Bucks County, Pennsylvania


Founding: 1682
Parent county: Unorganized territory
Namesake: Buckinghamshire, England
Seat: Bristol (1705–1726); Newtown (1726–1813); Doylestown (1813–)
Land area: 604 square miles
Population (2020): 646,538
Population (historic): 25,216 (1790); 48,107 (1840); 64,336 (1870); 71,190 (1900); 96,727 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1830; 1840–1860; 1920–2000
Subdivisions: 24 boroughs; 15 CDPs; 31 townships
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 26,960 (10.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 85.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 49.8%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.3%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.8%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $3,232
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,898
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 5,714
Average farm size (1920): 48 acres
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Doylestown
 
Namesake: William Doyle, proprietor of a tavern at the city site
Founding: 1740s (founding); 1802 (post office); 1836 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 8,300
Population (historic): 627 (1840); 1,432 (1860); 2,070 (1880); 1,764 (1900); 1,371 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1880; 1890–1910; 1920–1980; 2000s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,179 (28.7%)
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Outstanding Buildings

  1. Samuel Stover Farm (c. 1875). 414 Dark Hollow Road. Bedminster. Second Empire.
  2. St. Matthew's Lutheran Church (1894). 3668 Ridge Road. Bedminster. Romanesque.
  3. Andalusia / Craig–Biddle Estate (1794/1806/1834–1836). 1237 State Road. Bensalem. Greek Revival.
  4. The Cottage / Biddle House (c. 1839/1853). 1237 State Road. Bensalem. Gothic Revival.
  5. Phineas Pemberton House (1687/1790s). 85 Holly Drive. Bristol. Georgian.
  6. Buckingham Friends Meeting House (1768). 5684 Lower York Road. Buckingham. Georgian.
  7. Fox Heath / Kimble–Titus Farm (1746/1828). 1395 Swamp Road. Buckingham. Federal.
  8. Bucks County Almshouse (1868). 1260 Almshouse Road. Doylestown.
  9. Jacob Fries House. 112 Edison–Furlong Road. Doylestown. Federal.
  10. Philip Fretz House (1879/1910s). 601 New Britain Road. Doylestown. Italianate/Classical Revival.
  11. Gershom Craft House (c. 1806). 105 Barnsley Avenue. Falls. Federal.
  12. John Sotcher House (c. 1712/1760/1806). 335 Trenton Road. Falls.
  13. Yardley Farm. 949 Mirror Lake Road. Lower Makefield. Federal.
  14. Amos Palmer House (c. 1760/1810/1870). 559 Palmer Farm Drive. Lower Makefield.
  15. Cornelius Van Sant House (c. 1806/1835). 1385 Revere Road. Lower Makefield. Federal.
  16. Beechwood (1853). 469 East Maple Avenue. Middletown. Italianate.
  17. Jenney House (c. 1755/1800). 521 Old Swift Road. Middletown. Federal.
  18. Rosenberger House. 2075 Rosenberger Road. Milford. Georgian.
  19. Twin Trees / Richard Leedom House (c. 1750/1779). 905 2nd Street. Northampton. Georgian.
  20. Simpson–Thompson House (c. 1740/1757/1766). 1112 River Road. Solebury. Georgian.
  21. William Betts Farm. 6296 Stoney Hill Road. Solebury. Georgian.
  22. Solebury Friends Meeting House (1806). 2680 Sugan Road. Solebury.
  23. Fell House (c. 1875). 6097 Upper York Road. Solebury. Second Empire.
  24. Isaac Stover House (c. 1855/1875). 843 River Road. Tinicum. Second Empire.
  25. Erwin–Stover Farm (c. 1810/1860). 912 River Road. Tinicum. Federal/Italianate.
  26. Betts Farm. 355 Pineville Road. Upper Makefield.
  27. John Burroughs House (c. 1740/1790). 1789 Wrightstown Road. Upper Makefield. Georgian.
  28. John Eastburn House. 1849 Wrightstown Road. Upper Makefield. Federal.
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