem Township's Central Park at 2400 Byberry Road, adjacent to the Municipal Complex.
2.1 miNW
40°6'58"N • 74°57'28"W
Bucks County Visitor Center, Bensalem
55 min walk • Visitor center, Museum
3.7 miE
Church
Church of St. James the Greater, Bristol
95 min walk • The Church of St. James the Greater is an Episcopal church located in the heart of the Bristol Historic District in Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania and the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.