Burlingame House (1830) - Fallsington, PA
N 40° 11.207 W 074° 49.134
18T E 515416 N 4448504
This is the first house of three notable Federal Houses in a row, one next to the other in this historic district. Down one block, heading due north on Yardley Avenue, are three more Federal Houses in a row, all contributing structures.
Waymark Code: WM73WX
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/29/2009
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These Federal style homes are believed to have been built by one master carpenter in 1829 and 1830 on land purchased from Edward Bailey. They have always been privately owned. According to the nomination form narrative, a family by the name of Burlingame were the first owners. The home is built with some distance from #25 and #31 which are extremely close and have only a very narrow alley separating them. On the front of the house, to the left of the door and under the porch light is a small square marker which indicated this house has been listed and catalogued by the Bucks County Historical Society.
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 early 19th century home is one of thirty structures which make up the historic district and fairly representative of a group of homes lining this same side of the street. The following
limited text is excerpted from the original district nomination form submitted to the Department of Interior in 1971.
The Burlingame, Wildman, and Gade Houses: Three houses in Federal style, lined up in a row and presenting an attractive townscape.
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Address
21 Yardley Avenue
Fallsington, PA 19054