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    Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission

    Historic Homes Trail

    From modest stone houses to sprawling estates, this trail opens the door to Pennsylvania's past.

    Daniel Boone Homestead Daniel Boone Homestead

    Historic Homes Trail

    From modest stone houses to sprawling estates, this trail opens the door to Pennsylvania's past. Original furnishings, gardens, outbuildings and architectural intricacies tell the stories of these enduring homesteads and the people who built and inhabited them.

     

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    ​Locations

    Joseph Priestley House
    The American home and laboratory of the discoverer of oxygen.

    Conrad Weiser Homestead
    Discover the Colonial diplomat, who kept peace with the Iroquois Confederacy.

    Daniel Boone Homestead
    The homestead includes the Boone House, restored and furnished with period collections.

    Hope Lodge
    Visit this exquisite 18th-century Georgian home.

    Graeme Park
    The only surviving home of a colonial governor.

    Pennsbury Manor
    The country estate of Pennsylvania's founder, William Penn.