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The Fallsington Library Company was founded in 1800 and chartered in 1802., with a collection of 238 volumes. For the next 70 years it was housed in various village homes. In 1879, the Classic Revival building was constructed, with the help of a $5,000 matching grant from the Fallsington-born philanthropist Isaiah Williamson.
About the Historic District
Fallsington is an authentic 300-year-old quaker settlement. This village pre-dates other Friends historic districts by at least 50 years. Little known, and underrepresented in history books, it is one of the best existing examples of authentic pre-colonial life in America. There is a decent history of this village found in a nice book called The Buried Past: an Archaeological History of Philadelphia By John L. Cotter, Daniel G. Roberts, Michael Parrington. It can be found on Google Books which can be found SOURCE
HERE (page 363-367). One last interesting note, looking at Google Earth, it is clear to see this village, via Main Street, was at one time connected to the Lincoln Highway.
District Nomination Form Narrative
In 1971, the Village of Fallsington was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. This nationally-registered historic district takes its name from nearby "Falls of the Delaware." Immediately surrounding the historic district is a neighborhood of residences of various ages, circa 1700's to 1990's. This old library is one of thirty structures which make up the historic district. The following limited text is excerpted from the original district nomination form submitted to the Department of Interior in 1971.
Fallsington Library, 1878, built with a matching grant from Isaia Williamson, well-known Philadelphia philanthropist.
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