Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission

Historic Homes Trail

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

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.

 

​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.